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  • Feb 2 al tourettes

    Al Tourettes- "Inventing"

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    Al Tourettes is a Bristol-based music producer whose music sounds a little like a science experiment. Yeah, the visuals in the video above give off that feeling, too, but the sounds are really where it comes from. Check out the fat, synthetic bass notes that glitch out a little. Or

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  • Feb 2 al lover

    Al Lover- Heavy Hippies (Cheapdrugsfreelove)

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    Heavy Hippies – Cheapdrugsfreelove by Al Lover Fresh off the Al Lover Bandcamp, here’s a new set of instrumentals that combine the schools of hip hop, garage rock, and psychedelic rock. The sounds that come together on this thing are hard, heavy, and grimy. Tons of wailing solos, tarnished guitar

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  • Feb 2 african

    Young Fathers- "Sister"

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    Young Fathers drops a video for the track “Sister,” which comes off the UK Trio’s new mixtape, TAPE ONE. I gave the tape a glowing review here, and download a copy of the tape here. Enjoy the visuals!

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  • Feb 2 compilation

    Evian Christ- Kings and Them

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    At the beginning of January, I fell in love with the music of Evian Christ at first listen. The young London-based producer just has a really creative approach to beatmusic; incorporating elements of hip hop, ambient music, and various sounds from the latest electronic music trends in the UK. I

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  • Feb 2 a saggitariun

    A Sagittariun- "Carnia"

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    With an extremely sharp and crispy drum break, this new track from A Sagittariun lays a great foundation for the ambient washes of synthesizers that color the background. The sparse bassline is emphasizes the groove perfectly. I Wanna emphasize that: p-e-r-f-e-c-t-l-y. There’s an incessant and rhythmic buzz introduces itself

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  • Feb 1 Album Reviews

    John Talabot- fin

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    On his debut album, Spanish electronic music producer creates one hypnotic groove after another, incorporating different sounds and ideas with each track. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Feb 1 deathwish

    Loma Prieta- "Fly By Night"

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    Here’s a track off the latest album from SanFran screamo and hardcore outfit Loma Prieta. Their new album is titled I.V., and it’s on Deathwish. On “Fly By Night” Loma proves itself to be just as harsh and aggressive as any other band in this style. The

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  • Feb 1 anthony green

    Y U NO REVIEW: JAN. '12

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    In this Y U NO REVIEW, Anthony talks a bit about the latest album releases from Common, Crosses, Enter Shikari, Kayo Dot, and Asher Roth. Here are some short opinions on other albums that were missed this past month as well: 1. Machinedrum- SXLND (LuckyMe) Release track: Machinedrum- “SXLND” I

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  • Jan 31 art pop

    The Maccabees- Given to the Wild

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    The Maccabees go into its third album with a smoother sound, more atmosphere, and an overall glossier recording. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 31 abstract

    Shabazz Palaces- "Are You...Can You...Were You? (Felt)"

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    A new music video from the abstract hip hop project known as Shabazz Palaces. It’s for the track “Are You…Can You…Were You? (Felt),” which is easily one of my favorites from the outfit’s new album, Black Up. /via/

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