Review – Saint Audio

Yrr 2 Kool (Y2K) Festival: Go Behind The Scenes

Yrr 2 Kool (Y2K) Festival launched its inaugural event this spring at Backstage Santa Barbara, bringing a successful new event to the city’s music scene. DJs RCADE, Falldren, ASAHN, HMMY, Playgirl Cariii, DJ Lex, J Nikolé, DJ Soland, and Shyy were among the many selectors that drew crowds with their eclectic and danceable tracks. Presented… [continued]
Album Review: Don Malaa – Malaa

You probably won’t make it a minute into album opener “Outcast” by the time you realise that this album feels like an event. Don Malaa, the debut album from anonymous French producer Malaa, feels big in every way. From the guestlist to the booming production, this album doesn’t do anything by halves, and “Outcast” is… [continued]
EP Review: Sonder – Rameses B

UK producer Rameses B has released over 235 electronic dance tunes on venerated labels like Monstercat and NCS since 2010. His latest EP Sonder for Dutch-label Liquicity, is a reposed liquid D&B record of the finest sort. While varied in composition and sound, the 4-track EP feels cohesive in its production and tempo. The English… [continued]
Album Review: infina ad nausea – QRTR

The record label Dome of Doom has long been one of the strongest underground labels meeting at the intersection of hip hop and electronic music, releasing fantastic bodies of work by highly regarded names such as Daedelus, Great Dane, and Dabow. What sets them apart from many other labels in this lane, though, is their… [continued]
EP Review: Tansuri – Tutara Peak

2020 was a major year for the UK-based duo Ekcle. Their brand of classy halftime neurofunk proved to be extremely popular among both fans and critics alike, and they even got the opportunity to do a remix for DJ Shadow, one of the all-time greats in electronic music. As a result, it came as a… [continued]
EP Review: The Giant EP – camoufly

These last couple of years have been very fruitful for mysterious producer camoufly. He initially burst onto the scene with “Macintosh Plus,” a flip of a vaporwave tune by the artist of the same name, and throughout 2019 and 2020 his remixes of artists ranging from Aphex Twin to Pitbull have garnered a lot of… [continued]
Soul Food Music Collective Delivers in Exuberant LA Show HOMECOMING

On the night of July 30th, West Pico Boulevard was bustling with foot traffic coming from every direction. Goths with 8 inch-tall boots, girls wearing Doc Martens and donning Sable Valley gear, boys in JAWNS-certified black ski masks—all heading to Catch One, a club with a lot of grit and a booming sound system. For… [continued]
Album Review: Gravy in My Coffee – Woody and Jeremy

Debonair musical chefs Woody and Jeremy offer up a full course sonic feast on their sophomore release, Gravy in My Coffee. Recorded with a band of Chicagoan instrumentalists, the 10-track project sees the tandem share composer and lyricism duties for the first time, resulting in a psychedelic melting pot of punk, funk, and indie rock.… [continued]
Review: Coastal – Bandeauxx

Coastal does not feel like a product of the lockdown that it was produced in. The EP takes the listener on a sonic holiday, with Miami artist Bandeauxx leading you on an audio world tour as if the lockdown was a mere memory. Clocking in at just over 10 minutes, its a some much needed… [continued]
Other Music Is A Love Letter To Record Stores

“They’re the hubs for music communities.” – Stuart Braithwaite on record stores. A simple statement that carries with it a huge amount of truth and an undeniable weight. Within the first five minutes of this documentary you can see for yourself that that statement is a fact. Directed by Puloma Basu and Rob Hatch-Miller, Other… [continued]