Truancy Volume 39: Logos
While 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 […]
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Recommended: The Nathaniel X Project – The Resurrxion EP
As 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 […]
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Review: Jonti – Sine & Moon
Everybody 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 […]
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Recommended: Evian Christ – Kings And Them
There’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 […]
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Recommended: Schoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions
Schoolboy 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 […]
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Review: Sines – Money Girl EP
Houston 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 […]
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Five Mixes Are Better Than One Pt. VIII
Soundtrack 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 […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 38: Bondax
What were you doing in your last year of school? Nerding out in the library or setting fire to the common room? Either way we’ll hazard a guess that the majority of you weren’t getting signed to record labels and producing smooth jams. Lancaster duo Bondax, however, are doing just that. They’re all over the […]
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Stream: The 2 Bears – Increase Your Faith (Daniel Avery Remix)
Daniel Avery, until now better known as Stopmakingme, has thus far been responsible for some barn-storming tracks and remixes, some exciting collaborations with Justin Robertson’s Deadstock 33s project, and more DJ sets than we can care to number. Right now he’s impressing with his ability to take things out of the club. As well as […]
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Recommended: Ssaliva – RZA
Ssaliva is another moniker of Francois Boulanger, the Belgian gentleman formerly known as Kingfisherg and more recently, Cupp Cave. Boulanger released his 10″ debut ‘RZA’ on Bruxelles-based Vlek Records after a cassette tape on Leaving Records in February 2011. The label issued his Cupp Cave debut ‘Dice Pool’ not much earlier last year and although […]
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Introducing: 214 / J. Alvarez
Originally from Florida, Chris Roman is better known as 214 and has settled down in Seattle, Washington where he spends his free time constructing dark yet funky old school electro. He’s been making music for over a decade now, but in the last year he’s released EPs on labels such as Habour City Sorrow, Car Crash Set, […]
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Review: SertOne – Quesadillas
Last year we wrote about The View From Above, the stunning debut EP from Portadown-born, Liverpool-based producer SertOne. He’s kicking off 2012 with a delightful release, the short but sweet “Quesadillas” EP. Inspired by and in tribute to the late J Dilla, this four-track EP is Since the young producer first came to my attention […]
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