komfi.EP by Knxwledge. Prolific beatmusic producer Knxwledge dropped a new EP on bandcamp recently. For a guy who produces tracks this regularly, he shows as high level of creativity. The tool is definitely not dulling. Though not all the beats on this EP are amazing, most notably “Feeeedbaq,” the
With a spunky house beat and busy footwork snares and claps, electronic music producer Romare builds a solid backdrop for a slew of samples related to African music. I say related because some of the clips here, and some aren’t. There’s a nice flute riff here, and a
The new Christian Mistress record is a heavy metal throwback that’s self aware enough to find a definitive spot for itself in the genre. Oh, yeah, the songs are really catchy, too. WATCH THE REVIEW / LOVED
MP3 Brighton producer Ambassadeurs has released a new track from his upcoming untitled album. This track is technically impressive, and incorporates numerous vocal samples. The synthesizers swirl together psychedelically, but the percussion here really ties it all together, keeping the pace fast and interesting. Even with all these different aspects
Stream: The Magnetic Fields- Love At the Bottom of the Sea The new album from The Magnetic Fields is streaming on NPR Music right now. The concept behind this LP seems to be that of a confused and conflicted love. All the various vocalists sing with their own unique personality
Arctic Monkeys have released a new standalone single and video for the song “R U Mine?”. The track is generally just a fun pop song, but it’s actually a memorable and catchy change of pace from the group’s last album, Suck It and See. The video is pretty
Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000 go above and beyond in this 13-minute pop, rock, hip hop, and electronic epic. WATCH THE REVIEW
Stream: Napalm Death- Utilitarian The godfathers of grind have their new album, Utilitarian, streaming via the link above right now. It’s out this week on Century Media.
Here’s a downloadable remix of Shabazz Palaces “Swerve.” The track was reinvented by electronic music trio Signal Path. The song is a part of an upcoming compilation of remixes they’ll be releasing for free in April. Keep up to date on that through the group’s website. Here’
West1996 by Lute Between this mixtape cover and the sound of his music, Lute takes his love of gritty, hardcore 90s hip hop pretty seriously. The kid sounds young, but he raps like a veteran street poet who’s seen a few things. Nice flow, tight boom bap beats, and
