Sometimes bands combine seemingly disparate music styles into one cohesive sound. In doing so, they remind listeners that styles which may seem far apart either physically, stylistically, or both, are actually closer to one another than they appear. The Danish group Kalaha allows us to experience this phenomenon through their new EP Mama Ngoma.
Read MorePrimate - Out Of Time
Seemingly standing atop the shoulders of giants, Primate is a creator of the highest accord, and he utilized his precious time with a remarkable patience to craft the aural opus Out Of Time. The word “layering” does not do his process justice, as his music is not stacked like logs or bricks. It is a crisscrossed, interwoven, biosynthetic matrix of sound and intent.
Read MoreVALE - Dmitri's Table Compilation
Following up their massive Awareness Compilation, their most recent collection is a parred-down, tactile assortment of nuclear powered sound design. Enter: Dimitri’s Table. The concept of Dimitri’s Table is at once both novel and elementary; Elements combine to form compounds. Compounds have different properties from the elements they are composed of.
Read MoreDust Collectors - Seasonal Sounds 5: Fall
In its curation efforts, Dust Collectors is true to its name. Their new compilation Seasonal Sounds 5 helps establish this label in the realm of the rough hewn, in-the-pocket, dusty shuffling beats. They aim at and strike this specific nerve in the beats world with a dazzling array of beatmakers big and small from among that world.
Read MoreDeeZnauts - Disruptor
DeeZ and Smigonaut are two Boston-dwelling bass mages practiced largely in the crafts of halftime and glitch hop. The two have alchemized their labor into a single project and Street Ritual now blesses the world with Disruptor, the first release from the hilariously-named DeeZNauts. This EP - the 150th release from Street Ritual - is fittingly a testament to the evolving sounds of the next generation of electronic enthusiasts.
Read MoreVALE Singles: Voljum & Devisored
The deep underground label VALE adds to their ongoing stream of far-out, bass-heavy singles today with two raw tunes from two relatively unknown and international producers, Voljum and Devisored. The label is gaining recognition for its curation of dark, high-brow experimental bass music. This go-round, they may have outdone themselves.
Read MoreHigh Dude - Withstanding EP
Operating deep in the shadow realms of the Artist is High Dude, a producer, visual artist and PhD student with an innocuous name but a captivating, black electronic sound. The producer’s new release, a four-track mixed-tempo trip down the rabbit hole called Withstanding, is available today on the always dark and lurking digital label VALE.
Read MoreFutexture - Amphibelle
Amphibelle is the first release from the experimental glitch producer Futexture in almost four years. The startling intricate arrangements, masterful sound design and thematic continuity across the six-track EP suggest that this long hiatus has been kind to the producer aka David Krantz from Asheville, North Carolina.
Read Morewassuop - Drawing a Blank
There is an air of excitement around midtempo glitch in the state of Washington that is irrepressibly growing, and Drawing a Blank is emblematic of this growth. This wassuop release through Washington-based label Danktronics not only affirms the relationship between him and his distant squadron of fans, it also provides a potential flashpoint between the two.
Read MoreVALE Singles: WESSANDERS
VALE is a digital label with a judicious ear for sharp, dark sound. Often, that sound is presented through a progressive arrangement or a unique take on rhythm. The label's latest single, "Mouth Breather" from New England experimental bass producer WESSANDERS, hits on these themes like a bullseye.
Read MoreSeppa & Chalky - Bright Spots
The lead gastropod Seppa has collaborated with a previously-unsung instrumentalist to whip up a bonafide jazz production, Bright Spots, that will leave any set of ears in a fit of ecstacy. The collaborative partner in question here goes by the moniker of Chalky, and is a local musician of repute over in Slug territory, the United Kingdom.
Read MoreMindex - Membrain EP
The Membrain EP boasts an ominous atmosphere drenched in meticulous audio experimentation. In addition to top-notch mix-down and mastering across the EP, the musical inflections and harmonies are indicative of a producer who’s as much focused on the intention of the music as he is on tearing through unsuspecting sound systems.
Read MoreKromuh - Fragments EP
One of the hallmarks of well-done neuro hop is a squeaky clean stereo spread. The sounds could not be dirtier, but the mix-downs are spacious and sewn up. Kromuh, a versatile young producer from the Midwest, offers just this kind of well-balanced but hard-hitting composition on his new four-track EP Fragments.
Read MoreWISDOM - SKYVUE
Coming in at exactly 30 minutes long, SKYVUE from Texas-based beats producer WISDOM is a meditative journey. WISDOM uses thumping rhythms and spaced out, distant melodies to activate strong psychological currents within his listeners.
Read MoreJade Cicada - Fish Juice
More than a year after his last major release, our favorite cicadomorpha has unleashed his most crisp studio production to date; Jade Cicada’s Fish Juice is a one-inch-punch of high-powered, jazztastic neuro music. In the time since Eolian Oms first graced the ears of eager fans, Cicada aka Skyler Golden has been hot on the block touring aggressively and quietly leveling up his sound design and engineering capabilities. The progress in his work is clearer than sunlight.
Read MoreDami - Mazy//Waves
There are intersections between lo-fi beats and ambient music. In some instances the emotions these different genres target and the moods they cultivate are very similar. The same pads and synthesizers draped over dusty beats sound sublime when isolated into an ambient soundscape. Dami, a new ambient project between lo-fi beatmakers Bretsil and Dweeb, is a product of these intersections.
Read MoreMaxfield - Under the Pink Umbrella
Sometimes it feels like alternative electronic music has reached a critical mass. Within this landscape, the Boston-based producer Maxfield feels right at home. A string of EPs and singles in the past year has perked ears in the right places, but it wasn't cutting through the noise. Now, Maxfield comes with Under the Pink Umbrella on Street Ritual. It's his strongest work to date, breaching the surface with dynamic tunes that bear his own unique fingerprint as a producer.
Read MoreInner Ocean Records - BLESS Vol. 2
BLESS Vol. 2 is a triumph of curation, offering almost four hours of music from 99 producers. The producers range in notoriety from globally ranking beat legends like Vancouver's bsd.u to individuals like Mojarra - Da Smokefish from Colombia who has 24 Soundcloud followers.
Read MoreVALE Singles: Walrus Tales & Anti_Negative & Kliine
Enter VALE, an upstart label that specializes in all things dark, doom, and gloom within contemporary bass music. This week they present a triple threat production between Walrus Tales, Anti_Negative, and Kliine, and it most certainly slaps.
Read MoreMaru - Whack Lack Vol. 2
Whack Lack Vol. 1 was curated by Slug Wife label head Seppa, and revealed a musically playful side of the producer not often explored. For Whack Lack Vol. 2, the gastropods tapped once more into the creative font of the dnb titan Reso who branded himself as Maru for the sake of differentiating the projects.
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