Tag Archive for 'electronica'

Progressive rap and electronica merge like traffic

AZEALIA BANKS sings, raps and makes suggestively offensive noises on her track 212 featuring LAZY JAY. It’s all flirting and fighting, sex and threats, but that works for me. Notice the heavy drum-n-bass techniques applied to hip-hop production. What a fantastic mix mash of styles, which somewhat remind me of THE CLIPSE’s agressive synth beats. Share and [...]

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Phoenix gets a makeover

Band PHOENIX gets a remix treatment worth a few listens. The original is a quality track, but don’t forget to check out what clever folks have done with the  source material. DEF STARR’s version of “Fences” has to be my favorite of what remixes I’ve discovered.  Zombies like this sort of meta-music. Share and Enjoy:

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Hyperdub meets the world’s end

You know I love PONTY POOL and believe any original advancement of the end times mythology deserves a loud affirming clap clap clap. That’s why I’m crazy over the dark dubplate style collaboration between Kode 9 & Spaceape on the album Memories of the Future. The specific music video I refer to reveals a stylishly high contrast world. Black and white laboratory study [...]

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