Posts tagged "California"

Arushi Jain aims for nirvana on the stunning debut album, ‘Under the Lilac Sky’

Image by Ishita Singh Identity politics in electronic music have always been a bit skewed. What began as a form of black queer expression evolved into the mainstream archetype of the cis-gender white male playing music for his ilk at the likes of Ultra and Tomorrowland. More often than not

Dâm-Funk experiments with the soul of his sound on latest EP, ‘Architecture III’

Image: Glydezone Recordings Over the course of the past few years, prolific Californian producer Dâm-Funk has been preoccupied with the structural core of the sounds that inform his music. What these experiments have produced is a trilogy of EPs that see the artist unlearning, relearning and reformulating the codes of

News: 2021 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Has Been Cancelled Due To Coronavirus

The United States is currently the most severely hit country in the world. Tragically, at the time of writing this article (Februrary 2nd) the USA has registered a total of 26,911,375 coronavirus cases and 454,213 deaths. 2021 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has officially been cancelled. Initially the festival

Folk music icon Neil Young loses home to California fires, lashes out at Trump for denying climate change

Written by Maya-Rose Torrao California is currently being ravaged by fires, reportedly one of the most destructive wildfire seasons ever experienced by the area; 7,579 fires have burned an area of 1,667,855 acres, there have been at least 25 fatalities and the destruction of over 6,700 structures, causing the displacement

Moses Sumney cancels Montreal Jazz Fest set over racist theatre production

American composer Moses Sumney has cancelled the set he was due to perform at the Montreal Jazz Festival. With the festival’s continued support of the highly controversial theatre production SLĀV. The musical production is said to be a traverse and tribute to the searingly painful, yet incredibly powerful slave songs

Listen to Flying Lotus’ latest single, last in Adult Swim 2018 Singles Program

Innovative producer Flying Lotus has released a new single titled ‘Heroes Pt. 5‘ – The last in this year’s Adult Swim Singles Program, and features SFX samples and dialogue from the beloved Dragonball anime series. Stream ‘Heroes Pt. 5’ by Flying Lotus below – For more information follow Flying Lotus

Hear Thundercat’s new mind-melting single, ‘Final Fight’

A few days ago, the Adult Swim Singles Program premiered Thundercat’s latest single “Final Fight”, available now via BRAINFEEDER. The single, “Final Fight” is Thundercat’s latest offering since 2017’s Drunk released of course, by BRAINFEEDER. Drunk was hugely met with positive acclaim, featuring collaborations with the likes of Kendrick Lamar,

Shallou unveils ‘Souls’ EP and announces tour including UK dates

Following months of teasing select singles, including ‘Lie‘, ‘Find‘ and ‘Vignette‘, D.C based artist shallou is proud to unveil his full seven track Souls EP released on April 27th via AllPoints. The EP emerges at a time when shallou’s star is shining brighter than ever. Following a huge sold-out, headline

In conversation with TOKiMONSTA

Interview by Shannon Lawlor Jennifer Lee, better known as TOKiMONSTA, is an American producer and DJ currently based in Los Angeles, California. Her intricately vibrant sound could be described as a rippling stir of emotions and different genres, from dark, driving electronic instrumentals to sophisticated, pop-induced danceables. Initially exploding onto

Interview: 5 minutes with Seapora

Annie Jacobsen, better known as Seapora, is made of music. She was involved in musical theatre and dance as a child, and created her first original piano composition at the age of 12. “I remember my parents having to kindly ask me to stop singing at the dinner table and

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