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Arca, Yeezus‘ secret weapon, has released this mix today. This is the first solo work we’ve heard from the producer in a year, but she hasn’t been slacking. This mix takes us through Arca’s musical universe, evoking slanted, psychedelic club scenes through her drum beats and the
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Electronic music producer RL Grime has a new EP titled High Beams that’s out now via Fool’s Gold. You can stream this track and others via the Fool’s Gold YouTube channel, and lemme tell you that all you need to expect here are some niiiiiiiiiiiiiice bangers. Enjoy!
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UK-based rapper Blue Daisy has a few notable tracks out that have pretty creative videos attached to them. While he hasn’t exactly been establishing himself as a proponent of highbrow lyricism, for me, his songs do have a certain aggression and darkness to them that I find somewhat attractive.
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UK-based electronic music producer Zomby drums up some really evocative, moody atmospheres on With Love, but the lack of variety in his production makes these thirty three tracks wear thin in a quick fashion. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A new collection of tracks from producer Lee Bannon, the followup to the Caligula Theme Music project he dropped a few months ago. Like that group of tracks, Never/mind/the/darkness/of/it has a strong trap influence go it, but Bannon makes use of space and ethereal effects
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A smooth, quirky trap banger from Italian producer Aquadrop. If he keeps his productions this colorful and alluring, he’ll be going places. Follow his exploits on SoundCloud here.
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After a pretty lackluster commercial release, Alabama rapper Yelawolf comes back with a new mixtape titled Trunk Muizik Returns. And the tape isn’t just a mere reference to some of Yela’s previous efforts. Rather, it’s a legitimate return to his dark, grimy, Southern style and speedy flows.
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Beatsmith Hot Sugar drops a demo for the track “And the walls came tumbling down.” The dreary and emotive piano playing sampled on the track was originally featured in this video, but it seems to have now made it into a full-fledged beat, which is getting a release on the
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Danny Brown drops a new, Skywlkr-produced track titled “Kush Coma,” and it features some bright synths, trap rhythms, and some pretty strange chorus vocals. It’s a pretty nutty beat, but Danny says pretty cutthroat and straightforward with a speedy flow that spits lyrics about his inebriated surreality. I hope
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On his latest EP, Shlohmo takes his versatility to a new level with sounds from the recent rise in alternative R&B and trap. WATCH THE REVIEW
