California rapper Ab-Soul’s sophomore release is as varied as it is exciting. Strong flows, clever rhymes, and lots of personality.

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“Double Take” is a dark, funky, and grimy track from UK electronic music producer Girl Unit. It comes from his latest EP Club Rez, which is the followup to 2010′s Wut. The track hits hard, and warrants some serious finger-snapping. Almost as much as that new TNGHT track, but I digress.

The EP is out now on Night Slugs, and some previews from the release are streamable right here.

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I first caught D.C. rapper-producer Oddisee when Mello Music Group sent me his mostly instrumental album Rock Creek Park. While I thought the textures and samples in his instrumentals were pretty, it was a bit in-one-ear-and-out-the-other for me, sadly.

However, the four tracks on this new Odd Renditions EP are really grabbing my attention. Not only does this guy showcase a driven personality and an impressive flow, but the sample material is pretty interesting as well: Marvin Gaye, Bon Iver, Metronomy, and K-Os.

Nice instrumentals and rhymes. Plus, it’s free. Can’t go wrong. Grab the EP here.

Some strange visuals from Slugabed for the track “Sex,” which comes off the Ninjatune producer’s new album, Time Team. Enjoy!

Though the excitement over tracks like “212″ and “L8R,” I’ve remained pretty luke warm on rap senstation Azealia Banks. But the closer we come to the release of her new 1991 EP, the more I realize she’s got a great ear for beats. Early, early this year, she was doing her thing over a new Machinedrum track, and now she’s tearing it up over a bright and kooky instrumental conjured by Hudson Mohawke and Nick Hook with “Jumanji.”

And she’s definitely laying a tough attitude on with this one. Her flow on this track is pretty far removed from the light, comedic, and girly vocal delivery she displayed on early tracks like “212.” Progression? Dynamics? Variety? Well, we’ll see once 1991 is dropped. Word around town is Azealia Banks has a new mixtape on the way this summer as well, and, of course, her full-length debut album will be getting a release in the fall.

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It’s hard to imagine the American doom metal landscape without Saint Vitus.  The band released their self-titled debut album way back in 1978 and went on to release a series of consistently great releases up until their eventual breakup in 1996.  Now, fifteen years after the release of their last album, Die Healing, the band has reunited with most of it’s “classic” members and a new album entitled Lillie: F-65.  If the title is any indicator (Scott “Wino” Weinrich has explained the title refers to depressants) fans can expect the band to deliver that classic, downtrodden doom metal sound.

Death Grips drops a video for the track “Hustle Bones,” which comes from the group’s latest album, the Money Store. While it’s depressing the group cancelled their recent tour, I guess it’s nice to see some confirmation that they’re still together and functioning. Not sure if throwing money, weed, and beer into a dryer is their version of “ballin’,” though.

On veteran electronic music producer Squarepusher’s latest effort, there’s a big return to the more electronic side of the project’s artistry. However, it doesn’t feel as fresh as it used to–even with the newly incorporated elements of dubstep in some of these tracks.

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Since the release of his 2011 album Transparencies, guitarist Kevin Hufnagel (Dysrhythmia, Gorguts, Vaura, Byla) seems to be putting more momentum behind his solo, ambient efforts.

Polar Night is his latest collection of guitar-conjured drones and soundscapes, and you can stream it all you want via the widget above. The release contains three tracks, or phases: Two 8-minute pieces, and a 25-minute monster. Enjoy!