Last December, Loci Recordings, started by Emancipator, put out their first release, Tor’s Drum Therapy. The album really blew me away, and snuck in as a last minute favorite of 2012. Drum Therapy has a very organic feel to it, constructed of mostly acoustic instruments yet arranged in a format more similar to dance music.…
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Flight Facilities – Stand Still feat. Micky Green (Wave Racer Remix)
Read moreWave Racer has been at the forefront of 2013’s resurgence of lush, nostalgic bass music. Think of Wave Racer as the footwork counterpart to Trippy Turtle‘s excursions in Jersey club music, both genres relying on repetition and staccato kicks which lend danceability to their glistening soundscapes. His remix of Stand Still is no different, from the…
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Snubluck – Growth
Read moreGrowth is the title of Snubluck’s new EP off Far Arden Recordings. Although not a name I was familiar with previously, I am really excited by this Denver based producer. Combining the proper ratio of mellow and weird, Growth has a lazy day feel, something you put on the morning after staying out all night. Snubluck warps…
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Bukez Finezt – Introduction
Read moreBukez Finezt needs no introduction to the dubstep crowd, this German producer has been killing it for years, but he is relatively unknown outside that scene. For you newbies, Introduction is a fitting… introduction… to his sound. Always original, always wonky, Bukez kills the melody on this tune with twinkling, high-pitched bleeps that delicately dance around…
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Soulular – Heartblast
Read moreIt’s about time that everybody becomes acquainted with chill bass artist Soulular…and it’s the perfect time to do so. His newest work, arguably some of his best, released yesterday on the almighty Gravitas Recordings. This dude makes some of the most unique, emotional, chilled out bass music out there. His music is chalked full of chopped…
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Three Days at Firefly (Festival Documentary)
Read moreOver the summer from June 27th through July 1st the town of Flagstaff, Arizona becomes a magical destination to many in the transformational music festival family. Another reason it was special to me besides the art, workshops, and music was being blessed with the opportunity to share my musical taste with the Firefly Family for my…