Interview: Sigh’s lucid nightmares inform eclectic, metallic In Somniphobia
Formed in Tokyo in 1990, Sigh isn’t like most extreme metal bands. To the uninitiated: Imagine Mr. Bungle, doubled down…
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The five years since Aesop Rock’s last album have not been kind to him, and as a result, Skelethon merges…
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Beats & Rhymes: Skipp Whitman’s Skipp City
Every other week, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent…
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Beats & Rhymes: Shabazz Palaces’ Black Up
Every other week, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent…
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Son Lux: A Composer’s Mind, a Sampler’s Perspective, and an Unlikely 28-Day Challenge
During the 28 days of February, hip-hop-influenced composer Son Lux was tasked with writing, recording, and arranging an entirely new…
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Beats & Rhymes: Blue Sky Black Death’s Noir
Each Monday, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent sensibilities.…
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Beats & Rhymes: Del The Funky Homosapien’s Golden Era
Del the Funky Homosapien: Golden Era 3xCD (The Council, 4/19/11) Del the Funky Homosapien: "One Out of a Million" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Del_One_Out_of_a_Million.mp3|titles=Del:…
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Q&A: Jono El Grande
Jono El Grande: Phantom Stimulance (Rune Grammofon, 2/1/11) Jono El Grande: "Borrelia Boogie" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Jono_El_Grande_Borrelia_Boogie.mp3|titles=Jono El Grande: "Borrelia Boogie"] The off-kilter…
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Beats & Rhymes: Atmosphere’s The Family Sign
Each Monday, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent sensibilities.…
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Beats & Rhymes: Pharoahe Monch’s WAR (We Are Renegades)
Each Monday, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent sensibilities.…
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Beats & Rhymes: Blueprint’s Adventures In Counter-Culture
Each Monday, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent sensibilities.…
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Beats & Rhymes: DC the MIDI Alien’s Avengers Airwaves
Each Monday, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent sensibilities.…
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