

Deemphasis is a producer from Clermont-Ferrand in central France, a town known for its tyres, rugby, and a big statue of Vercingetorix. But that snapshot doesn’t really get you any closer to the music this guy makes. “The Loss of Gravity EP”, released this week on the London-based Shameless Toady label, is made up of […]
Read moreWhen an artist gets asked to do a revered Essential mix, not only is there the highly daunting and challenging task in choosing a selection of tracks you’ll be happy to look back on in the future, but also finding the certain right tracks that will open and close the first and last ten minutes […]
Read moreIn the revivalist quagmire we’re all stewing in, hearing something as crispy fresh as Timbah’s “Can’t Live Without You” EP is like being served a plate full of tropical fruit after a decade of microwaved Supernoodles. Love it or hate it, “maximalism” is here to stay. In the quest for the elusive sound of the […]
Read moreGangrene, made up of Oh No and The Alchemist, were quick to follow up their all too brief and very excellent “Greneberg” EP with Roc Marciano with another stoner rap odyssey in “Vodka & Ayahuasca”. Being under the influence was a big part of the theme to the duo’s first album “Gutter Water” and they have explored that […]
Read moreSince the release of his debut album Shlomoshun a couple years ago, LA’s Henry Laufer, aka Shlohmo, has demonstrated a seemingly infinite reservoir of creative inspiration, allowing him to maintain his incumbency as a leading figure in electronic music without becoming too intrinsically tied with any particular genre. His constant artistic evolution thrust him to […]
Read moreWhile many current artists outside the direct circles of grime might cite the genre as a prime influence, not a lot of them manage to embody the heart of its icy emotions in their music quite like London-based producer Logos. Though he’s been producing for about eight years, there haven’t been a lot of releases […]
Read moreAs you might have noticed, the classic sound that defined 90s house is finally back. Or rather, it never really left and just crawled deep underground choosing to resurface at this point in time. Over the last few years we have been treated to this resurgence with new artists and labels paying homage to their […]
Read moreEverybody please meet Jonti, Sydney’s hottest in far-out Pop music. Johannesburg-born Jonti released his debut LP ‘Twirligig’ on Stones Throw records late in 2011 and gained a good deal of attention for the multicomplexity of his arrangements that fuse Beach Boys Pop grandezza with DIY beats and his juvenile singing voice. To support promote their […]
Read moreThere’s a big chance you have stumbled upon “Fuck It Y’All Don’t Rap” or one of the other tracks from the same series of astral juke-y songs accompanied by rotating geographic shapes over the last few weeks: since these tracks were launched into cyberspace, the fairly anonymous producer behind the tracks Evian Christ revealed his real […]
Read moreSchoolboy Q’s sophomore outing, “Habits & Contradictions” (#HnC) is a giant leap in progress over his debut in just about every way. It’s a tightly paced, freshly produced new west banger that never lets up even in the interlude. We gave you a few reasons last year for why you should already be listening to […]
Read moreHouston based producer Sines embodies exactly the type of American hip hop that is universally loved. Hood vocal samples, coked out hi hats, and sparse 808s all doused in stripped horns and leads makes up Sines’ arsenal and on his latest EP “Money Girl” he fires all five off almost perfectly. The entire EP, which was released […]
Read moreSoundtrack to last summer, it’s about time we brushed the dust off this one and had another listen in order to pull us out of our dead-of-winter blues. Featuring tracks from fellow LuckyMe crewmates like Hudson Mohawke, Lunice, and Machinedrum, as well as a smattering of feel-good bits like Pretty Girl Swag and Juke Ya […]
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