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Observatory by Jermainesoul UK producer Jermainesoul has released a 5-track tape, calling it Observatory. The productions featured here provide a lot of atmosphere with spaced out percussion and warm synthesizers fading in and out. The tracks featured here lead my imagination to take think of the emptiness of space and
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always in postscript by willamette Some soothing, ambient drones coming through on this new Williamette release, Always In Postscript. It’s out now digitally, but there’s a limited edition 10″ available as well. While the music on Always has that formless quality most ambient songs do, there’s a
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TAPE ONE by Young Fathers For a group that states “nothing is original” in its first music video, Young Fathers certainly is, well, original. Of course I know the point the UK trio–uh, I think it’s a trio–is trying to make. Still, the blend of hip hop,
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The first track to drop from the forthcoming album of UK rapper Speech Debelle. The album’s title will be Freedom of Speech, and will be the followup to Debelle’s Mercury Music Prize-winning debut, Speech Therapy. The beat on this track is absolutely nasty, and the lyrics create a
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When I reviewed Lulu at the beginning of this month, I had to admit the album’s odd allure despite some glaring flaws. The album was a combination of some interesting jams and ideas getting filtered through one of rock music’s most unlikely collaborations. I thought the insane, musical
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Out now via What’s Your Rupture?, here’s a track from the new Comet Gain album, Howl of the Lonely Crowd. These guys are a longstanding indie rock acts from England, and their sounds proves it. Their messy and edgy approach to writing rock tunes is reminiscent of underground
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Abhorrent Evolution | EP 2011 by Oblivionized The debut EP from the UK’s Oblivionized is now getting a North American release thanks to the people at Comatose Music. You guys know I love death metal, but usually the technical side of the genre doesn’t do too much for me.
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Stream: Stevie Jackson- “Try Me” After years of being a pivotal member of the Glasgow indie pop group Belle & Sebastian, guitarist Stevie Jackson is making is solo debut with the hilariously titled (I Can’t Get No) Stevie Jackson. “Try Me” is one of the tracks from it, and
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Recently uploaded to SoundCloud, here’s a new track from Sampha. If you’re a regular viewer of my reviews, you may remember this UK singer-songwriter from his vocal features on the new SBTRKT album, which grows on me with each listen. On “Indecision,” people who were introduced to this
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Not completely sure how I feel about this London-based musician and his debut album as of this moment, but some of the production is pretty nice. The vocals even remind me of James Blake a bit as well, and some of the beats are so fresh. SNAP! Look for this
