Mean Screamin’ 7" by Teen Demon Clean Dreamin’ 7" by Teen Demon It’s only April and Brooklyn’s Teen Demon has had an extremely prolific 2012. Since January, the duo has already dropped four EPs, each of them tweaking the project’s sound just a bit. These
Hailing out of Berlin, Kool Thing released their debut EP Light Games earlier this year. “We are Here” is a track off of that record. It’s dark rhythm and distant vocals are an excellent representation of what the EP sounds like. It’s a song that creeps along, perfect
Neo-soul/experimental hip hop duo THEESatisfaction stopped by KEXP to record a session video fairly recently. The pair didn’t play anything from their loved debut album, but they did perform a couple of non-album highlights, respectively titled “Pause” and “Do You Have The Time.” The video does a particularly
First single from Wisconsin dub duo, Peaking Lights off their upcoming LP Lucifer. This track brings a real spacey atmosphere to the reggae style of music they are presenting. The song has the classic expected flow to a reggae song with a real groovy bass line, but they layer it
karma.loops.prt2 by Knxwledge. Creative beat maker Knxwledge continues his onslaught of releases for 2012 this being his sixth release of the year on Bandcamp. His consistency is impeccable as this tape continues the trend of original production with unorthodox percussion arrangements, covered in looped samples. The beats on
Mystify by XXYYXX Floridian producer XXYYXX just dropped his self-titled mixtape a couple of weeks ago, but the beat maker is already at it again with a new EP. Titled Mystify, the release features six lucid, off-kilter beats that would sound right at home among the Brainfeeder crew, as well
Sam Chown, drummer for the psychedelic synth prog duo Zorch, has released the first song and visuals from his upcoming solo project Shmu. “House of Stares” is much less chaotic and speedy than Zorch, relying more on funky grooves than dense layers of synths. It works really well and creates
This new Humansuit track is very interesting. While being unmistakably produced by Flying Lotus, this short track doesn’t sound much like anything I’ve listened to lately. The drums sound intentionally synthetic, with Gonjasufi’s soulful and tattered vocal over the top. While perhaps sounding a little sparse, I
Following “Myth,” Beach House has just released its second single from the forthcoming album Bloom. This is a strong single, and sounds like a bit of a progression for Beach House. It’s a sleepy track with delicate keyboards, distant drums, and an ethereal vibe. Victoria LeGrand sounds especially carefree
THEESatisfaction releases a video for the track “QueenS,” which is the lead single from the experimental soul and hip hop duo’s latest album, awE naturalE. Catch a glowing review of the album right here.
