Grouper - 'Demona' (Dead Moon Cover)

It's always reassuring to hear an artist nail their sound, but it's also refreshing to hear an artist progress and develop their sound. What makes an artist stand out is when an artist is comfortable incorporating their old sound with their new sound, creating a mixture of both familiar and unfamiliar territory.

A take on Dead Moon's "Demona" is still Grouper, but with some straightforwardness. The druggy, Clams Casino-like murkiness still wraps around Grouper's production. The voice is still buried in thick reverb and the guitar's distortion still stresses the song's mood. "Demona" is Grouper's take on punk and she has managed to shape it the way she best represents herself.

Grouper - Demona (Dead Moon Cover)
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Previously :: first listen // Grouper - 'Alien Observer' (Luminary Youth Remix)
Grouper - Alien Observer (Luminary Youth Remix)

Video :: Raleigh Moncrief - 'Don't Shoot'

Raleigh Moncrief - "Don't Shoot" from anticon. on Vimeo.

Video :: Desire - 'Don't Call'

Time Wharp - BLK EP

Atlanta-born beat innovator Time Wharp releases his first EP on the Astro Nautico label with a gorgeously abstract 7 track piece entitled, BLK. Following up with his previous EP, GRN, he lurks down a different path from his riding down-tempo beat based exhibition. This time round he's back with a heavier bass infused juke 2-step configuration that speaks out fairly nicely in todays current trend of electronic sounds. Featuring a tune with the beloved Divine Interface and remixes from RAJA, The Range, and Obey City; Time Wharp completely hits the mark with this one. Highly incorrigible tunes beginning to end. Download for free at the labels bandcamp...


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Previously :: Time Wharp - 'YrLyf'
Time Wharp - YrLyf

PORTALS mixtape #1

So if you have not yet heard of the newly established blog collective, Portals, I highly suggest you familiarize yourselves with the sixteen excellent music blogs that make up of it. Pushing the sound and passion for a rapidly growing movement in today's musical atmosphere is exactly what we need more of. These sixteen blogs include some of the finest in the blogsphere; Smoke Don't Smoke, Life Aquatic, Pasta Primavera, Flashlight Tag, and several others. They've materialized a 16 track mixtape, one track hosted by each blog. Some incredible artists on here. Download off their bandcamp or below...

Portals mixtape #1 (click to download)

Bukit Timah - Bukit Timah

Oakland's psychedelic experiment, Bukit Timah, recently came up on my radar from a submission he left in my inbox. To my discovery I uncovered a beautiful two sided piece that explores a collage of humming and brewing lo-fi drum loops and sample-based found sounds. It's finely cut and strangely arranged manner files itself through the works of his mpc 2000xl and sp-303. Both sides clock in at fifteen minutes, and leave you thirsting for more abstract heaviness. If that's what you dig that is. I really dig it and I think a listen is highly necessary for those of you who enjoy explorative sounds. Download the two sides over at his soundcloud or bandcamp.

Video :: ASAP Rocky - 'Wassup'

Tony Devotion - 'Steel Is Real' (REKchampa Edit)

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Rekchampa takes Tony Devotion's, 'Steel Is Real', and edits it into
breathing industrial rhythm pattern. It's on point, as usual from the dude. Download it below from Stefan's soundcloud...

Video :: ScHoolBoy Q - 'Hands On The Wheel ft. A$AP Rocky'

Drake - 'Over My Dead Body' (D33J Drowned Radio Remix)

I have yet another remix to share with you guys. D33J did another rework of Drake and this time its his so called 'Drowned Radio Remix'. That sounds completely accurate with its fluttering vocals and down-tempo tide vibe. Check it below or on D33J's soundcloud.

Drake - Over My Dead Body (D33J Drowned Radio Remix)

Lianne La Havas - 'Forget' (Shlohmo Remix)

Shlohmo has been doing some incredibly unheard of things lately with his sound and structure of music. So much progression and soul embedded into all of his lastest works including his unprecedented hit album, Bad Vibes. Since then, he's just been getting better and better. I saw him live recently at the WeDidIt Festival, which might I add was a beautiful showcase and wonderful experience; he played this remix in particular if I can recall correctly. Sub-frying basslines and electrifying synths alongside the gorgeously draped vocals of upcoming UK soloist, Lianne La Havas. Its one hell of an anthem that must be heard...[via]

Lianne La Havas - Forget (Shlohmo Remix)

Here's the original ::

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Previously :: Shlohmo - Fine, Thanks

Babe Rainbow - 'Greed (feat. Yung Clova)' [Nowa Huta Remix]

UK down-tempo fiend, Nowa Huta gives rework to Babe Rainbow's up beat banger, 'Greed', off the newly released Greed Remix EP, which is out now on Mishka NYC's bandcamp. Nowa Huta transforms the tune into an ethereal landscape speaking instrumental that subdues its fine tuned "OO's and AH's" onto a cascading stream that flows and dips into an echoing cove of reverberation. Its somewhat inspiring and healing at the same time. Lovely remix. The EP also features a remix by Grimes' alien brother, d'Eon, whom brings an exceptionally as amazing refinement to the release. Check out the entire EP over here.

Babe Rainbow - 'Greed (feat. Yung Clova)' [Nowa Huta Remix]

Gem Drops II

About a week or two ago the Dropping Gems collective put out their second compilation, Gem Drops II, featuring some of the finest forward thinking beatmakers in the rapidly growing scene up to date. S.maharba, Mndsgn, Daedelus, Co. Fee, LDFD, D33J, and several other new comers take heed on this release, fabricating a galaxy of atmospheric beats that might just be a better batch than the last compilation. The twenty track album is going for a 'name your price' deal on the Dropping Gems bandcamp page and all proceeds made from it will be donated to the American Cancer Society. It's great music for a greater cause. Show your support...


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Bonus :: Mndsgn most recently gave out a free album entitled, EXTS, featuring some abstract off-syncopated feel-goodness. Check it...
Mndsgn - EXTS (click to download)

Mark Aubert - Lost / Found

Mark Aubert has a new tape filled with, Lost / Found, beat artifacts that were left behind and put unto a dusty shelf of his. The 16 track beat-tape runs with grooving loops, easy-sounding lounge, and a robust soul embedded regime that uplifts and rules all the sound waves. Chill out and reflect on the mind with this one. Download the whole thing on his bandcamp.


Also :: He's got some new ones up on his soundcloud as well...

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Previously :: DECKast #18 x Mark Aubert
DECKast #18 - Mark Aubert mix

Dro Carey - Tussin Underwater

Australian experimental bass innovator, Dro Carey, left his tumblr page with a treat of tunes the other day. The mini-album as he calls it, Tussin Underwater, gets down to the deep dubby bass roots and causes a mass underwater destruction with is panicking bass-lines and hyper edited missile caps and taps. Nine tracks of glorious instrumental experimentation. Get it...

Dro Carey - Tussin Underwater (click to download)

Here's a little tease of you can expect to hear off this ::