Following up on 2011’s critically acclaimed Rhythm and FX EP, Nu-funk pioneers, the All Good Funk Alliance, release their newest record entitled Jacks of all Trades on Fort Knox Recordings. The duo, comprised of Frank Cueto and Rusty Belieck, has played in clubs around the world, opened up for James [...]
Skrillex knows how to create attention. He has been at the center of some horribly unintelligent tweets, resurrected the shaved on one side hair style, rumored that he's died and forced the Grammys to pay attention to EDM and create a separate category. "Make It Bun Dem" with Damian Marley [...]
On Maya Jane Coles Not Listening DJ Kicks Single, the young and surprising DJ flexes her house music chops. The Single is released in anticipation of an album of collaborated tracks with DJ to be released later in the year. The title track evokes what the young Londoner is beginning [...]
Contemporary disco (or “Nu-Disco”) is a genre of which many American EDM-listeners may not be aware. The term was coined as early as 2002 by record stores and online vendors and referred to European electronic artists who took influence from 1970’s American Disco. Today, Nu-Disco is most widely recognized in [...]
On Our Gigantic Mistake, John Tejada & Justin Maxwell, create an aural landscape to get easily lost in. The EP is only three tracks but the shortest is comes in at 5 minutes and 20 seconds, giving the listener enough time to fully explore what Tejada and Maxwell have accomplished. [...]
DJ Aakmael's Crack EP is a two track exploration of simple beats underneath washed out synthesized electronic grooving. The simple beats keep the EP from getting too hurried and keep the necessary movement to light swaying and knowing head bopping. The first track, Crack, is the foundation. It begins with [...]
New on the scene, LA based producer Taylor Freels, better known as Urulu, released his second EP this March on Exploited Records. The three track EP, entitled “Across the Sky,” is a comfortable blend between old school house sensibilities and modern soul, creating something both easily accessible as well as [...]
The Green House Vol. 1 is a compilation of 4 songs by 4 various artists put together by Green House Records as a preview for various styles of music that they represent. The first track is Sax Sex by artist GNP. Sax Sex is an ambient tropical dance track with [...]
It’s difficult to give background to London-based musician and producer Aaron Jerome. For one, his stage name, SBTRKT (pronounced “subtract”), is meant to create a distance between his personality and his music. Also, he wears native ceremonial masks while on stage to insure his anonymity. Yet, when I listened to [...]
Midnight Magic, formed in 2006, tries to capture soul and bravado on their latest EP, What the Eyes Can't See. This EP is a homage to early 70's disco and horn driven dance tracks. What the Eyes Can't See balances the necessary elements without becoming a parody or joke. The [...]