Experimental electronic duo Matmos have implanted the fear in my head of a world invaded by green CG triangles. This duo is known for their work with Bjork and their remixes. In this new track their style sets them apart from others in the genre; no where in this song
Vinnie Paz, hardcore hip hop specialist and member of collective Jedi Mind Tricks, is releasing his second solo LP, God of the Serengeti, on October 22 via Enemy Soil. The record will feature production from names ranging from DJ Premier to Havoc of Mobb Deep, as well as guest verses
On record, Nicolas Jaar, to put it frankly, strikes me as one of the most interesting figures in electronic music to emerge throughout the past few years. His blend of elements of spacious house music, vivid sample collages, and sultry atmosphere, topped off with his own baritone vocals, hit home
Hailing from Lawrence, Massachusetts, underground rapper REKS made a bit of a splash last year with his album, Rhymatic Eternal King Supreme. Pairing Reks’ seasoned flow with the album’s boom bap and piano-reliant production won the emcee a lot of fans and on “Devils Clutches,” the first track to
A veritable political hip hop pow wow takes place on”WAVIP,” the latest track to drop from the Coup’s forthcoming LP, Sorry to Bother You. Featuring the forceful flow of Killer Mike, the musings of Kool A.D. and Heems of Das Racist, and of course, the drawl of
Daniel Snaith, best known for his Polaris Music Prize-winning electronic project Caribou, has a new record out under the monicker of Daphni entitled JIAOLONG. Citing long nights of club DJing while supporting Radiohead on their most recent tour, it’s evident on JIAOLONG that Snaith has fallen in love with
New York MC Jean Grae brings some heavy wordplay and a stand-out video to go along with it. Jean Grae has already established herself as an MC to watch after working with artists like Talib Kweli–someone who she is easily comparable to. With “Kill Screen,” Grae shows she can
The new tracks for the upcoming P.O.S album We Don’t Even Live Here have production that feels startlingly original and could hold their own as purely electronic songs. The beats thus far have been the work of Doomtree producer Lazerbeak who showed just how talented he is
Meowtain by Meowtain <a href=”http://meowtain.bandcamp.com/album/meowtain”>Meowtain by Meowtain</a> Lo-fi pop and rock outfit Meowtain has some pretty noisy and eccentric tunes on their new, self-titled Bandcamp release, and “Species” is one of my favorite tracks from it. Over some
The vile, putrid, and ultra-distorted Massachusetts hardcore punk band Hoax has a handful of badass EPs out that should definitely be checked out by those who like their punk abrasive. The track above, “Discipline,” is from the group’s third EP. The track comes off so tortured and lo-fi, it
