"Like I Say (I runaway)" is the sort of song that one thinks they've might have heard a million times, when in fact they've never heard it at all, in the same way that genius feels obvious in hindsight.
SSLy Scout's new single "babylon dayz," releases on October 27th with a full vocal on one side and an instrumental dub version on the flip. The song is a nod to both tradition and innovation, and showcases SSLy's (pronounced "sly) commitment to the roots of dub music while pushing the boundaries of the genre in a new and exciting direction.
Ok, so here is Die Antwoord with another slammin’ track of the week Cookie Thumper, and I warn you, this...
The song “Atavista” sees Glover return to peak R&B form. Soulful and impeccably groovy in the vein of earlier hits like “Redbone,” and touched with added flair from some trendy retro-futuristic synthesizer pulsations, it feels something like a mission statement for the album at large. "Atavism," per Merriam-Webster, means among other things the "recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity." On an album that itself fits that definition to a tee, "Atavista"
A gift to Beatles fans music lovers of all stripes, "Now and Then" is a fitting final offering from one of the most seminal bands of all time.
French EDM darlings Justice are back, patented Cross-aesthetics and all, with "Neverender," fresh off their newly released album Hyperdrama. Bolstered by the the tantalizing addition of psychedelic synth-pop king(s) Tame Impala (brainchild of Aussie indie maestro Kevin Parker), the two have delivered a glossy, classic slice of electronica tailor-made for the dance floor.
impressionistic lyrics and given definition by impeccable production values, "What's My Luck" is a dynamic and cathartic evocation of longing that in less skilled hands could easily have been a mosaic of contrasting musical idioms, but is instead a deft blend of styles that conveys holistically much more than its individual parts suggest.
A chill trip hop song from Wax Triptych is the first pick for Rumor Control’s Track of the Week. Enjoy...
While one hopes in light of it's rediscovery that somewhere, somehow there might still be more great music waiting to be found, buried in the annals of time. That said, should this indeed be the last word of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to time immemorial, then its a fitting, if quiet, one - no great Requiem Mass or seminal Opera Buffa, just one last little treat from one of the most effortlessly luminous musical imaginations in recorded history.
Is the spirit of spring and getting in shape for displaying your hot bod on the beach this week’s Rumor...
...Gabriel's effort is both topically and musically meditative, calling attention to the mechanical complexity and humanitarian pathos of the matter at hand without devolving into the paranoia that often accompanies artistic appraisals of the looming specter of the digital future.
“Little Belle” from the Gene Dante Album “DL/UX” is an elegant masterpiece wrapped up in three minutes and thirty two...