Regrowth is the forthcoming debut LP from electronic pop artist Kauf. Lead track “Through The Yard” posits a neat blend of exotic-sounding rhythms and world-beat ref’ing songs with cool indie pop writing structures and is well along on its way as it was the recipient of a coveted on-air debut by Jason Bentley on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Electic” last week. Stream “Through The Yard” below.
Favorite ambience-setting hip-hop producer SwuM. keeps the excellent songs coming with a sublimely smooth r&b-vibe vocals-led Drake-sampling hip-hop diddy named “Owls”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Lose yourself in the subtle flamboyance of “Nothing For You” the latest soul stirring production from Brisbane, AU artist Charles Murdoch (who also just released a remix EP named “Point”). A beautifully glimmered combination of electronic vocals, shadowy synthesizer atmospherics and relentless trap percussion, “Nothing for You” also features the elegant pop vocals of fellow Aussie Laura Jane Lowther (a.k.a. KUČKA). On the track (which exudes a moody dynamic) Murdoch revels the listener in a tranquil selection of atmospherics and instrumentals neatly layered in with some simmering melodic keyboard touches and Kucka’s angelic vocals. Murdoch’s multi-dimensional “Nothing for You” is out via Future Classic. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Groove out to the latest sprawled-out bright-side techno jam from B3 uniquely favorite Copenhagen duo Kenton Slash Demon. Called “Dok” the track is a flavorful mesh of world-music vibe vocal ambiances, incessant driving drum and percussion rhythms (signature KSD), and a technicolor mood-altering synth line. Incredible (as per usual). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Belfast-based Conor Duggan aka Robots Can’t Dance catches a soulful 70’s-soul inspired vibe on neat new midtempo disco re-spin “Running”. The track’s sample source is the mid 00’s dance-driven R&B song Domu & Pete Simpson’s “It Won’t Mean a Thing” which has been turned about in such a way as to suit Evelyn “Champagne” King or Patrice Rushen. It’s a very cool bit of mixing. Listen.
London producer Metropolitan Soul Museum have less than one hundred followers on Soundcloud yet they landed on style-setting London online mag Stamp the Wax for “Let’s Play”, a recent world-music vibe house track that also has a disco-funk dynamic. We’re stoked on this song! We love how Metropolitan Soul Museum mixes the track (a meld of intricate tribal rhythms a wash an intense electro undercurrent) and we particularly like the interplay between the natural tribal-vibe rhythms and percussion versus the dreamy dramatic synth atmospherics (great melody) and primitive mantra chant vibe vocals. Amazing song. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Michigan dynamo production artist Todd Osborn captivates our attentions with his recent deeply focused, sprawling expansive, trance inducing acid techno release “We Gonna Jak”, which is the brightly appointed (slightly-foreboding) synthesizer-characterized a-side to “On the T”. Both Todd Osborn songs are out on Feburary 22nd via Fort Romeau’s label Cin Cin. Awesome. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Zone out to the superbly-scintillating guitar interludes and expressive keyboard melody of “Over Time” the latest lovely, quietly-simmering vocals-led hip-hop beats track from Hamburg, Germany producer Blunted Beatz (a.k.a. Dr Slice or Dave White). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Aussie house man Mall Grab is releasing a new EP on March 11 on Church and the 3 AM sound of “Sun Ra” is the release’s title track. “Sun Ra” follows-up the very good Alicia-sampling “Can’t” which is also included in the EP.
B3 blog featured Canadian producer/vocalist and self-professed beat-crusher Four Lore wows us again with another gem “Linear”, a perfectly punctuated (light hearted) unique-sultry electronic beats instrumental that excels for its divinely positive conglomeration of whimsical percussion, whispery vocals, and bright barely-tangible keyboard notes (which really adds a subtle drama). Excellent. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
C Y G N. (featured here most recently for his quiet thriller “Place of Peace” an exquisitely-composed jazz-tinged experimental-beats-punctuated TheeReal joint collaboration) pays a simple-vibe tribute to J Dilla on his latest potently-creative synth-chord-drenched horn-tempered dub-enhanced beat-scape “For Dilla”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
