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SWiSHeR. by LiL JaBBA FACT turned me on to an interesting little footwork project: Lil JaBBA. It’s got the quick, speedy beats and relentless vocal samples usually found in footwork and juke music, but uses a bit of noise and a lo-fi recording style to add some grit to
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(This stream will be removed on Feb. 5th) Right here on the Needle Drop, we’re premiering a full stream of the new Steve Moore / Majeure, Brainstorm. It’s out via Temporary Residence. Though Moore and Majeure have made some considerable noise in the past with their respective solo efforts,
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MP3 A track from the forthcoming Eric Chenaux album, Guitar & Voice, which is looking at a March 6th release date through Constellation. Though the title of this album might seem like it’s telling listeners how little they’re getting, that’s not the case. Rather, the title is
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Algiers is an experimental music trio combining elements of gospel, spirituals, noise, soul, rock, and more. This project is about to make its Double Phantom Records debut tomorrow with a new single for the track featured in the video above, “Blood.” Between the low-end bass hits and rattling tambourines, this
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Ghost is easily one of the coolest online music projects I’ve come across in a while. So cool, it’s difficult for me to categorize. Is it a song? Is it a music video? Is it something else? Spearheaded by Andrew Huang, this project basically functions via a series
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On their debut album, Pop. 1280 brings a dark, abrasive, and almost gothic aesthetic to the style of noise rock. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Yesterday was the first time I was exposed to this video, or any music at all from Brooklyn MC Zebra Katz. I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first, but it seems to make a little more sense to me 24 hours later. Yeah, the visuals throughout
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Headdancer by Trash Kids When you’re recording your own music, there are no rules. What you say goes. Why not break some rules? Why not search for something new, odd, strange? If the project / collective Trash Kids went into this Headdancer LP with any goal at all, it’s
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Check out this music video from English singer and multi-instrumentalist Lianne La Havas. She’s got a new EP out, titled after the track in the video above. She should have an album on the way this year, too. On “Forget,” I’m hearing a myriad of different sounds, not
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Of course a metal band with a name referencing geometry would make music that sounds tight and calculated; but I’d argue the Dutch band Dodecahedron does it without sounding too robotic. In fact, rather than a machine, I’d liken these meticulously crafted tunes to the creation of a
