As the act of sampling music becomes more widely accepted, the artform is doing bigger and better things. From the straightforward and visceral mashups of Girl Talk to the mind-bending sound collages Oneohtrix Point Never laced into his latest album Replica. However, this new Airhead track shoots straight for the
Stream: Strand- “Strandalicious” A track from Belgian producer Strand’s new album, Slam Funk!. You can stream the whole thing on SoundCloud now right here, but the track linked above, “Strandalicious” is a good start if you’re unfamiliar with this guy. As the title suggests, it’s a bit
[audio:http://assets3.subpop.com/assets/audio/11402.mp3]MP3 Among Sub Pop Records’ most recent signees is Poor Moon, a project consisting of Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott of Fleet Foxes and Crystal Skulls, as well as Ian and Peter Murray of the Christmas Cards. “People In Her Mind”
The New York City-based rapper/producer duo Cidida x Eibol have collaborated on a new album. The curiously titled Ludwig, Can You Hear Me? was released at the beginning of April, and the album features Cidida spitting heady, emotive lyrics over live instrumentation played and produced by Eibol. I’m
Reks fresh off releasing last year’s album Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme is set to drop another LP this year. Like R.E.K.S., it features plenty of production from Statik Selektah. A track from this forthcoming LP has just been released with a lot of lyrical talent being
WEST COAST AVENGERS [WCA LIMITED II FELA] MIXTAPE by DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN Del The Funky Homosapien has released his second free mix tape in the West Coast Avenger series he is working on. Del is on a mission with this tape. He’s clearly not impressed with the direction
Stream: Spiritualized- Sweet Heart Sweet Light After the exciting and gargantuan “Hey Jane,” it’s hard to say “no” to a full stream of the new Spiritualized album, Sweet Heart Sweet Light. It’s playing right now via the link above at NPR Music. Look for the album’s official
Chicago singer-songwriter Willis Earl Beal makes his official full-length, label-released debut with Acousmatic Sorcery. Though his influences are rife with great artists–for example, Tom Waits, Daniel Johnston, Captain Beefheart, and even blues music–not all of them translate into pure magic. WATCH THE REVIEW
On its latest LP, Chromatics bring forth a tried and true style, bringing reverb-soaked vocals, post-punk guitars, synths, and drum machines together for a bedroom pop opus that lasts 90 minutes. WATCH THE REVIEW
Philly post-hardcore outfit mewithoutYou has a new album on the way in May titled Ten Stories. It’ll be the band’s first full-length in three years, and this first track from it, “February, 1878,” has me excited for the release. At the start, Aaron Weiss’ intense vocal delivery keeps
