experimental

  • banger

    Electronic music producer Evian Christ takes to bangers like a duck to water on this new beat of his, “Salt Carousel,” which is set for release on his Waterfall EP. Look for that early next year. Check out a review for his Kings and Them compilation below:

  • analog

    DT005: BUN / DELOFI by BUN / DELOFI Brooklyn label Dirty Tapes certainly lives up to its name with its latest split release between Japanese electronic music producer Bun (Fumitake Tamura) and Cleveland experimental beatmaker Delofi. The instrumentals across the Colors and Winter tapes are serene, chilled, and are lent an additional

  • 2013

    Lips – EP by SNSCRN “Ave. B” has got to be my favorite cut from this new SNSCRN EP, and you can stream it via the Bandcamp widget above. The track’s hip hop-style groove, scurrying hi-hats, and playful vocal sampling make it a standout on this incredibly short EP, Lips.

  • Some of you might have heard that the California synth pop, art rock, post-punk, experimental everything outfit Xiu Xiu has a Nina Simone covers album coming out on December 3rd. Well, that’s true, but this isn’t the only thing the band has had up their sleeve! In February

  • 2013

    Stream the latest track from neo-no wavers Housewives. via the embed above. The track is titled “Medicine Bottle,” and features squawking guitars, a finicky sax, relentless drums, and some deadpan vocals. Enjoy!

  • album

    poplar grove (or how to rap with a hammer) by scallops hotel You know that Milo-affiliated hip hop project I eluded to last week? Well, it’s out, and streaming on Bandcamp right now for your listening pleasure. Milo, Busdriver, Iglooghost, ELOS, Jincallo and Lee Bannon all handled production, and

  • While Death Grips’ Government Plates might be one of the most aggressive releases to come from the experimental hip hop trio, it’s also one of their most forgettable, repetitious, short-winded, and half-baked.

  • 2013

    Fears by Pretty Mouth Toronto experimental rock outfit Pretty Mouth certainly lives up to its creepy name, creating what sounds like a legitimate nightmare on the first track of this new album. While the band does showcase white a bit of influence from grindcore and noise rock, the vocals on

  • [CRES_040] Sadsic – Sadsic by Sadsic Beatmusic producer Sadsic psychedelically blends elements of drum ‘n’ bass, hip hop, wonky, IDM, and more into this menagerie of tracks from the self-titled album embedded in the widget above. It’s a pretty dizzying group of songs, and are loaded with nutty samples,

  • 2013

    Some psychedelic animations are attached to this new Cocaine Richards cut, “Lotusball,” which combines some trippy samples with slow-moving, droning synths. The spacious hip hop beat adds a pretty nice groove to the mixture as well. Enjoy!