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Mike Waite

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I received my degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, and Virginia is still home. Apart from my yearly pilgrimage to Moogfest and occasional shows in DC, Detroit, and New York, I like to stick to the fringes, with an eye always open toward music that is forward-thinking and unique, whatever the genre.

Sun Glitters reworks Stumbleine and Violet Skies' "Her Touch" [Download]

20 seconds into Sun Glitters’ remix of Stumbleine and Violet Skies’ collaboration, “Her Touch,” everything goes quiet, and the beat drops. This is a bit strange, as Sun Glitters, real…

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Teen Daze remixes classic Caribou track "Sun" [Download]

Dan Snaith's Caribou project returns this fall with a new LP, Our Love, and a tour. To celebrate, Teen Daze has offered up a free remix of "Sun," the woozy, cyclical cut from Caribou's…

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Machinedrum shares new track "Hazel Ash" [Download]

North Carolina native Travis Stewart has been making music as Machinedrum for over a decade, but he’s just now starting to turn heads. His breakthrough album, last year’s excellent Vapor…

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Get hedonistic with Martyn's "Love of Pleasure" off new EP 'Forgiveness'

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a release from Dutch producer Martijn Deykers, better known as Martyn; his last full length, Ghost People, was put out by Brainfeeder in…

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patten drops the latest volume in his 'Re-Edits' mix series [Download]

London-based producer patten has risen quite quickly, and largely through an unorthodox method. While his own releases of sample-based IDM have been put out in the past by No Pain…

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Y.O.U set to drop 'Volvic' EP, shares electro pop anthem "You Are Everything" [Premiere]

Manchester-based electro pop producer Elliot Williams, aka Y.O.U, is the kind of artist who can win you over in about five seconds; his songs sparkle immediately with catchy, high-on-life exuberance.…

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Taylor McFerrin and friends impress with jazzy cut "Already There"

Taylor McFerrin, a rising talent on Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder label, has been steadily releasing tasty samples from his forthcoming debut LP Early Riser, out June 3rd. For his latest cut,…

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Trentemøller drops video for haunting cut "Deceive"

Danish producer Anders Trentemøller is a master when it comes to sinister, shifty-eyed electronic music. His fourth album, Lost, was released last year on his own label, In My Room,…

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Rome Fortune shares the Four Tet-produced "One Time For"

Atlanta rapper Rome Fortune has largely flown under the radar thus far, hardly a household name even for your most avid hip-hop nerd. Still, there’s reason to believe that his…

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Brainfeeder wordsmith Azizi Gibson shares new track "Crown Violet"

Azizi Gibson is a refreshingly humble rapper, as is evident in the quirky, comedically self-deprecating lyrics of his new track, the Kamandi-produced “Crown Violet.” “My shoes don’t fit,” “my breath…

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Stream Dave Harrington's debut EP 'Before This There Was One Heart But A Thousand Thoughts'

DARKSIDE’s debut LP Psychic was one of the surprise masterpieces of last year, a brooding, sultry slice of dark dance rock. Nicolas Jaar had already been making waves with his…

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Fis announces new EP 'Iterations,' shares nightmarish "Womb Dream"

New Zealand based producer Oliver Peryman, a.k.a. Fis, is one of the more recent discoveries from dark electronic powerhouse Tri Angle Records, who have also put out music by artists…

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Sun Glitters reworks Stumbleine and Violet Skies' "Her Touch" [Download]

Teen Daze remixes classic Caribou track "Sun" [Download]

Machinedrum shares new track "Hazel Ash" [Download]

Get hedonistic with Martyn's "Love of Pleasure" off new EP 'Forgiveness'

patten drops the latest volume in his 'Re-Edits' mix series [Download]

Y.O.U set to drop 'Volvic' EP, shares electro pop anthem "You Are Everything" [Premiere]

Taylor McFerrin and friends impress with jazzy cut "Already There"

Trentemøller drops video for haunting cut "Deceive"

Rome Fortune shares the Four Tet-produced "One Time For"

Brainfeeder wordsmith Azizi Gibson shares new track "Crown Violet"

Stream Dave Harrington's debut EP 'Before This There Was One Heart But A Thousand Thoughts'

Fis announces new EP 'Iterations,' shares nightmarish "Womb Dream"

LIFEOFTHOM shares immersive single "READY OR NOT" (ft. Blvck Svm)

Natanya Demonstrates Her Whimsical Style With "Dangerous" (video)

Romantic vibes meet tropical beats in Star2's "Mamacita" [Video]

Good Moraale shares vivid single, "I Swear to You"

Sink shares dark yet elegant debut album 'Flaw State'

Matt Oakley is redefining country music with heart, soul and modernity

Texas’ Blacktop Mojo does rock music the way it should be done

Tha Rapper Haiti blends authentic style with musical passion

Glorybots redefines rock with latest album 'mad.end'

From Machismo To Mujeres: Women As The Face Of Reggaeton

4 things I learned on the 'Call Me If You Get Lost' tour

4 things every artist needs to think about in 2022