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Track Review: Rustie – “Triadzz”/”Slasherr”

Will RyanMarch 20, 2013

Rustie is experiencing a groundswell that hasn't really let up since the Glaswegian released his full-length debut, Glass Swords, on Warp in 2011. With the prod...

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Listen: Rustie – “Triadzz”

Will RyanMarch 18, 2013

Can't help but take notice whenever Rustie's around. A couple weeks after the killer b-side off the Glaswegian's upcoming 12" for Numbers, "Slasherr," arrived...

Emika announces sophomore LP, DVA

Will RyanMarch 14, 2013

Emika's 2011 self-titled debut was one of the more unique and moody vocal-driven beat albums to come out in the last few years--a mixture of lounge-y bass mus...

Album Review: Rhye – Woman

Will RyanMarch 8, 2013

Woman opens with the sound of blossoming strings, brass, woodwinds, and harp before settling and moving into the main body of "Open." The album that follows tak...

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Podcast: BPMfm 3-7-13

Will RyanMarch 7, 2013

This week we're joined by ex-BPMer and organic gardening expert Erik Burg to discuss music from Waxahatchee, Pete Swanson, Youth Lagoon, Planningtorock, Rhy...

Album Review: Shlohmo – Laid Out

Will RyanMarch 6, 2013

Laid Out is Los Angeles producer Shlohmo aka Henry Laufer's first batch of new songs since last year's three-track Vacation EP. It's a much more significant wor...

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Track Review: AlunaGeorge – “Attracting Flies”

Will RyanMarch 1, 2013

A lot has happened in the intervening space between 2012's seminal "Your Drums, Your Love" and London R&B duo AlunaGeorge's newest single, "Attracting Flies...

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Album Review: Autre Ne Veut – Anxiety

Will RyanFebruary 25, 2013

Pop music's recent fetishization by more underground and independent circles of music hasn't arrived completely without baggage. Nostalgia plays a great role in...

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Full Album Stream: Julia Brown – to be close to you

Will RyanFebruary 22, 2013

The newest project from ex-Teen Suicide leader, Sam Ray, just released their debut full-length on bandcamp. The project's called Julia Brown and the album's...

Track Review: Shlohmo – “Don’t Say No” (Feat. How To Dress Well)

Will RyanFebruary 20, 2013

Shlohmo's patient shift from the earthy, weirdo hip-hop sonics of his sophomore masterwork, Bad Vibes, to the trap-indebted dystopian pop he's currently produci...

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