Electronic

  • “At Night,” the latest track from electronic musician Bonglestar Galactabong, is high in the running for most tranquil piece of music of the year. A lush, watery synth soundscape backdrops Bonglestar’s blissful, vocodered refrain of the title lyric; amounting to a song that’s absolutely delightful, regardless of whether

  • “At Night,” the latest track from electronic musician Bonglestar Galactabong, is high in the running for most tranquil piece of music of the year. A lush, watery synth soundscape backdrops Bonglestar’s blissful, vocodered refrain of the title lyric; amounting to a song that’s absolutely delightful, regardless of whether

  • 4ad

    Yesterday, Gang Gang Dance’s Brian DeGraw announced his full-length solo debut, SUM/ONE, under the moniker bEEdEEgEE. To coincide with the announcement, he shared the track “Bricks,” whose jagged synth patterns, colorful vocal samples, and warm, rising strings proffer one of the most insane beats you’ll hear all

  • As Darkside, Nicolas Jaar and David Harrington explore the commonalities between subtle electronics and rock grooves. It’s actually a pretty fantastic marriage!

  • Daniel Lopatin’s latest full-length sees him stepping away from the extreme sampling that made 2011’s Replica so thrilling. Instead, he rests on his passion for tightly sequenced synths, and there are some somewhat engaging results.

  • Made Man EP by Hot Sugar Beatsmith Hot Sugar has always had a quirkier style than most when it comes to production, and it’s great to hear him enlist a gauntlet of MCs that compliment it on his new Made Man EP. Now, is this thing really an EP?

  • ainnome

    Hyperdub oddity Laurel Halo has a new record coming out, following last year’s very special Quarantine. This new track, the penultimate on the LP, feels quite removed from her prior electro-pop experiments. It has a steady repetitive beat, a pretty familiar-feeling bassline, and really nothing too strange. Even Halo’

  • ainnome

    Hyperdub oddity Laurel Halo has a new record coming out, following last year’s very special Quarantine. This new track, the penultimate on the LP, feels quite removed from her prior electro-pop experiments. It has a steady repetitive beat, a pretty familiar-feeling bassline, and really nothing too strange. Even Halo’

  • 2013

    New York rapper Cakes Da Killa comes through with a new single that’s hard-hitting, fun, and clubby. I’d say he really embraces the club atmosphere with the instrumental here–courtesy of Siyoung–and his notoriously fast and zany flow is still pretty captivating, far from stale. Scope my

  • Though not as much of a bombardment as his previous album, Room(s), Vapor City is a pretty enjoyable and diverse album from electronic music producer Machinedrum. Plus, it features some of his best singles yet!