Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap
It seems like a bit of a contradiction to critique hip-hop, a genre built on the reinvention of sound, for its lack of originality; yet, it has grown into something…
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Substantial – Jackin' Jill
The public has seen the emergence of a newly trend of upcoming talent paying homage to their hip-hop icons by crafting tribute albums. Elzhi’s Elmatic and Fashawn’s Ode To Illmatic are…
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Clouds – Man Out of Dubs
If the haunted voice behind Tannhauser Acid Works told us anything, it's that Scottish duo Clouds are exactly what the name implies. Their Turbo laden catalog has seen them float over current trends and…
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Kastle – Kastle
San Francisco producer Barrett Richards has been making music for many years under a few different musical alter egos. His latest project, Kastle, is a slight departure from the hard-hitting…
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Felix K – Flowers Of Destruction
Felix K, who has been part of the electronic music scene in Berlin since 1995 – and now a luminary, is about to release his debut album on his co-owned…
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The Flaming Lips – The Terror
It's been almost 30 years since The Flaming Lips broke onto the music scene, and we can surely all remember the '90s smash hit "She Don't Use Jelly" (marking their…
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Slaine – The Boston Project
Slaine’s The Boston Project isn’t for you, you who have done your laundry, risen, brushed your teeth, put on a clean pair of socks. Neither is it for you, who’ve…
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Letherette – Letherette
An album, like a perfect DJ set, should take the listener through a journey. It can be difficult, but in this case, for Letherette, it seemed to come easily to…
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Tyler The Creator – Wolf
Tyler The Creator has established a brand to his name—and a verbal spit wad-spewing precedent to say the least—confirmed when you can’t help but chuckle at the irony of a…
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Kid Cudi – Indicud
“I don’t need, I don’t need nobody,” sings Kid Cudi at the beginning of "Solo Dolo Pt. II," which appears to be the mantra … for his new album? More…
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Bonobo – The North Borders
The North Borders is the newest release from downtempo electronic guru, Bonobo, marking his first full length release since 2010's Black Sands. The record opens with "First Fires", a track that builds slowly,…
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Randomer – RNDMR001
We laughed we screamed to his last lone outing on Hemlock Recordings—now one of the UK's most prized producers Rohan Walder, better known as Randomer, is looking to take matters into…
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