An oxymoronic offering from US newcomer Madeaux. This one’s high octane chillout, frantic percussion collapsing underneath broken-up vocals and a piano sample or several. Featuring a variety of vocal cuts, most prominently those of Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano, “The Space Between Us” definitely keeps you on your toes. Opening with a chilling vocal sample and […]
Read morePhoto by Steve Braiden For our latest volume in the ever-expanding Truancy series we reached out to London beatsmith Mr Beatnick, hip-hop and house producer, FACT Magazine scribe, radio show presenter on NTS and all-round general good dude. His “Synthetes” EP really wowed us last year and the forthcoming “Sun Goddess” EP on Don’t Be […]
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Last week FADER offered a free download of “Put Cha Back In It” by DJ Sliink, the Brick Bandits collaborator and already-prolific player in the New Jersey club scene. The track was released in anticipation of Sliink’s new Vibrate EP on Jerome Potter (of LOL Boys fame) and Samo Sound Boy’s Body High imprint. As […]
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Over the past six months one name has been slowly cropping up on everyone’s radar, Thefft. His music revolves around rough low ends, euphoric stabs, and meticulous drum programming, which often creates music landing in the unclassifiable realm we’ve been stuck in for the last two years. Late last year DFRNT released his The Primer […]
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With new producers popping up on your download list every day, it always takes something special to stand out. Δkkord, or Akkord if your interface can’t handle the Greek alphabet, is an as-yet anonymous collective from Manchester that is obsessed with “minimalism, art, design, mathematics and sacred geometry” – all key facets of beautiful music […]
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Around here, a new Pelican Fly release generates a kind of vigorous, anxious enthusiasm that’s only matched by kids on Christmas morning. Since its inauguration last March with Richelle’s Mascotte EP, the Brussels-based label has impressed us time and time again by putting out fresh, original creations that don’t play by anyone’s rules. On his […]
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Over the past two years Murphy Jax has put out releases on labels such as Turbo and Clone Jack For Daze Series, each one deeply indebted in Chicago house grooves. For his first release on Hypercolour Jax combines two of our favorite types of music, house and hip hop. How could this not be a […]
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Newcomer Airhead is yet another one that we don’t know too much about. So far we’ve got this: he’s the man behind this gorgeous Shlohmo remix, he plays guitar for James Blake and he’s releasing an EP so lovely that it might just break your heart. His track “Lightmeters” closed the “IOTDXI” compilation from R&S that […]
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We’re running this recommendation on minimum information. What we do know is that Vlooper is a prolific underground Hip Hop producer and part of the Quebecois Alaclair Ensemble (pictured above). Alaclair consists of a number of producers, rappers, and activists all of which remain anonymous as far as we can tell. The only other member with a […]
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Truth is, we probably should have been introducing you to Xosar a while ago. The mystery behind this emerging producer is, however, part of her charm. Breaking through in an industry that tends to focus so much on the visual when it ideally should be all about the aural can be difficult especially for a […]
Read moreOur latest installment in the Truancy Volume series comes from a promising newcomer hailing from Amsterdam who goes by the name of Individualism, real name Maarten Brijker. In 2010 he showcased his eclectic live performance complemented by a violinist among others and earned himself a national prize in the category of Dance at the unprecedented […]
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It’s rare for us to hear one track from an artist and immediately fall in love, but Adam Hodgins aka Iron Galaxy appears to be the exception. The track in question “Attention Seeker,” a melancholic and clearly machine driven house tune, made its way onto Soundcloud last weekend and may signal another bright light hailing […]
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