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Matthew Dear – “Headcage”


It’s an always intriguing walk with Matthew Dear, as he acts as a tour guide around a warped, sludgy, and irresistibly catchy urban fantasy land.  ”Headcage” the title track off Matthew Dear’s newest EP, finds one visiting a similar locale as initially created with his 2010 album Black City.  Starting with a beat that would fit perfectly [...]

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Juk Juk – “Unwrap”


Our first foray into Juk Juk was “Winter Turn Spring”, a mystically pristine track (off Four Tet‘s Text label) that built up into one of the deepest bass lines we heard in 2011.  His newest release “Unwrap” carries with it a similar sun-amidst-snow vibe, much credit due to the fact “Holocene” is diced up to fit between the [...]

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Catz N’ Dogz – “Jon Bovi”

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This is something fresh from Claude Von Stroke’s imprint, Dirtybird.  The Polish duo, Catz N’ Dogz, has become synonymous with the Warsaw scene.  For us, it has been exciting to see the quality being produced out of Eastern Europe.  Having already shared with you fellow Pole, Jacaszek‘s ambient bleeps and bells, we thought it fitting to showcase the full spectrum of the Warsaw sound. [...]

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Shlohmo – “Rained The Whole Time” (Nicolas Jaar)

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At this point, anything Nicolas Jaar touches will turn to gold for us. The young producer is quickly climbing to the top of our favorites in electronic music with a quickly growing catalog of 100% quality music. The latest addition: a remix of Shlohmo’s “Rained The Whole Time.” Jaar scraps the instant glitch of the [...]

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Kendrick Lamar (feat. Gunplay, prod. by THC) – “Cartoons & Cereal”

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Kendrick Lamar (feat. Gunplay, prod. by THC) - "Cartoons & Cereal"

A few days ago, Kendrick Lamar, Compton’s resident conspiracy theorist and quirky wordsmith, released his first new material of 2012. “Cartoons & Cereal”, which features underrated Maybach Music hardknock Gunplay, has an ATLiens-esque paranoid atmosphere (h.t. PassionoftheWeiss). Gunplay’s boisterous reactive threats build the paranoia (“nobody can mute me/but I never said nobody can’t shoot me”). [...]

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Sucre – “When We Were Young”

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The feelings of euphoria after an inundation of sugar are quick, fleeting, and often leaving you feeling much worse than prior to consumption.  The feelings of euphoria after a listen to Sucre’s debut single “When We Were Young” are those of the heart, of purity, innocence and the haphazard joys of youth.  Sucre is the lush pop [...]

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Knxwledge – “Darling Yew” / Native Thinghood (2/17)

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It becomes a powerful moment when one can take the horrible tragedy of death and create from it something beautiful.  It’s clear that LA based underground producer Knxwledge feels a similar sentiment.  An already prolific artist, Knxwledge has been working double time to create beautiful tributes to the recent passings, and anniversaries of passing, of [...]

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Sean Bones – “Here Now”

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The sun is taking its precious time to rise today in Los Angeles, but Sean Bone’s “Here Now” is making it speed up. The Brooklyn based songwriter’s 2010 debut fueled itself with constantly positive, reggae vibrations, but this time around calls on indie and jangle pop bounce to engulf you with the sounds of summer. [...]

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Killer Mike (feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble, prod. by El-P) – “Big Beast”

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This week, Killer Mike released “Big Beast” a “Public Enemy No. 1” recalling stomper featuring Bun B, T.I. and Trouble. The song is the first single from Mike’s upcoming full-length collaboration with Def Jux production impresario El-P, R.A.P. Music (Rebellious African People’s Music). The uncontrollable energy of El-P’s production (created sample free) forces the emcees [...]

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