Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (aka Lupe Fiasco) has been in the game for over 20 years now and he’s been instrumental in shaping and evolving hip hop in that time. That has also meant that Lupe has had to constantly pivot and change. This is true with his latest album, Samurai, which was released on short notice…
One of NZ’s fastest-rising electronic producers, Sanoi, has just released his new collaboration with Beacon Bloom. The track is called “Silver” and it’s taken from his album Echoes Of Home. Originally hailing from Germany, Sanoi is one of the main…
French producer, Maytra, brings some of that laid back soul to house music. His new 5-track EP, Agitation, has many layers to it with some club-oriented tunes paired with more relaxing tracks that are led by lush synths and soulful…
As a kid who grew up on 90s hip hop from New York, I have a built-in bias for that East Coast sound. So it’s not a small thing when a West Coast rapper gets through my filter and makes…
Inwards is the moniker for British producer Kristian Shelley. He’s back this month with his playfully melodies and deep basslines that draw on found sounds, modular synths, and a selection of electronic and acoustic instruments. Along the way he has…
This month we head to the dance floor with a mixtape filled with nearly two hours of the latest electronic music. Featuring new singles from Jamie xx, Disclosure, BLOND:ISH, Saison, Amy Douglas, Barry Can’t Swim, Skrillex, Gilligan Moss, Kraak &…
We’re really pleased to announce that this month the playlist is taken over by Icelandic duo, Paddan. The two men behind Paddan might be familiar if you were fans of the Sugarcubes or KUKL. Birgir Mogensen and Sigtryggur Baldursson got…
Sled Island 2023 took over Calgary like a hurricane this past week and we’ve got a round-up or artists you gotta check out.
Alvvays’ sound is every bit as fresh and contemporary as their first release nearly a decade previous. Read our full live review now.
I was first introduced to Dave Brubeck in a “History of Jazz” class in the early 90s. Before that point, jazz was music that my grandparents listened to. Hearing “Take Five” for the first time changed that. Paul Desmond spoke…
It’s funny how this global pandemic has found ways to bring us all closer together despite all of the pain and suffering it has caused. Closer together virtually of course. Because while the Coronavirus would like nothing more then to…