Music For Serial Ports Forms Intrigue out of the Mundane

On the ever-growing list of increasingly niche musical endeavors, the translation of commodity barcodes raises eyebrows through mention alone; Satellite Era’s latest release, "Music For Serial Ports" is the charismatic product of southern-California based producer and software engineer Scott Metoyer, dovetailing his musicianship with a truly novel marriage of ingenuity and artistic gumption.

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Navigatorz and Maya Elise mingle talents in Characters

Denver-based producers Vinja and Sortof Vague joined forces with Maya Elise to craft something out of their ordinary gambit. The group last week released a new EP, Character, a four track collection that features a Mystic State and DJ MADD remix of their title track. The jazzy and soulful vocal track, “Character”, has an explorative dubstep backbone and a covid inspired background

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Seppa Takes a Turn For The Nuevo with Meliora EP

Following on the heels of his Boosted/Forked dual release, and dropping just ahead of his long-awaited and much anticipated return stateside this November, Seppa’s latest record is arguably some of his most developed and distinctive productions to date; the Meliora EP reshapes the image of Seppa normally beholden to the purely vicious and weighty end of the bass music spectrum.

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Sylph Upends Expectations with Snakeskin EP

This is not your older brother's psy-trance; When it comes to reimagining the closing the distance between psybient and disparate genres, Sylph is spearheading that research one release at a time. Her latest EP, Snakeskin, exudes the classic style and fortified production that has come to mark her project, exploring the relationship between the somatic and psychological hemispheres of perspective through a matrixed web of composition and texture.

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Hudson Lee Advances Sonic Narrative With Reflex Angle LP

With every subsequent release, Hudson Lee adds another layer to the matryoshka sphere that surrounds his catalog. He’s has managed to transform what was once a collection of high-powered, somewhat isolated tracks, folding them into a narrative undergoing metamorphosis; the release of Reflex Angle showcases a clear transformation in his songwriting process, fusing the very best of his sound design exploits with effusive and outstanding compositions.

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Basic Biology Cracks Open Stomata LP

Channeling a panoply of styles and attitudes directly from the Sonoran Desert, Basic Biology is an adventurous duo of multi-instrumentalist producers showcasing a musical spread across contemporary electronic production and beyond. Having garnered a well-deserved reputation for rapacious custom live sets and a catalog of variable vibes to sort through, they’re gradually creating a groundswell of focus around their combined project, and their recent Stomata LP puts their range on full display.

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Chalky and Jevon Ives Mingle Their Artistry in “Why Do We Run”

Chalky has stirred a particularly bright reaction from fans at home and abroad, mingling his virtuoso instrumental prowess with crystal clear production and lusid songwriting. Across the aural isle, Jevon Ives has been gradually amassing a catalog of contemporary rap and r&b-inspired tracks, with effective lyricism and vocal control to boot. These two tenacious musicians brought their stylistic directions under one roof to produce “Where Do We Run”.

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Canopy Sets New Personal Standard With “Refraction” LP

Over the course of the last six years, Canopy has been both a stalwart profile in the Upscale Recordings roster and a unique production powerhouse that stands out against the backdrop electronic music. Two years after the release of his Dark Places EP, he's returned to the forefront with the exceptional Refraction LP, displaying his most matured and polished release to date.

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Entangled Mind Upends Expectations on Debut LP

With their roots and influences stretching from Charleston, South Carolina, to their present home of Boston, Massachusetts, Entangled Mind is a confluence of sounds and styles. After teasing their exploits through a variety of singles, remixes, and EPs over the last year, they've pulled back the curtain on her debut album, Eternal Motion.

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Sinewave Collective Furthers Their Narrative Arc with Nyah's "Sano"

Sinewave Collective has been gradually filling out their catalog with a host of top-notch, high fidelity tracks and collections, while simultaneously bridging the gap between sound and narrative. Each of their successive releases is accompanied by a literally puzzle piece that fills out the emotional context of the songs in question. Their most recent international addition is the pressure-laden single “Sano”, brought to life by the German producer Nyah.

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DeeZNauts Comes Correct with Dual-sided "Hindsight" Release

DeeZ and Smigonaut have created their own respective careers from scratch, putting in the time and indelible effort required by touring creatives for years on end. When not working on their individual projects, they’re almost certainly communicating and collaborating on one another’s, and their most recent laboratory machinations come in the form of the double-sided release, Hindsight.

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Poztman Cracks The Seal on Debut LP + Remix LP

Constantly breaking out of contemporary forms and functions in composition, the Poztman project has an immediate draw that’s hard to thumb down, and harder to replicate. After years of sharpening personal artistic imagery into a fine science, he’s finally cracked the seal his debut LP: Void Vermin.

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Slug Wife Gains Another Stellar Label Release With New Vellum EP

The clock ticks off another hour, and Slug Wife ticks off another superb featured release; Vellum’s Marvin EP typifies the furious sonic profile of half-time bass music, and couldn’t possibly be in better hands amongst Slug Wife’s pristine roster of artists. His signature pressure-laden bass lines are amongst the forerunner textures that popularized contemporary, hyper-aggressive neuro music throughout the US, and the Marvin EP is just as brolic.

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HUMMUCIDE Taps Into Hybridized Jazz on Self-titled EP

In the Te Aro district, the heart of musical expression in Wellington, New Zealand, HUMMUCIDE spent their formative years mutating styles and attitudes across dives, venues, and busking blocks. The result is a conscious merging of contemporary rock and minimalist jazz elements into a warm, soulful, and digestible blend.

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