Darker Than Wax’s Luviia releases his new P2P Feelings EP. Well, this was a nice surprise in my inbox. Luviia may come from a nation more associated with things like Taipei 101 and “Made In Taiwan“, but this far eastern star can easily kick it amongst the more well known Japanese beat makers from that …
Kiran Kai and Carla tell us why we can’t be friends with their track, Drift. I stumbled across this spaced out gem, accompanied with a range of superbly mixed vocal effects, trap-ish hat movement and a sax infused RnB blend. In short, this track is a jam! Truth be told, I don’t know much about Kiran …
The synthesizer legend that is Bob Moog is the subject of a documentary by Hans Fjellestad. It’s the feature presentation for this week’s Saturday Matinée.
Here’s exclusive footage of Sampleface’s Starchildluke at his first-ever MPC set. It feels a little weird talking about myself in relation to Sampleface, but I’ll try and remain impartial to my phenomenal skills (just kidding). Apart from being the editor in chief here, I also produce under the name of Starchildluke. Having started back in …
UK’s Tay Devenny drops an unreleased track on Soundcloud called vault 112 before the upcoming Shrine LP. Just before we get Tay Devenny’s Shrine, he has taken to Soundcloud to upload one last track. vault 112 is unrelated to the forthcoming project but still remains firmly in the stylistic lines of Tay’s previous work. Proceedings …
Joey Bada$$ throws some gruff rhymes over DOOM-produced track Amethyst Rockstar, with help from Kirk Knight.
J Cole, the “Born Sinner” himself, has received a response from Nas, the legend himself… Say what you like about J Cole but the pressure associated with living up to the standards of an artist you admire is no easy feat. On the track “Let Nas Down”, Cole addresses how much of an inspiration Nas …
Rapper and poet Badbelly performs his track Docks for the first episode of AFTV’s Spoken Word series. When executed properly, dramatic readings of poems are pretty dope. Badbelly’s rendition of his track Docks is an example of this. He recited the lyrics as part of the first episode of AFTV’s Spoken Word series. The delivery …
Chicago’s Tensei produces “Alright!”, a funky hip hop jam featuring vocals from ADAD. We’ve known about Tensei for a while now. The Chicago-based production crew is made up of Simple X and Midas Wells and they have collaborated with the likes of Brandee Younger and a wide range of musicians. For Alright, the pair have offered …
Michael Jackson aka The King Of Pop died on this day in 2009. We remember ten quotes from the great man.
