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Cream Dream- Spliffy Beats vol. 1

Posted 11 Jan 2012 in Featured,Music
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  It’s no secret that as time passes by, your tastes in music, clothes, friends etc. will inevitably change. While I still love my EDM music as much as ever before, I’ve recently found myself more and more seeking out new down-tempo, chilled out tracks from younger, up-and-coming producers, and New York’s Cream Dream is one of the producers who’s caught my ear because of his infectious hip hop instrumental beats. His music is in a somewhat similar vein as…

Mad Decent Soundcloud Roundup

Posted 05 Dec 2011 in Featured,Music
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So I was browsing through Mad Decent’s most recent Soundcloud Roundup, a feature they run every week to promote up and coming unsigned artists, when guess who’s name should appear but Montreal’s own Jaekwon Waxmoney (aka Jacob Waxman). I’ve featured his tracks before on the blog, and this most recent track “Off Balance” is a slice of bass-heavy goodness layered in between very chill melodic vibes. Big ups to the man for getting some recognition from one of the biggest…

Renaissance Man Project

Posted 29 Nov 2011 in Featured,Music
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It’s shameful that it’s taken me so long to write up a review of a release by one of my favorite artists, but better late than never I suppose. Renaissance Man Project, released at the beginning of November on Turbo records, is the latest creation of Finnish duo Renaissance Man, who I’ve praised profusely on many occasions in the past. Their new LP spans the spectrum all the way from bizzare, yet extremely creative art-house type music, to insanely catchy…

…And Now Your Tunes for the Weekend

Posted 12 Nov 2011 in Featured,Music
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Happy Friday everyone, welcome to the other side of another long week. As I mentioned earlier, we have a lot of great shows coming up this month, and I’ve just updated our concert calender in accordance. On Sunday one of my favorite hip hop duos of all time, Black Star, will be stopping by La Olympia and limited tickets are still available. Get on that fast if you’re planning on going, hope to see you there. So NT89, one of…

Delta Heavy

Posted 10 Nov 2011 in Featured,Music
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  I just got a tip about a new drum and bass duo out of London from the blog’s friend Claudia who writes over at Miss Foxy Learns to Blog. Here’s what she had to say about this new mixtape from Delta Heavy. “If you haven’t heard of Delta Heavy, why ever not? I recently got hooked to their amazingly brilliant EP ‘Hold Me’ released on Ram Label on October 24th, and featured on the free mixtape above. The music video includes…

Maybe It’s Just Me

Posted 09 Nov 2011 in Featured,Music
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I just got this video in my inbox today from two of my favorite underground rappers, Classified and Brother Ali. Both of these MCs have been around for a long time now, consistently putting out great music that’s way under the radar of most casual hip-hop fans. There’s something about the quiet confidence and low profile that these guys keep that for me is incredibly refreshing. Here’s Classified’s newest video for “Maybe It’s Just Me,” enjoy. Here are a few…

Newest OWSLA Release: The M Machine

Posted 16 Oct 2011 in Featured,Music
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Skrillex’s new OWSLA collective project just keeps picking up steam…this is going to be a force to be reckoned with. Coming off the recent success of Porter Robinson’s “Spitire” EP, OWSLA is back with two new tracks from the M Machine. And good lord are they dirty. “Promise Me a Rose Garden” is a classic fusion of electro-house and dubstep that also features some beautiful vocals and soulful pads. Meanwhile the second single “Glow” has much more of a retro…

Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

Posted 13 Oct 2011 in Featured,Music
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It feels like a looong time since we last heard from M83, so naturally when I heard that the new album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, leaked onto the internet I jumped right on it. It’s clear from the impressive production on this 2 CD album that M83 has not spent his time slacking since his last release, 2008′s Saturdays=Youth, but has clearly been hard at work on his newest creation for quite some time. I’m pretty pressed for time these…

Golden Age (Justice Remix)

Posted 26 Sep 2011 in Featured
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New stuff fresh off the presses from Justice, this track was posted a few hours ago on Ed Banger’s soundcloud page. It’s a remix done by the prolific French duo of the song “Golden Age” by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour , check it out. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Golden Age (Justice Remix) by EdBanger  

A Few Quick Album Reivews

Posted 19 Sep 2011 in Featured,Music
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September 13th marked the release of two highly anticipated albums, and in the interest of saving myself a little time, I’ve decided to write up a quick review of both in the same post. Neon Indian- Era Extraña (Mom & Pop Records/Static Tongues) Era Extraña is the sophomore LP from Chillwave maestro Alan Palomo, better known as Neon Indian. Palomo comes back in a big way on this album, which had a lot to live up to considering the commercial…