A music video for a jazz group is rare, a jazz group using a distortion pedal on the guitar is even rarer. This video contains an edit of the 10-minute track “Hover” off of Black Host’s debut LP, Life in the Sugar Candle Mines, which has been released on
This slice of mathy indie-pop is served by Celestial Shore, and is off of their upcoming debut 10x to be released on Hometapes and Local Singles Records. Expect psychedelia, noodling guitars, and Dirty Projectors-esque vocal harmonies. Enjoy!
Dowhatyoulove by Ta-ku ta-ku, an Aussie beatmaker, has released a streaming-version of his most recent LP Dowhatyoulove. ta-ku has retained the ambient boom-bap thump of his earlier work, but adds more Dilla-fied chopped soul samples to the mix. You can buy the record on Bandcamp, or get a limited-edition vinyl
DJ Rashad dropped this video and track a few months ago, but it has been criminally underexposed. DJ Rashad cuts up a sample exclaiming that “I don’t give a fuck,” and then proves he doesn’t by creating the main melody of the song from what sounds like an
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.
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
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
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’
“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’
Donny Oh is a New York rapper with a new video and single out; plus, he’s got a new EP on the way titled Stuffed Shells. Not only is Donny’s food choice there pretty classy, but he nabbed a sweet, soulful Knxwledge beat for the track featured in
