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Living up to his name, this is an earnest endeavor. Maybe it’s all the Sonic Youth he listened to as a kid, or perhaps the photographer and graphic designer in him. Anyways, this Texan beatsmith and innate emo, creative maelstrom has dedicated his new album to his wife, Devyn. And as its title suggests, this is music (and art) that conveys all that he’s “Been Meaning To Tell You.” It’s sentimental in all the best possible ways and, as well as being a beautifully crafted electronic ode to the girl, it features an extra 16 remixes and 13 exclusive pieces of art made into a hardback book–no less. Friends of Friends indeed. However, the Exponential Records label head doesn’t just do Winter blues electronica. There’s Get Busy, his (first Fridays of the month) party with DJ Jester the Filipino Fist, which has hosted the likes of Daedelus to YACHT, not to mention Gonzales’ banging, masked, electro dubstep moniker, Mexicans With Guns. Beauty and the bass.
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Talk about an awakening, alright! The second album from Gonzales, Been Meaning to Tell You, is a collection of magical electronic tracks dedicated to Gonzales’ wife. But it’s more than just an album; there’s a remix album featuring Daedelus, CYNE, Faunts, Yppah, matthewdavid, and Copy and it’s also an art project with original work by 14 artists (see here). You can catch the release party at Low End Theory tomorrow night with the likes of Daddy Kev and Gaslamp Killer joining Gonzales. Without further ado, here’s the video:
Ernest Gonzales - "Self Awakening" from CYNE on Vimeo.
Nocando
Jimmy the Lock
Released by Alpha Pup
With Timbaland currently adjusting his Autotune settings (come on, man, you’re better than that) and Jay-Z busy banning said plug-in, someone needs to push radio-friendly hip-hop back to where it should be: a genre that, with every subsequent record, focuses as much on pushing new sounds and experimental rhythmic matters up a notch as making your head nod – and providing those “oh man, he said that?!" moments.
While Nocando isn’t yet a household name or the sole champion of a hip-hop Renaissance, his debut, Jimmy The Lock, proves that he’s more than capable with these duties.
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Another stellar Nocando track via Alpha Pup records. LA Record blesses us with the single of his upcoming release.
Go to Low End Theory in Los Angeles or Japan. Whatever’s clever….
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Anyone who comes to URB should know, we cover an extensive amount of music from every genre and subgenre. Things aren’t always easily to compile in lists, especially putting together “top ten” lists. Now try doing that with the generalization of a genre called “electronic music.” Some people still don’t know what the difference between techno and house is, and of course we’re here to provide the difference. But, we’re also here to show our appreciation to the tracks that have made us move, groove, bop, boom, and, most importantly, enjoy every second from the first beat to the last. It wasn’t easy, but it sure as hell was a journey. Welcome to my top ten electronic tracks of the year. Take a seat and crank the speakers to eleven: it’s a doozy of a read.
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