A collaboration between Chicago’s Open Music Labs and MIT’s Jie Qi has garnered a re-release of the Mixtape Alpha, a synth that fits in a cassette case. Anyone remember the Stylophone? It was a mini analog synth controlled with a wired stylus and championed by Australian artist and former Animal Hospital dude Rolf Harris in …
Don Cheadle’s short film “H8DES” gives a dark look at the 80s with a digitally murky score by Black Milk.
US producer All These Fingers brings out “Rhodes Collection EP”, a release dedicated to the famous Fender Rhodes electric piano. Bandcamp’s favourite cave dweller All These Fingers has returned with his tenth release of the year. On “Rhodes Collection EP”, the producer puts together a selection of eight beats including two bonus outtakes, as homages …
The re-release of Quelle Chris’ 2011 album Shotgun & Sleek Rifle has dropped today via Mello Music Group, with help from House Shoes, Roc Marciano and Danny Brown.
Piñata may not be out until February but Freddie Gibbs and Madlib are keeping us sweet with their EP, Deeper. I won’t pretend I wasn’t disappointed when I heard Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s collab album Piñata wouldn’t be out until February next year considering how I’ve been waiting for a full length release from these …
Music tech manufacturers Korg have announced the release of their KR mini rhythm machine. Perhaps the size of the larger MPCs are too much for you or the price of a Maschine doesn’t entice you to purchase one. What if you just want a small rhythm machine to put together some short ideas on the …
Waajeed aka Jeedo teams up with Dede and Tim K to form Tiny Hearts and this is the video for their latest synth-laden track, Centerfold.
Soulection’s IAMNOBODI remixes the hell out of JMSM and Ab-Soul’s “You’re Gone”.
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4hero’s Marc Mac produces the rugged and raw “That Is That” for T.R.A.C., featuring Yahzeed Divine. When thoughts are drawn towards 4hero and, more specifically Marc Mac, his pioneering work in drum & bass and his later fusion with nu jazz instantly come to mind. But his tremendous hip hop production can’t be overlooked and …