Entangled Mind Puts Collaboration Front and Center with Latest LP

Marissa Barbato, the creative force behind Entangled Mind, has carved out a place for themselves through their consistent blends of instrumentalism and exceptionally high production standards. Three years after the release of their debut LP, Eternal Motion, they’ve poured their energy into a sophomore album that expands on the thematic psychedelia at the center of the Entangled Mind sound, and reaches new heights against their personal catalog.The Lucid Living LP bridges the gap between emotive and somatic compositions, employing sound as a conduit for fostering connection and introspection.

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Seppa Gets Straight to the Point with See It Through LP

Another year comes, and another stellar release makes it’s way out into the wild from the heart of Bristol in the UK; Sandy Finlayson’s Seppa moniker needs little and less introduction these days, with his extensive catalog of EP’s and LP’s doing the majority of the talking. With four years having come and gone since his last solo album release, and his current spate of US shows kicking off this evening, he’s primed to flesh out a grip of new tracks across each stop from his latest See It Through LP across the eponymous 11-stop tour.

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Observatory Records Zeroes in on the Dance Floor with Pure Energy Compilation

Punching through to new territorial waters, the collective cross-atlantic bass music culture has been steadily seeking out fresh inspiration and deeper dance floor integration for several concurrent years, with breaks, house, and drum and bass feeling particularly syncretic for so many stalwart producers and fans alike. Recently stepping into the arena for a slice of newfound sonic territory, Observatory Records has tapped the efforts of several cutting-edge acts to craft their sophomore release, the Pure Energy compilation EP.

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pheel. Carves out his Territory through Debut echo chamber. LP

Closing out another monumental year in a career built on its own momentum, Phil Gallo continues to deliver a sultry, vivacious package through his musical alias, pheel.. The New York-born producer is a crucial member of Denver’s venerable all:Lo record label, injecting his distinct blend of boom bap and groove-driven bass music, and paying homage to the music of his childhood while nose-diving into the sounds of the future. Much to the delight of his fans, Gallo’s latest release is his long-awaited debut album, echo chamber., demonstrating his ever-evolving talent and ability across nine tracks of shifting moods and nebulous hues.

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Lipphead Dive One Step Deeper in From The Back LP

The dynamic New York-based production duo Lipphead has gradually built out a sonic playground of funkadelic slides, swinging trumpets, and tipsy, on-the-nose rhythms, bringing their energetic and eclectic instrumental hip-hop style out to play. With already potent pool of established tracks between the two, Blockhead and Elliot Lipp continue to outdo their stereophonic dance floor motif with the sensual blends and lush progressions of their latest record, “From The Back”.

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Rasp-5 & Tygris Return with Their Smash & Grab EP

Long after the divergence of hip-hop music and its swing-centric instrumental arrangements, both lyricists and producers find themselves coming back around to their time-tested partnership of songwriting and studio finesse, with a few choice sets of creatives finding their stride with contemporary flavor. Continuing their gradual dive into the murky waters of lyricism and bass music, Rasp-5 and Tygris follow up their rambunctious Cheap Thrills EP with a dual serving of brackish low-end and sauntering wordplay, with The Gradient Perspective hosting their latest release, Smash & Grab.

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5AM Enhances Growing Catalog with Aperture EP

Amassing a reputation and a fan base that answers first and foremost to quality, Sam Andrus has developed the 5AM project into a high-fidelity multi-tool; from the live solo performances and evolutionary 3-piece band, to the numerous sound design and composition workshops, his pronounced graphic design skill set, and his modest catalog of studio release, he's a veritable jack of all trades and a remarkable powerhouse amongst the wider field of his contemporaries. Earlier this week, he gave eager listeners the next taste of that developing discography; the Aperture EP.

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Thought Process Leans into Constant Evolution with Always In Changing Form EP

Coming off of another milestone year in an ever-blossoming career, Joseph Rich continues to stoke the flame of his musical alias, Thought Process. Two years following the release of his last EP, Thought Process treats his fans to his most recent project, “Always in Changing Form”, proving to be another clearcut example of Rich’s continual prodigious talent spread across six tracks.

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Visages Showcases Their Expansive Style in Debut LP

Since their inception, Visages has honed their own sound through a rapidly growing discography, with each release feeling fresher than the last. Having a veritable home with the globally-admired 1985 Music crew, the group is perpetually plugged into the nexus of their distinct flavors and motifs. Brandishing their well-regarded midas touch for their lengthiest release to date, the From Lead to Gold LP showcases an undeniable style over the span of eight-tracks.

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Nimbo Shows Off Tactile Songwriting in Shapes EP

Continuing the 2022 pattern of upstart producers hitting their stride, Nashville's Nimbo has shown up with a particularly nimble blend of tracks in the form of the Shapes EP. Putting on a succinct display of production prowess and maturity in arrangement, the EP pushes thoroughly polished frequencies through a creative sift that leaves behind the faintest residue.

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Nowfeel Explores the Space Between Style and Impact through Kin LP

Nowfeel is the artistic alias of Ben Rissin, a Canadian producer and songwriter whose watermark is a distinctly fluid brand of electronic music. Fusing contemporary, innovative arrangements with driving sound design inspired by the UK's love affair with sine compression, Nowfeel captures the precision of modern engineering principles alongside impeccable phrasing and pace. Expounding on the motifs and breakthroughs of his Spectrum LP in 2019, Rissin has achieved terminal velocity once again through his latest release, the kin LP.

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Shredding the Infinite With Duffrey Behind the Wheel

Within the American bass scene, Duffrey has proven himself in the studio and on the stage with a revolving door of tracks and projects. With the returning tide of drum and bass to the forefront of young palettes across the country, he’s been a keen player in pushing that resurgence, mingling his own time-tested production toolkit with a significant tempo ramp, and the release of his Shred the Infinite EP leaves nothing on the cutting room floor.

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Blockhead and Eliot Lipp Reprise Their Roles in Lipphead for In The Nude EP

In the spaces of trip-hop, electro-soul, and nu-disco, Eliot Lipp and Blockhead are particularly known quantities, with both having been progenitors within their lanes of choice. In 2019, the two joined forces under the Lipphead moniker, releasing a self-titled EP that exposed listeners to the vibrant and salacious combination when their skillsets are mingled in symbiotic fashion. Reprising their respective rolls for Lipphead, they’ve gone to ground and back again to create In The Nude, their latest and most impressive collaborative record to date.

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Verdance Channels Equatorial Heat through Islands LP

Riffing on the lighter side of electronica and dance-floor music, the UK-based sound designer and producer Verdance is looking to make a positive splash with his latest LP; released through Loci Records, Islands is an 8 track album that moves like a puddle-jump through sound. Verdance transports listeners across a variety of environments, and brings organic, lush, natural soundscapes to life with IDM-inspired motifs and progressive songwriting fundamentals.

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Mufunka Crosses the Emotional Rubicon with Samsara LP

Mufunka’s latest release, Samsara, covers a dynamic range of musical concepts, evolving emotion, and symbiotic intensity. The Buddhist metaphor for the wheel of life, including all things we experience and are unconsciously aware of, is given a new narrative journey in a masterful 8 track album. “In Buddhism, Samsara represents the wheel of life, [and] I wanted to share what I thought the journey in between could be like.”

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Somatoast Displays Maturity in Composition with Creation is Creation LP

Somatoast is the working history of Mark Rubin’s musical evolution, charting a journey that has always been grounded in prodigious composition and instrumentalism. From Goop to Dreamhop Jazzytime, each of his releases turns the page on his musical exploits, bringing time-tested concepts on a collision course with uncharted territory. In a fashion true to his form, Somatoast has once again brought the vast surfeit of his ideas into a psychedelic melting pot, crafting a new and lucid brew; the Creation is Creation LP.

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Mindex Opts for a Rhythmic Twist in Trapped

Beginning his euphonic journey in 2011 with the Neverland album on Time Resonance Music, Mindex’s has thrilled his fans with soundscapes, dance-floor bangers, and tantalizing psychedelic melodies. His latest EP, Trapped, challenges listeners to explore the many corners and crannies of his stylings while exciting their senses with hip-shaking snares and double-timed high hats.

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