mora. - suspendido.
Straight out of Argentina comes beatmaker mora. and his latest tape, suspendido.
Freddy Bracker - Daily Grooves & Nasty Loops
Belgian producer Freddy Bracker gives “a retrospect of the daily” with Daily Grooves & Nasty Loops.
VIDEO: Black Milk - Laugh Now Cry Later
Black Milk touches on our relationship with social media in the haunting video for Laugh Now Cry Later.
VIDEO: DJ Manipulator & Louie Gonz - Forward
DJ Manipulator and Louie Gonz pay it “Forward” with visuals for a cut off their joint project, The Loops. The Massachusetts-based double act keeps things monochrome for their Forward video. Louie Gonz expends energy on the negativity that’s plagued his life over the years over a beautiful soul sample from DJ Manipulator. As the for …
BYSON - refresh
Orlando producer BYSON and his 2017 tape “refresh” is the subject of our affections. BYSON’s refresh has a definite underground Japanese vibe; heavy on the low end with a Far East sample palette. The beats are simple in arrangement but knock hard even at their most relaxing points. Production-wise, the album was made using both …
Ozay Moore - In The Wake Of O
The artist formerly known as Othello brings his storytelling to a new project. This is Ozay Moore’s In The Wake Of O.
The MonoNeon Manifestos
If you’ve watched MonoNeon videos, you’ll have seen some manifestos at the end. Here they are in all their creative glory. We’re assuming you know who MonoNeon is but if not, we’ll be diligent and explain. Dwayne ‘MonoNeon’ Thomas Jr is a musician having played with the likes of Prince and Ne-Yo. After some time …
What I Learnt From Madlib's 2016 RBMA Lecture
Interviews with your idols can open a world of understanding. I watched Madlib’s RBMA lecture in New York for the first time and here’s what I took from it.
AJMW - Loyal
From a garden city in the United Kingdom blossoms an incredible musical talent called AJMW. This is his album, Loyal. I’ll open with a rhetorical question: why did it take me until 2018 to find my favourite album of 2017? I listened to a record number of releases last year since I started tallying them …
ross & clement - coastin
Facebook sucks but sampling groups offer well-needed gems such as ross & clement’s coastin. coastin is a smooth R&B meal with all the 90s-style trimmings. Groove is the main ingredient helped by the sample, Soul II Soul’s Back To Life. There’s a sense of indulgence too, with rich textures and a slow syrupy tempo. Actually, …