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1

Sounds like:
Flying Lotus,
Prefuse 73,
Lapalux
By
Marvin Twiggs
on
Oct 20, 2020
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It’s something of an amazing trick to make music that conveys claustrophobic tension AND a pupil-dilating sense of trippiness at the same time. But musical futurist Mono/Polydefinitely meets that challenge with the...
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2

By
Justin Lam
on
Apr 21, 2020
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Don't you just hate it when some young gun artist waltzes in and commences to completely defy all music genres in one single song? Let me be clear. By hate, I mean I am in awe of what the UK's Dylan Cartlidge has d...
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3

Sounds like:
Ross From Friends,
Channel Tres,
Kelela
By
Stella Mazzaferro
on
Mar 18, 2020
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I've always seen Yaeji as a nonchalant inspiration. She isn't trying to be anyone; emitting an effortless cool. This aura could be the effect of several factors: her personal style, her monotone vocal delivery, or the array of influences she draws fr...
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4

Sounds like:
Thundercat,
J Dilla,
Anderson .Paak
By
Evan Crandell
on
May 18, 2019
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This forthcoming album from Flying Lotus figures to be one to remember. The LP,Flamagra,out May 24, will be the L.A. producer’s first release in a...
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5

Sounds like:
Nate Dae,
Merlyn Wood,
Carter Ace
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Mar 22, 2019
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Mxrc Clxrk's single "Secret Delight" is a hip-hop focused yet genre-bending track with a tasteful foundation.
The intro starts off with a strong foundation of rhythm, not giving way just yet to the experimental symphony about to grace us. The harmon...
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6

Sounds like:
Kendrick Lamar,
Thundercat,
Freddie Gibbs
By
Andrew Aitchison
on
Feb 13, 2019
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From the get go, Buddy's millennial G-funk number gets me hooked and bopping my head. Then it's a grooving, sun-drenched whirlwind till the tape stops.
Thundercat's recognizable pacy, soft and psychedelic baseline kicks things off, with some tip-ta...
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7

Sounds like:
Saba,
Nujabes,
Mac Miller
By
Shira Solomon
on
Nov 19, 2018
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Wow. We did not expect this out of Bronson. The same guy who starred in a potty-mouthed Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and rapped about face-to-face toilets created White Bronco, a jazzy-chilled out escapade bursting with bright, dizzy synth loops, sul...
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8

Sounds like:
Captain Murphy,
MF DOOM,
Dabrye
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jul 12, 2018
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I'm going to cop this on vinyl. It's a special release that deserves to be remembered. Increasingly it seems that vinyl is the only way to really ensure an LP or EP is going to have life beyond say a month, or a year.
Your staple albums will follow...
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