Why am I always entranced by a female's vocals over a mellow, edgy beat? I am so impressed by the quality of this song and how lovely the voices blend. I love how every time I give it a listen, the song feels new and alive with a unfamiliarity. It might have to do with the male and female vocal combination, which makes it not as accessible if you're trying to sing along. You have to find a vocal register that works for you, so that you're not totally making a boob of yourself in lower and higher tones. For [...]
Benin City | Fires In The Park by Lee Adcock Genre-bending has become so commonplace in our great big alternative universe of music, that it’s become difficult to get psyched about yet another this/that fusion. But fused genre trio Benin City have welded together a striking (and remarkably definitive) new style on their debut LP, Fires In The Park . With utter disregard to boundaries or hipster pretensions, they’ve meshed hip-hop flows, drum n’ bass beats, electro details, and jazzy instrumentation, [...]
Photoshoot : The Babies + Big Deal + Spectral Park au Point Éphémère L'objectif d'hartzine était au Point Éphémère le 28 mai pour une Route du Rock Session électrique emmenée par les New-Yorkais de The Babies dont le premier concert parisien, organisé par nos soins il y a un peu plus d'un an, avait déjà été une réussite ( vidéo ). Pour l'occasion, Cassie Ramone et Kevin Morby étaient notamment introduits sur scène par les Anglais de Spectral Park, dont on avait déjà parlé - en bien - ici . [...]
When they're not spinning records and entertaining fans many DJs return home to their families to deliver a different kind of entertainment. They trade in their records for tutus and crowns, funny faces, cotton candy, and matching attire. In honor of Father's Day we've decided to shift our focus from their DJ duties to their diaper daddy duties. 1. Meet Winter Rose (1), Steve Angello's youngest daughter and princess-in-training. 2. Steve teaching his girls every DJ's favorite pose. [...]
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UK bass manipulator Walton has returned with a 3-track EP on Hyperdub before his debut LP titled Beyond lands later on this year. Limited to only 300 vinyl copies, according to the press release "once it's gone, it's gone". As one of Hyperdub's youngest and possibly underrated producers he more than proves his place with both cuts; Baby 's a pedigree slice of dynamic feminine pressure, nuff vocals for the gyal, shuddering robot sounds for the blokes and a straight up killer groove for anyone who can't be arsed with those daft stereotypes. Whilst possibly not as [...]
Loz Contreras is an incredibly underrated artist. I first heard him after he remixed 'Closing In' with Mt Eden, and I was hooked. Today, he dropped what must be a teaser for one of the biggest Drum & Bass tunes this Summer. The vocal sample is overflowing with energy, and the funk factor makes this [...]
Sup’ Berlin? - Wer auf Gute-Laune-Pop steht, ist bei The Babies an der richtigen Adresse. Die machen nicht nur zu Hause Lust auf spontane Tanzeinlagen, sondern auch bei Festivals - wie ich auf dem Primavera kürzlich feststellen durfte. Die Kollaboration zwischen Cassie Ramone von den Vivian Girls und Kevin Morby von Woods hat sich letztes Jahr zu meinem absoluten Band Highlight gemausert und auch in 2013 kann ich nicht aufhören, ihre beiden veröffentlichen Scheiben Our House on the Hill (2012) [...]
Only a few seconds into Jungle 's video for "Platoon" and you know something amazing is afoot. Starring the same kid who adorns the single cover , the video for this groovy, soulful number features some of the best dance moves we've seen in a while. Watch it above. Jungle's debut AA-single comes out July 15th via Chess Club . STREAM: Jungle - "Platoon"
Nachdem Janos den Anfang gemacht hat und sein erstes Mal beschrieb ziehe ich jetzt mit meinen PRIMAVERA SOUND 2013 Eindrücken und ein paar analogen Impressionen (ihr wisst schon.. Film und so) nach. Bereits Ende Januar war die Vorfreude groß. Die ersten Bestätigungen fürs diesjährige Primavera flatterten rein und es war klar: Da muss man hin! Ein Highlight folgte dem anderen: My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Blur, Wu-Tang Clan . Ist ja nicht so, dass man oft die Chance erhält, so viele Künstler auf einmal [...]
Best of Instagram is a feature from Dancing Astronaut that showcases our favorite pictures from our favorite DJs on Instagram each week. This week, we feature gems from Krewella, Steve Angello, and Borgore. 1. "Keeping it turnt #edcchicago," via @borgore 2. "Las Vegas is a fascinating place ! @WinterRosea ," via @steveangello 3. "Love it when the Spanish try to spell my name," [...]
Best of Instagram is a feature from Dancing Astronaut that showcases our favorite pictures from our favorite DJs on Instagram each week. This week, we feature gems from Claude VonStroke, Dirty South, Chuckie, and more. 1. "Wut," via @louisahhh 2. "Life," via @dirtysouth 3. "Happy birthday to my little man @joshuanarain !!! 6 years old already! What a boss...LOL," via @djchuckie [...]
We're bringing you deep, disco vibes aplenty this week, with a brand new line-up of some of the freshest jams we've been bumping as of late. The knights of feel good, French Express , make a dual appearance this time around with an incredible new one from Moon Boots , and a brilliant remix of one of the best tracks of last year, Chris Malinchak's So Good To Me, courtesy of UK producer EJECA . Up-and-comers Branded James and Dude Skywalker also bring the heat with some great new tunes. Each one of these tracks is a [...]
Woodsist Festival will happen again this year in Big Sur, California and it features three days of Woodsist and non-Woodsist affiliated acts . The Woodsist Festival will convene on September 22, 23, and 28th and it has the forefathers Woods along with can't-miss-stuff like The Babies, Foxygen, White Fence, Real Estate, and Jessica Pratt. Get the details below. From Woodsist: Woodsist and (((folkYEAH!))) are pleased to announce this year’s Woodsist Festival, returning to the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, CA for the 4th year in a row, as well [...]
Woodsist Festival will happen again this year in Big Sur, California and it features three days of Woodsist and non-Woodsist affiliated acts . The Woodsist Festival will convene on September 22, 23, and 28th and it has the forefathers Woods along with can't-miss-stuff like The Babies, Foxygen, White Fence, Real Estate, and Jessica Pratt. Get the details below. From Woodsist: Woodsist and (((folkYEAH!))) are pleased to announce this year’s Woodsist Festival, returning to the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, CA for the 4th year in a row, as well [...]
Moosic, moosic, moosic Mid-May and the weather is, well, let's just say it's moody... Simply click play below to begin today's playlist. - For past playlists see here . Follow The G-Man on: Facebook -- Twitter -- Pinterest -- Mixcloud [...]
Best of Instagram is a feature from Dancing Astronaut that showcases our favorite pictures from our favorite DJs on Instagram each week. This week, we feature gems from Steve Angello, Afrojack, and Diplo. 1. "I didn't tweet too much yesterday because I was busy!!!! Lol," via @djchuckie 2. "Big stack of old rave fliers from the SF underground.... God I miss all the crazy creativity that went into those," via @bassnectar [...]
In the last year, Rudimental have swarmed ears with an impressive number of quality hit singles and caught the attention of audiences around the world. The quartet perform as an electronic band and although "Feel The Love" was the track that first drew attention, they've also released big tracks like "Not Giving In," "Spoons," and "Waiting All Night" in the last year. Their latest, "Baby" features vocals from in demand UK vocalists MNEK (also heard on Duke Dumont's "Need U (100%)") and Sinead Harnett (featured on two Disclosure tracks) and strays far away from the foursome's drum and [...]
Best of Instagram is a feature from Dancing Astronaut that showcases our favorite pictures from our favorite DJs on Instagram each week. This week, we feature gems from Steve Angello, Afrojack, and Diplo. 1. "Halfway through organizing my shoes! #sneakers," via @steveangello 2. "Chillaxin!! #rainbow ," via @pasqualerotella 3. "So great to be part of the Beyoncé opening act with Eva [...]
For the past couple of months I've been on a serious war path, following any and all productions that young UK upstart MNEK has put out. This guy is as talented at producing as he is as a vocalist, but when he links up with Rudimental - it's on a whole 'nother level! Their last collaboration ' Spoons ' with Syron is STILL in heavy rotation on the iPod. Today we get a preview of Rudimental's latest song ' Baby ' featuring MNEK [...]
The Bingers play Schubas on Wednesday | Photo by Drew Reynolds Welcome to Weekly Diversions! This is our new weekly show calendar in which we preview our local show picks for Monday through Thursday. MONDAY OOZING WOUND Seeing how it's Metal Monday, in cool people's camps at least, it's fitting that Oozing Wound plays this evening. Featuring two members of the now defunct Cacaw (drummer Kyle [...]
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