Fans of ambient music, you better perk your ears up for this next up and comer. Anthony Baird, a.k.a Exist Strategy, is an ambient music producer who represents the city of Montreal. Over the extended period between now and the time I luckily discovered him, he has been frequently…
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NEWMAN WOLF’S BUMPER BONANZA
Frequent flyer – Newman Wolf is back with a brilliant new 5-track EP called “Wavs.” Audibly-sensual and gorgeously audio-esque, Wolf draws on those inner mind imaginations and paints sequencer canvasses beautifully with several animated solar rays. Tracks such as ‘Fake People,’ ‘Cool,’ ‘High School’ and ‘Nightways,’ emit total Border Community light across “Wavs,” whilst ‘Fahren’ looses up those light n’ [...]
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Bibio – Silver Wilkinson [Album Preview]
UK-bred producer Bibio breaks two years of silence with news of his forthcoming release, Silver Wilkinson. For those of us whose minds are in need of refreshing, the last we heard from the versatile musician was Mind Bokeh in 2011, which we can safely say was a bit more folksy than it was your…
Yalls – “Preta”
Covering a tremendous amount of sonic ground under the stage name Yalls, Dan Casey has deviated away from his past indie rock projects, and has gravitated toward upbeat synth-pop. Californian singer-songwriter and self-proclaimed pop experimentalist, Yalls experiments with electronic songwriting, establishing a style that’s hard to put your finger on. Casey’s…
Radiohead – “All I Need” (Patterns In Plastic Rework)
Patterns In Plastic, an unsigned twosome originating in Newcastle, England, straddle the differentiation between grunge and ambient, downtempo electronic music. Wesley Akinfolarin and Joe William Todd have synthetically transformed Radiohead’s ”All I Need,” but haven’t lost the sparkling quality of the original 2007 release. Rather, the track seeps effortlessly out of our headphones due…
K THEORY’S HOUSE OF MADNESS
Undoubtedly more credible and legitimate than UK psychic-reading con-merchants Sally Morgan (aka Psychic Sally) or Derek “disingenuous” Acorah, San Francisco’s fully fledged boys (as K Theory) give an awe-inspiring experience across a couple of diamond-cutters that carry as much accurate weight as a testimonial based in the absolute truth. K Theorys’ dominating endurance in front of their chosen audio [...]
Hundred Waters at Terminal 5 [Concert Review]
Just last year, down in Gainesville, Florida, the band Hundred Waters were working on their self-titled debut album. Now, shoot to the present and they are the latest signees to the well-respected OWSLA label, curated by none other than dance heavyweight Skrillex. The group is the first of its…
TYR x6
With the art of retaining focus being so paramount, delivering solid material has to be at the forefront of creativity. Grant R (aka TYR) unleashes a lethal vampiric lord like grip over SunSquabi’s ‘Lone Star’ that turns out to be a gigantic expression of electronic guitar threading wildness – while TYR’s own track called ‘Focus’ [...]
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BO CENDARS GETS HIS GROOVE ON
Without no interruptions or random switch-arounds of verbal conversation, Bo Cendars steps away from his usual intake of Gillette-etched electronica and gives us a sneaky peak into his digital library likes – plus a future summertime terrace moment via two highly popular pop strands and one Héctor “El Bambino” genius power-play. Reeeeeeeeeewind!!!! EXTRA BONUS! Kendrick [...]
ELUUSIF’S SPACED OUT FOUR
Idealistic, is when you ultimately think that the short term will benefit you more than the long term. Idealistic, is when you spend most of the time wanting to give up a thing, but spend the other part of the time doing it. Idealistic, is having the urge to go forward in life, but end up [...]
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Little People – “Offal Waffle” [Video Premiere]
Laurent Clerc, a.k.a. Little People, is a London-based electronic music producer who specializes in experimental downtempo and electronica. His beats and styles evolved over the years. His earlier work reflected more traditional trip-hop aspects, though in recent years his music shape-shifted into something more mysterious and unique. His latest…
S O H N – “The Wheel” (Liar Respin)
The title track from S O H N’s The Wheel, released in November 2012 on Aesop, is an airy, tranquil affair, with clicking percussion that keeps things moving and hopeful synths that keep things optimistic. Bucharest producer Liar recently released a free remix on his Soundcloud that brings the song into eerie territory,…
Mount Kimbie – “Made To Stray”
In announcing their sophomore album Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, London duo Mount Kimbie have released an official version of their first listen “Made To Stray”. The track features the artists confidently experimenting into new territories. In moving away from the bedroom produced Crooks and Lovers, they fortify themselves with a…
The Juan MacLean – “You Are My Destiny”
After nearly four years without an official release, John MacLean’s solo project The Juan MacLean is back in full force, dropping “You Are My Destiny”. Stepping back into the game where he left off, his new release is another ballad, filled with a lengthy build that peaks at his own…
Shlohmo – “Bo Peep (Do U Right)” (Feat. Jeremih)
After Shlohmo smashed his remix of Jeremih’s “Fuck U All The Time”, marking a musical peak last year, the two artists were destined to collaborate for another hit. Thankfully it didn’t take long for ”Bo Peep” to drop, featuring the two at the top of their game for an official…