future garage
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“Eyesdontlie” is the latest single from North Carolina producer Machinedrum, and it’s a tight, busy blend of footwork and future garage. It’s matched with a wonderfully manipulated vocal snippet to that repeats endlessly for a strangely hypnotic effect. Unlike some of the more cluttered tracks from this guy’
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Up-and-coming electronic music producer XXYYXX drops a new track from what is going to be his next album, and he’s offered up a minimal beat graced with some serenely beautiful synth tones. It’s light, sweet, and making this next release worth anticipating. Enjoy!
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On James Blake’s latest album, the various sides to his musical personality blend together into a pretty uniform set of tracks that combine detailed electronica, chorus-based songwriting, piano, and Blake’s sharp voice. WATCH THE REVIEW Lyrics to this album presented by Stereo IQ: 1. James Blake – Overgrown Lyrics
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Lapalux drops what I’m assuming is a spare track from his recent full-length effort, Nostalchic. It’s an interesting track that works in multiple phases. Structurally, it definitely throws a few twists and turns at the listener, which is maybe why it didn’t make it onto the LP.
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On Lapalux’s new full-length, the UK producer seamlessly combines elements of future garage, wonky, and contemporary R&B. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his latest release, Bonobo shows more ambition with some great vocal features and vast, atmospheric production; however, too many tracks on this hour-long release don’t make much of an emotional impact. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Nosaj Thing’s sophomore album still has the soft, quaint sounds fans have enjoyed previously from California producer Jason Chung, but with a serious decline in the hip hop vibes that radiated so boldly off of 2009’s Drift. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On this new pair of tracks, dubstep innovator Burial uses gaps and silence to progress his ever-growing interest in longer song lengths and ambient atmospheres. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Beatmusic collective M|O|D has a new EP of tracks out featuring cuts from all five of the group’s members, and the styles on here are pretty versatile. C.Z. brings a funky future garage cut, and Lil TExAS brings a forward-thinking banner that samples the trademark vocal
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FaltyDL comes through with one of the most interesting video concepts I’ve caught this year with the track “Straight & Arrow,” which is the New York electronic music producer’s latest single on Ninja Tune. He’s got a new album on the way there, too. Hardcourage is the
