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With a spunky house beat and busy footwork snares and claps, electronic music producer Romare builds a solid backdrop for a slew of samples related to African music. I say related because some of the clips here, and some aren’t. There’s a nice flute riff here, and a
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Here’s a downloadable remix of Shabazz Palaces “Swerve.” The track was reinvented by electronic music trio Signal Path. The song is a part of an upcoming compilation of remixes they’ll be releasing for free in April. Keep up to date on that through the group’s website. Here’
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West1996 by Lute Between this mixtape cover and the sound of his music, Lute takes his love of gritty, hardcore 90s hip hop pretty seriously. The kid sounds young, but he raps like a veteran street poet who’s seen a few things. Nice flow, tight boom bap beats, and
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Spritualized drops a new track from its forthcoming album, Sweet Heart Sweet Light. Currently, the album is looking at an April 16th release date on Double Six Records. As it’s to be expected, this English band has pulled together another mint piece of psych rock opus. The track starts
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Indie pop outfit Craft Spells writes another tune with its usual array of dreamy, lucid effects, and announces the release of a new EP, Gallery. The EP will be out via Captured Tracks on May 15th. Check a review of the band’s debut album, Idle Labor, here.
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BBNGLIVE 2 by BADBADNOTGOOD BADBADNOTGOOD drops its second live album, and as the band progresses, they’re getting more adventurous in the artists whose music they improv on. This time, we’re getting some reinventions of material from electronic music producer James Blake. Stream the live album above, or download
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The Hood (Feat. GLC) [Prod. by Classick] by BBU BBU is an up-and-coming Chicago rap clique, and they’ve got a new mixtape out via the Mishka Bandcamp, which is building its cred as a hot spot for genre-defying hip hop tapes. When it comes to breaking barriers, BBU is
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M-Phases creates a fantastic remix of “I Never Learnt To Share,” which is one of my favorite tracks from the debut full-length of singer-producer James Blake. Rather than embracing the track’s original ambient atmosphere, Phazes samples numerous chunks of the song and turns it into a hard-hitting hip hop
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Milo takes Baths by Milo I warned you about the forthcoming Milo mixtape, and now it’s here. Milo Takes Baths is one track after another of witty rhymes, obscure references, and instrumentals produced by beatmusic artist Baths. Download or stream the release above, and check a video for the
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Extra Patience (After Sebald) by The Caretaker A new, free mini-album from one of ambient music’s most interesting producers right now, the Caretaker. It seems to be a collection of odds and ends from the project’s latest collection of songs, Patience (After Sebald), but still makes for an
