Breakbot, off the the notorious Ed Banger Records (Justice, Mehdi, Busy P, etc.), just put himself on a whole new level with this single Baby I’m Yours.  Seriously, I dare anyone to come up with a funkier bass line then that.  Also, as a little bonus, I added an older Pnau remix of his.  Enjoy [...]

Dash Speaks has been a prominent player in New York underground hip-hop scene for a while now, releasing albums in 2005, 2006, 2007 and performing with the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi, Talib Kweli, Mickey Factz, Mike Posner, and Das Racist. Fast forward to current, he just released his new album titled Geography (which [...]

This guy doesn’t need much introduction.  Gigamesh has been one of my favorite dance music producers for a while now remixing new wave disco versions of Jackson 5 all the way to Radiohead (featured here) and seemingly everywhere in between.  If the Gigamesh name isn’t familiar (it should be), you’ve definitely heard a few Discotech [...]

Diamond Cut is definitely a producer you guys should be staying aware of.  He’s been moving more and more into my radar over the last 6 months and his remixes seem to keep getting stronger and stronger.  These two recents of his I absolutely love, the first being a remix of the Cinnamon Chasers track [...]

Kid Daytona just released his new EP called Come Fly With Me, which is packed with great beats and dope flows.  I especially like the tactful remix of Chromeo’s Bonafied Lovin’ produced by Jet Audio.  Download the whole thing here and hit up his Myspace for some additional tracks and other EP downloads.

Hly shiz, this guy is good.  Got the heads up from my boy Garrett on this Colorado based guitarist/DJ/Producer and immediately was getting down to his complex and progressive beats.  I loved his 11-track EP Before I Sing and just recently downloaded his 4 song preview of an upcoming dual-volume release called Beyond the Looking [...]

It wouldn’t surprise me if you’ve never heard of Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, but head over to Sierra Leone and you’ll find a completely different story.  There, they’ve released ten albums since 2000, are superstars, and pack stadiums with fans looking up to them as musical leaders of humanitarianism and social awareness.  Currently [...]

No stranger to the industry, Carmen Rizzo is a producer and music engineer who’s worked with the likes of Esthero, Alanis Morissette, and Paul Oakenfold.  These are just two of the many great tracks off his album The Lost Art Of The Idle Moment, which you should definitely get down with.  Check out his website [...]

I love the ambient and gentle nature of James Yuill’s music.  Almost Postal Service sounding, I can enjoy his music just as much in my headphones as I can as background music while I write.  James is a one-man band. taking the stage solely with his laptop, mixers, microphone, and acoustic guitar.  Check him out [...]

Having recently started attending yoga regularly, I was reminded of an artist my boy Samwise referred me to named MC Yogi back in the summer.  When I heard his fresh blend of hip-hop and spiritual chanting for the first time, I was immediately addicted.  He grew up on Hip-Hop, but at 18 began studying meditation, [...]

Thanks to a tip from the homie NSR, I ventured down to Ella this last Thursday to catch a set by an R&B artist out of Austin, Texas named James Kinney.  Having never heard his music before, I was happily surprised to walk into a packed room full of people bouncing to his soulful sounds.  [...]

Who is Danger? Well…I don’t know. He DJ’s with a mask on and word is he even goes as far to delete his wikipedia page every time its updated. Occasionally harsh on the ears but consistently hard, Danger’s production really takes the waveform to it’s limits, pushing out sounds that shake the [...]

I’ve been meaning to write about Stateless for a while, who my boy Pat pointed out to me earlier in 2009.  Musically, they’re already awesome both in vocals and melodies, but the drummer really pushes them over the top.  Their self titled album is definitely worth checking out.  I’m personally excited to see if these [...]

NSR already came out swinging with his LP, The Darling Limited, which, if you haven’t heard yet, is 100% worth the download.  Now, he’s back, joined by fellow MC, Nickname.  Together, they just dropped their joint project, Memory Laine, with a six track album, called The Spotlight EP.  As expected, the lyrics are just as [...]

Whoa…dance music production is getting out of control good.  Case and point, Crookers featuring Soulwax & Mixhell’s new track, We love animals.  The first minute or so confuses the listener…how fast is it going to be? Is there a beat? what’s going on here?  and then, right when you think you can’t handle it anymore, [...]

True consciousness is not something easily attained. It’s another thing to dedicate your life to it. Look past Indubious’s obvious musical talent and you’ll find a story just as inspiring as their intentions. Quite clearly stated, their purpose is “to reconnect the people of the world with rightful living, rightful speaking through [...]

I’d downloaded a few remixes of Frankmusik’s work over the last year and didn’t look much further into it, but thanks to a recent tip from my sister, I’ve checked out his original work, and it’s really good.  I’m currently having problems keeping his track Complete Me off repeat.  Seriously, I’m risking a total play-out [...]

Eliot Lipp is a beat-smith.  When I found Beamrider, I had just finished burning all the copies of my 2008 christmas mix.  If I’d found it a week earlier, it would have definitely been on there.  Such a dope airy synth, and with that infectious bass line, ahh, this track’s a banger.  If you’re into [...]

Phonat’s really getting me excited for forthcoming work.  I’ve only heard a few of his tracks thus far, but the level at which he’s producing already screams great things for 2010.  I first found out about him through Avicii’s remix of his jam Set Me Free.  These days I find myself enjoying remixes more than [...]

Alcyon Massive is a dynamic new artist on Righteous Sound Productions out of Southern Oregon.  His debut album, Dreaming the World Awake is a seriously solid blend of hip-hop, reggae, and what he likes to refer to as tribalonika.  Lyrics packed with positivity & soul-enlightenment mixed with clean & catchy production spell out a strong [...]