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Beatmusic producer Shigeto drops the second single from this forthcoming album No Better Time Than Now. The LP is looking at an August 19th release on Ghostly, and I’m finding this new cut to be a bit more interesting than the previously dropped “Detroit Part 1.” The rhythms throughout
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This week, London electronic music producer Zomby is dropping his latest full-length album, With Love. It’ll be on 4AD, and features over thirty tracks that span two discs. As the track “Overdose” shows, this guy is really working to diversity his sound, trying his hand at some very atomspheric,
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New from Hotflush Recordings, this latest single from Dense & Pika carries a dark tone with it’s hypnotic grooves and atmospheric synthesizers. Though the vocal sample played throughout this thing is an obvious call to action, the song itself feels too shadowy for a carefree dance session. But, hey,
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On Tape Two, the Scottish hip hop trio Young Fathers christen their Anticon signing with a handful of new tracks that are just as creative, vibrant and thrilling as the material on Tape One.
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On Immunity, electronic music producer Jon Hopkins focuses in on the worlds of house and techno, fusing the characteristics of these genres with some pretty atmospheric and grandiose keyboards. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire’s Kismet is definitely a bounce back from the New York rapper’s last project, which was a little too inconsistent. He brings plenty of topical tracks with grimy beats on this thing. His deep, somewhat goofy voice adds some character to these tracks, too. WATCH THE
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Denver thrash metal outfit and Megadeth worshippers Havok have a new album on the way titled Unnatural Selection, and “Give me Liberty… Or Give Me Death” is one of the album’s lead singles. The band and their label has dropped a new lyric video for the track, and it’
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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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Gesus by YBP A new collection of tracks from the previously mentioned Black Jungle Squad. Brainfeeder’s Jeremiah Jae, a.k.a. Black Daffi, still delivers the production and most of the rap verses that you’ll come across on this thing, Gesus sees the involvement on Tre on a
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The Spring Up by Shad + Skratch Bastid Shad drops a handful of new tracks with fellow Canadian hip hop artist Skratch Bastid. Shad is on lyrics, and Bastid is bringing the beats, and it’s an incredibly solid effort, which you can grab on Bandcamp for whatever price you’d
