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New York City’s Blind Benny is serving up their own contribution to today’s evolution in sound. Formerly outfitted as Jade …
Bituaya
ElectroCaribe
Straight from Caracas the capital of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, electro-Caribbean Latin hip-hop outfit Bituaya is quickly becoming an act to follow. With a mixture of danceable rhythms, head-nodding beats, and liberating energy, their live performance and their new record ElectroCaribe is a multilayered medley of Latin American music history, socially conscious lyricism, positive thought and excitement—all in a familiar and aesthetically pleasing package speaking to a hip-hop and electronic sensibility. Their live performance, which I will briefly discuss, is one of the more lively and intimate shows ...
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German dance music duo Digitalism are back, sorta. Those looking for more crowd surfing electro madness from the pair might be shocked to hear “2 Hearts” which sounds more like mainstage indie than Sahara tent techno (sorry, Coachella reference). It’s interesting to consider how easily exchangable the two sounds seem to be nowadays. But does it work?
Digitalism’s second album, I Love You, Dude, is out June 13.
Cut Copy
Zonoscope
Released by Modular
While Cut Copy’s previous releases saw them producing music predominately along the lines of neon-drenched electro-pop/rock meant for the dance floor, their third album sounds like it was meant to take you somewhere much higher. Zonoscope glimmers with a certain sonic presence that sort of showers the ears in idyllic ecstasy – so much, that you’ll probably catch yourself looking down to make sure your feet are still on the ground.
This album grooves and glides through the ear canals while inducing a hypnotic bout of movement in the course ...
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Are you ready to move? San Francisco’s sweathouse dance machine Sugar & Gold has been hard at work on a brand new EP titled Bodyaches, and it will be available on March 8th. The forthcoming compilation will be packaged with two new songs as well as remixes of five tracks from their previously released Get Wet! LP (produced by Maus Haus, Yip Deceiver and more). In preparation for its drop, they’re unveiling the first video.
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