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HOOPDREAMS – “Spirit Momentum” Video Gallery + DARKSUMMER Limited Edition Release (w/ Full Album Stream)

Hand-picked video artists were invited to give their interpretations for HOOPDREAMS' short track, "Spirit Momentum," in this abstract motion art gallery.

Apr 18

by Vivian Hua

Compare & Contrast: Mao Zedong, Then And Now

Dictators! Love them or hate them (philosophically-speaking), it's hard to argue that a Communist aesthetic a la Mao Zedong or Joseph Stalin doesn't have a compelling color palette and welcome vintage grain associated with it. Perhaps in spite of themselves -- or perhaps not -- illustrators and artists the world over are constantly reinventing these...

Apr 8

by Vivian Hua

Extended Listen: Clipd Beaks – WAKE + Hanetration Mix

“It’s effectively a bunch of drones, glitches and sound collages, but there’s real variation in there; some amazing textures, tones, rhythms and melodies. Plus a Malian kora/cello duet, a bagpipe solo and an improvisation by a five-year-old elephant.” - Hanetration

Mar 27

by Admin

Multicultural Sounds: Waxploitation + ZZK Records Compilation

Multicultural Sounds travels the world for contemporary reinventions of cultural staples. A quick post regarding this compilation from Waxploitation and ZZK Records! According to Diplo, “ZZK is the first label to push the sound of Argentina from the villa (ghettos) to the uptown. ZZK is a big part in bringing this to the attention...Read...

Feb 23

by Admin

Spectral Hypnosis : Tomat, Hanetration, Father Murphy MP3 Streams & Downloads

SPECTRAL HYPNOSIS A recurring series, featuring mesmerizing songs for one to lose sense of time and space, mind and body. In today’s post, we focus on drone and Europeans manipulating the shit out of genre in exceptionally creative ways. We will begin at the bottom of a deep, dark hole with Father Murphy, gradually climb...Read...

Feb 16

by Vivian Hua

Lapalux – When You’re Gone Album Review

Stuart Howard, or better known as Essex’s Lapalux, has been refining and experimenting with electronic music for quite some time now, and he’s no stranger to diverse and fringe technological music — which is both a blessing and a curse on When You’re Gone. It’s strange trying to critique this album as a whole package,...Read...

Feb 13

by Vivian Hua

Com Truise Interview: Unabashedly ’80s

"Synthesizers were finally fully integrated into ['80s] pop culture, music and movies. It was a unique period of musical experimentation in a very broad context." -- Sean Haley of Com Truise

Jan 26

by Karla Hernandez

Mwahaha – Love Music Video

Perhaps when thou art in love, a chorus of angels descend upon thee like Mwahaha… at least if you are entangled in love of a particularly twisted variety, full of contortion and an intense degree of harmonic and visual discomfort. If falling in love is like “Love,” it’s a bit like falling slow-motion into timelessly...Read...

Jan 23

by Vivian Hua

2011 Year-End Respect For Album Cover Art: Digital Illustration, Drawing, Design

Our third-annual album cover art feature uses interviews with artists and musicians to highlight the philosophical, thematic, and conceptual significance of great album cover artwork. THE BREAKDOWN 12 Collage + 14 Digital Illustration, Drawing, Design + 19 Illustration, Painting, Drawing + 8 Black And White Photography + 22 Color Photography + 6 Deluxe Packaging...Read...

Dec 31

by Admin

2011 Year-End Respect For Album Cover Art: Collage

Our third-annual album cover art feature uses interviews with artists and musicians to highlight the philosophical, thematic, and conceptual significance of great album cover artwork. THE BREAKDOWN 12 Collage + 14 Digital Illustration, Drawing, Design + 19 Illustration, Painting, Drawing + 8 Black And White Photography + 22 Color Photography + 6 Deluxe Packaging...Read...

Dec 31

by Admin