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May22

URB Exclusive Premiere – Snowden – Fineshrine (Purity Ring Cover) via our friends @SnowdenMusic (MP3)

It’s been seven years since Snowden’s debut effort, and it’s safe to say that the band’s return has been met with open (and welcome) ears.  Helmed by Atlanta-born songwriter Jordan Jeffares the group has garnered renewed buzz surrounding their highly anticipated release No One In Control on Kings of Leon backed label Serpents & Snakes.  Awesomely enough, the group worked with us in dropping an exclusive premiere of one of their new works.

Fineshrine is a double win — it’s one of our favorite Purity Ring tracks and Jeffares’ take leaves a hauntingly romantic air behind it.  The band’s signature indie romanticism paired with a stripped down acoustic arrangement breathes a new kind of life into the original Purity Ring effort.  To simply say that the track is …

May07

Bass Control Returns to Philadelphia for Armin van Buuren Afterparty (MP3)

Whenever Armin Van Buuren graces a city with his inimitable sound, it’s cause for big celebration! The party doesn’t have to end in Philadelphia at 11pm on Friday, May 10, 2013. Join us at Red Sky for an unforgettable night of electronic music with Stereoshock, Bass Control and Ronin.

Mar15

Friday Fresh 08 – Jayvi Velasco (Live at thePeople Party) Download Inside. (MP3)

These days it seems like everyone and their mama is some sort of DJ, but amongst the masses of party rockers, scratch enthusiasts, and bedroom hobbyists there are very few that possess a mastery of their craft.  Enter this evenings Friday Fresh recipient, Jayvi Velasco.

To go along with his status as a bonafide underground legend (Bay Area After-After Hours homies stand up!), Jayvi has held residencies all over California and has shared billings on both over and underground events with folks like Vikter Duplaix, Ron Carroll, Miguel Migs, Mark Farina, Jay-J, Gene Farris, David Harness, Simon, Jeno, and even George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars.  

Known for a ‘smooth buttery style’ his sessions can almost be seen as lessons in music theory as he has been known to drop …

Mar14

The Hood Internet x Justin Timberlake x Daft Punk – Suit & Commercial (Download) (MP3)

 

Chicago track-smith’s lit the blogosphere up this morning after dropping this JT x Daft Punk Mash.  Marrying JT’s falsetto rhythms with Daft Punk’s viral commercial loop seems almost mad-scientist-like in its conception; bringing together two artists of 2013′s most anticipated releases was a straight genius move for the hit-counters and ROI heads out there.

The track itself is executed flawlessly to the point that it almost seems as it could’ve been the original — dropping Jay-Z’s verse to carry Timberlake’s vocals in a retro-house mash put plainly, just works.  With the buzz surround the track thus far, one can only hope that all forces surrounding the track linked up together in an official manner — but the interwebs might not be big enough for all of …

Feb28

TOKiMONSTA ft MNDR – Go With It | SXSW Dates Announced (MP3)

 

We first got wind of this collab after the release date announcement (April 2nd) for TOKi’s forthcoming album, Half Shadows.  It made perfect sense that these two indie darlings would eventually collide as they share space on Ultra’s roster. 

This matchup stands as one of those that could be called ‘perfect.’  MNDR gained notoriety for her angelic voice, and TOKiMONSTA gained her fan adoration through angelic (read dazzling) production.  Pun intended, the collab was a match made in heaven (insert rimshot here).  Go With It, the second drop from the aforementioned album is lightweight aural ambrosia combining TOKi’s dancing chimes and conga style drum patterns with MNDR’s signature Metatronic vocals.  One of the reasons it took us so long to post this on the SF URB …