By
sweeney kovar
on
Jul 1, 2015
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Your boy KONE is a business man. An acclaimed producer and DJ, the well-groomed entrepreneur also heads the nascent New Los Angeles indie imprint that's put out everything from post-Project Blowed hip-hop to electronic experimental records.
Now, aft...
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By
sean o
on
Jun 30, 2015
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Canadian producer Elaquent cites beatmakers like J Dilla and DJ Premier as early influences that helped guide him down the music production path.
"Golly Jeez," the first single off Elaquent's upcoming Good Karma LP, reminds me of those legendary art...
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By
sean o
on
Jun 29, 2015
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"Zombie" is the sprawling, ear-catching first act of Armadillo, a new duo formed by producer Caleb Stone and guitarist Justin Tolan.
The instrumental feels mildly inspired by the free-flowing, experimental style of BBNG. I can't tell if the tune's m...
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By
sweeney kovar
on
Jun 27, 2015
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Chad Valencia keeps cooking up some marvelous shit. That is actually literal. The producer is as passionate about beets as he is about beats (sorry, I had to).
Lasa is his culinary home, but when it comes to music, Yuk rolls with My Hollow Drum, a ...
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By
sean o
on
Jun 9, 2015
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When the Molo boys approached me about teaming up for a premiere, I wondered what the hell had taken so long. We hadn't formally worked together since May 2014's release of "The Ghosts Are Dancing."
Luckily for us, Molo's generosity comes in the for...
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By
sweeney kovar
on
Jun 9, 2015
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Alexandre Francisco Diaphra is a Guinea-Bissauan songwriter and musician, blending jazz, West African rhythms, poetry, and hip-hop to create a subtle but powerful alchemy on his debut album, Diaphra's Blackbook of Beats.
The lazy wobble of "O Bode C...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
on
May 17, 2015
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It's Sunday Night, which means it's time to chill. And what better way to kick it off with a bit of background instrumental beat?
Lone to the rescue! He's been uploading tracks from way back when (this one was released in 2008) for the past couple d...
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By
sean o
on
Apr 30, 2015
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Between the ads, promoted posts, and major label takedowns, SoundCloud is changing from a platform for emerging artists into, well, a business.
Luckily I can still use the service to connect with producers like Guru Quasar, whose breezy, jazz-inspir...
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