Elucidate - Tune Balloon

Elucidate is far from a stranger to contemporary bass music, and his newest material, the Tune Balloon EP, is exactly what it’s title suggests; absolute tomfoolery with plenty of force and a professional polish. 

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DUGLO Caps Off Synesthetic Trilogy with "Pop"

Brooklyn’s own DUGLO has a penchant for warm tones and hypnotic rhythms, and his latest trilogy of tracks showcases the creative momentum behind his musicality. The unveiling of “Pop” caps off the patient release cycle of three companion tracks, each meandering in their own jazzed up direction.

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Dancemyth and Labden Join Forces to Forge “DataMosh”

Michigan natives DanceMyth and Labden have two distinct styles and methodologies to their productions, but they've met squarely in the middle for an explosive collaboration. Brandishing Labden's low-end swagger and DanceMyth's tempered grit, these stalwart musicians from the Wolverine State weave their sounds into the aggressive, punked-out track “DataMosh”.

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DRRTYWULVZ Channels Infectious Groove in Momentous LP

Brandishing psybient compositions, infectious synthesis, and streetwise rhythms, DRRTYWULVZ flexes genre boundaries and mental imagery in his latest album, Momentous. The Austin, Texas-based producer has undergone a constant metamorphosis throughout his discography, with the last year seeing a solidification maturation in his sonic palette and compositional chops.

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Hip-Hop Pianist Kazumi Kaneda Outdoes Himself with "Morpheme Tone" LP

When someone drops music that’s far and away his or her best work to date, it makes it much easier to write about. That’s why we thank Kazumi Kaneda for taking his jazz hip-hop to the next level on Morpheme Tone. It’s the fourth full-length release from the Tokyo-based pianist and producer and his third on Inner Ocean Records.

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NINETOFIVE Worldwide Beatmakers Releases Max I Million's "We Own the Night" LP

The veteran Swedish producer Max I Million returns with a diverse collection of hip-hop gems called We Own the Night, his second LP on the NINETOFIVE Worldwide Beatmakers imprint. Every song on this album is great, straight up, although we’ve come to expect nothing less from Max I Million, one of the best representatives of Sweden’s potent beatmaking culture.

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Jade Cicada Channels Melody & Harmony on Little Creatures EP

Reaching back to the harmony-centric compositions that first put one of bass music’s most venerable arthropods on the map, Jade Cicada channels vivacious moods and melodies in Little Creatures. Taking a step back from his intense, low-end saturated music, Little Creatures is a vibrant and refreshing expansion on the compositional richness of Jade’s catalog.

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Cloudchord & Soul Food Horns Switch Tempos on Moon Fortune EP

Cloudchord has maneuvered all over the musical map since he first began releasing about five years ago. The producer and guitarist has proven himself difficult to pigeonhole and marketable in many different contexts, from lo-fi hip-hop and instrumental R&B to future bass and house. Once again he’s linking with Soul Food Horns, and together they’re switching it up to deliver a four-track four-on-the-floor EP Moon Fortune.

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