instrumental hip hop
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Sound Ancestors trails off into averageness by Madlib standards, which is to say it never stops being above average in general.
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Comedian and actor Eric André’s very own musical side-project serves up a wild, sample-based ride into the demented side of plunderphonics on Cease & Desist. Not only that, but this record also serves as a giant middle finger to the limitations modern copyright law places on artistic expression within
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Chicago jazz drummer Makaya McCraven reassembles a series of lo-fi live recordings into a batch of exciting, dynamic nu jazz beats.
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Unbeknownst to me, trumpeter/producer Christian Scott has been having quite a prolific 2017, set to finish out a trilogy of albums with next month’s The Emancipation Procrastination. I was lukewarm on the new-agey Diaspora, but am digging the fusion of vintage jazz and modern hip hop production on
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Toronto jazz outfit BADBADNOTGOOD returns with some surprising and well-incorporated musical guests on their new album.
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The Avalanches return with a new sound and their first album in 16 years.
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IV by BADBADNOTGOOD BBNG drop yet another promising single from their upcoming fourth album, this time joined by producer Kaytranada. IV will be released on July 8 via Innovative Leisure.
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From Clams Casino‘s debut album 32 Levels, out July 15 via Columbia.
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Montreal producer Kaytranada shows off his versatility and a star-studded feature list on this XL Recordings debut.
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Your prayers have been answered: Death Grips have released the soundtrack of their recent video art piece Death Grips Interview 2016 as an EP.