From its unguarded emotion to its big, acoustic drums and touches of breakbeat-indebted syncopation, the new Locust (a.k.a. Mark Van Hoen) album sounds very '90s. Luckily, time...
Good morning. From a recent Spotify update: the dreamy new album by Locust (aka Mark Van Hoen). Genre: electronic. Enjoy! (One review here.) Locust – You’ll Be Safe Forever Filed...
Jazz infused downtempo instrumental hiphop. Released on A-HU-LI Records
After a year plus of touring the hypnotic, extended live versions of Black Sands , he finally found time last year to embed himself in his New York studio and write his fifth...
Hello friends. The critically acclaimed new album by Bonobo was added to Spotify a couple of days ago. Genre: electronic. Enjoy! Bonobo – The North Borders Filed under: 2013...
If Bonobo's 2010 album Black Sands were an actor, it would have been Ralph Fiennes—it was suave, refined and pretty posh compared to his cheekier sample-based albums. Si Green's...
The time between the release of Bonobo's accomplished fourth album, Black Sands, in 2010 and this year's The North Borders has been fruitful for the artist otherwise known as...
After just one EP and various touring with acts such as Digitalism, Modeselektor, Dragonette, etc. Data Romance are primed to take off with their new album Other . Part NIN, part...
Guitar/bass/beat oriented sample driven compositions. Released on Ryan Stephenson music
AlunaGeorge continue to prepare for their upcoming debut LP, Body Music, with a new video for “Attracting Flies.” The cleverly-written tune is fueling the group’s hot streak...
AlunaGeorge continue to prepare for their upcoming debut LP, Body Music, with a new video for “Attracting Flies.” The cleverly-written tune is fueling the group’s hot streak...
Another top-notch album from the downtempo maestro. Released on his own label
Engaging, multifaceted, instrumental hip-hop. Released on Exponential records
Wow, what a great day in music! Today marks Emancipator’s first self-release on his new record label, Loci Records. The album Dusk to Dawn is nothing short of stunning. Though...
RJD2 doing what he does best – light, funky instrumentals with hip-hop beats. Released on Electrical Connections
Originally featured on TapeFear a while back. Long Arm's 2011 album of downtempo beats is back with a deluxe edition featuring a raft of superb remixes.
Listening to Massive Attack's debut album, Blue Lines, 21 years after its initial release is like reading an old William Gibson novel that describes the then-near future, which is...
Magma Mondays, the latest effort from Detroit's dozy house experimentalist Coyote Clean Up (a.k.a. Ice Cold Chrissy), is glazed in bleary reverb and gauzy synths. On "Sowet Sunset...
It’s hard to tell if the past year has marked the end of the lo-fi/no-fi era, or if we’ve just been enjoying a momentary lapse in that sound’s near-domination of the indie music...
Very rarely is there a great deal at stake for a band releasing their debut EP, and after a cursory once-over of Brooklyn by-way-of Los Angeles duo Starred, you probably wouldn't...
DJ Vadim returns with his 6th solo album entitled Dont Be Scared . This album is perhaps the danciest we have witnessed from Vadim and this is something that for those who have...
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Shimmering electronica from Sinner DC. There's something seriously catchy about this album.
Sixteen years after he released the iconic Endtroducing, DJ Shadow's best-of collection cherrypicks from what he has done since.
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Owning an E-mu SP-1200 sampler/drum machine was Canadian turntablist Kid Koala's teenage dream. Released in 1987, just a year before Koala (a.k.a. Eric San) started DJing, the SP...
Hey. I’ve been saving this fascinating album by Kid Koala for a few days since I haven’t been certain about the genres. Sure, one is blues, but what about the other one? Today I...
What a deeply strange record this is. Over the last ten years, David Edwards has produced glitchy, mellifluous electronica for 4AD and Melodic, while moonlighting on numerous...
Whereas other musicians may try to distance themselves from unwanted pigeonholing, UK-based producer Minotaur Shock (a.k.a. David Edwards) has come up with a different response to...
2012 has been defined for many by the Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics, with the eyes of the world focused on our scepter’d isle. This increased scrutiny has stirred an...
Genre blurring spaced-out trip-hop with live instrumentation and mellow vocals from Bristol based Disco-ordination Records
Unbounded, genre-mashing DJ, producer and industry juggernaut Diplo is excited to release his first proper EP, Express Yourself, on his own Mad Decent label. The six-song...
A striking vision born of the studied assimilation of bass culture constituents.
Of all the artists to grace the roster of the still relatively young Svetlana imprint, Kelpe is the only one that could rightfully be considered a veteran. Responsible for a...
Big beats and varied samples on a well-crafted and engaging downtempo EP