The conversation surrounding the collision of hip hop and electronic music has raged for the past 12 months or so without any regard for history or really any respect for context. In that time, certain media outlets have decided to differentiate between things like "trap rap" and "Trap", while ignoring hip hop's roots in dance music and its current incantation (not a new phenomenon by the way) as the predominant form of regional American club music. Amidst this shit storm of misappropriation accusati ons and general ignorance, a small sect of producers have arisen with the goal of mixing the two medicines (hip [...]
LA based record label Innovative Leisure released a new compilation featuring Machinedrum letting lose like a boss on the track Whatnot . Just look at that photo…straight boss. The compilation presented by Low Limit of Lazer Sword takes house tracks from Background Sound and Braille, techno from Ghosts on Tape, and more amazingness from the likes of Click & Whistles and Anenon. Set, game, match. - Conrad Machinedrum - Whatnot Free Download
“Gelatin Silver (Flutters),” produced by one of Red Bull Music Academy ’s forward thinking alumni, Anenon , can be found on Ouroboros, a compilation curated by Bryant Rutledge a.k.a Low Limit . Ouroboros is a showcase of North American artists who are pushing the boundaries of electronic music and features the talents of Machinedrum , HxdB , Obey City , and more. You can stream it over at FACT here . “Gelatin Silver (Flutters)” is a short high. The melodies move so smoothly that, despite the fact that the track clocks [...]
Back in 2008, a video popped up on youtube featuring a then unknown Lunice popping, locking and dropping (it) to a then relatively unknown Lazer Sword 's "Gucci Sweatshirt". The video became moderately popular at the time, making its way around various social circles and then fading into black like every other video from 2008 (except for this one ). The song offered a sort of glitchy pre-amble to Lazer Sword's later work, but is almost indistinguishable from Memory , the duo's latest album. "Gucci Sweatshirt" was officially released in [...]
On 27th November, Californian taste-makers Innovative Leisure will release the 'Ouroboros' compilation featuring tracks from, among others, Obey City , Clicks & Whistles , and Lazer Sword 's Low Limit (who curated the project). It's primarily a U.S.-centric release, showcasing the increasing convergence between LA Beat and the downtempo house and techno of Bristol and London. On top of the artists I've already mentioned, the release will also feature a brand new track from Travis " Machinedrum " Stewart. His contribution, 'Whatnot', is a sultry blend of lo-fi breakbeat [...]
In 2010, Travis Stewart, the man behind Machinedrum gave you two options. There was Rooms , his juke-inspired chop-shop of a record that inspired raves from Son Raw and his diss of "Moombahton malarkey." Biden was rumored to have stolen this phrase for use in his debate against Paul Ryan, but sources revealed at the last second that the VP candidate was more of a Rage man. Stewart's other assault was Sepalcure, a duo who made music ostensibly inspired by romance novels written by ghosts, the time that Burial took them whale watching (for field [...]
Trap music bled into beat music and now it's coming back around again. Music in 2012 is a ouroboros. Nocando has a birthright to this, considering he's the been the resident rapper at Low End Theory since people were still chopping up soul samples thinking that was all it took to be Dilla. Everything is now trap and this is the natural halfway point. A stuttering bass-heavy rumble from Low Limit and raps that stay true to the West Coast Blowedian sensibilities and Nocando's stage-tested ability to cook. The song asks the one question all of us want to know: [...]
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Nocando unleashes a new track "¿₩H€R€$ TH€ MON€¥?" produced by Low Limit. This is the only question that I have for any politician that wants my vote.
Two Inch Punch “Love Mix” for Dummy Mag Been on repeat. So dope. shufflerfm : Two Inch Punch “Love Mix” for Dummy Mag Seriously amazing mix from one of the hottest artists on the rise, RnB-infused, sextronic “lovestep” sensation Two Inch Punch . This mix made my week. It’s all you need this weekend. Subscribe to Two Inch Punch’s Music Channel [...]
★★★★☆ Capitalizing on bass music’s extended reach, Lazer Sword lock in on a sound where the walls are closing in. You have "Point of Return" bashing away, and "Out the Door" really putting the squeeze on you. Through kindheartedness or luck the San Francisco swordsmen then let you push out into freedom, creating an LP programming a kind of concertina effect for speaker stacks, thrusting then recoiling. Mastering the lithe yet heavy, the hammer and tong of juke in near casual cruise control will never give you a moment’s peace – this is a Monkeytown product [...]
Photo by Christopher Wilson [Monkeytown Records] California/Berlin production team Lazer Sword spent much of their early years working on glitchy, bassy variants of instrumental hip-hop, most notably Bay Area hyphy music. Recently, however, the duo have inched ever closer to European club electronics, draining off much of the excess of that early template. Lando Kal's (his other half is Low Limit) solo material has recently moved in [...]
Modeselektor's Monkeytown Records have announced they will be releasing the long-awaited second album from LA duo Lando Kal and Low Limit aka Lazer Sword . Just under two years since the release of their debut LP Lazer Sword are releasing 'Memory', a notable departure from the wobbly dubstep and thumping electroclash of Lazer Sword past. With Modeselektor and Monkeytown's track record being pretty much a perfect ten right now, it should stand to reason that this will be at least half as good as the latest Mouse [...]
You might have heard of these dudes before. Spawned around the San Francisco Bay, Low Limit from Portland, Oregon (who has since been a Brainfeeder favourite) and Lando Kal (who moved to New York, now Berlin) formed as one under the name Lazer Sword . They've released a split 123 on Glasgow's Numbers label, and an album on Innovative Leisure . Seperately, Lando has released stuff on Numbers , Amsterdam's Rush Hour and London's Hotflush , whilst Low Limit has put out on Manchester's Fat City [...]
Here are some things you need to know about Low Limit: he lives in LA; he sometimes returns to San Fran to throw parties with his crew, Icee Hot; he has had tracks released by Numbers, Fat City, and Monkeytown, with the new Lazer Sword LP due for a 2012 release on that label; and finally he runs a pretty sweet GIF blog. For his mix, Low Limit blends a range of music that combines to create his signature sound, as he explains: ‘I recorded this mix on a train between [...]
Upon my arrival back to LA this week, I heard a ton of buzz surrounding LDFD, a relatively new 19 year old electronic producer from Texas, who recently released his Outtacontrol EP on Daedelus' Magical Properties imprint. The EP is pretty remarkable, and is one of the few new American records I can think of, aside from Salva's Complex Housing , taking cues from the burgeoning progressive electronic scene in the UK right now. And though LDFD definitely has his own unique twist on things, there's an unmistakable influence on the title track from crews like Night [...]
La dernière fois nous avons accosté sur les terres américaines, donc nous allons y rester. Accordons l'honneur de commencer ce post avec le groupe Lazer Sword . Duo composé de deux producteurs d'exception, Low Limit & Lando Kal , ont su sortir du lot grâce à leur prods renforcées en sonorités jeux vidéos et un avec certaine touche Glitch . Low Limit - Trapperkeeper Lando Kal - Fuzzy Ankles Lazer Sword - Koopa Boss Mode [...]
La dernière fois nous avons accosté sur les terres américaines, donc nous allons y rester. Accordons l'honneur de commencer ce post avec le groupe Lazer Sword . Duo composé de deux producteurs d'exception, Low Limit & Lando Kal , ont su sortir du lot grâce à leur prods renforcées en sonorités jeux vidéos et un avec certaine touche Glitch . Low Limit - Trapperkeeper Lando Kal - Fuzzy Ankles Lazer Sword - Koopa Boss Mode [...]
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