Label Q&A: Quannum Projects
Quannum Projects Location: San Francisco, CA Year founded: 1992 Website: quannum.com Lateef the Truthspeaker: FireWire (Quannum, 11/8/11) Lateef the Truthspeaker:…
13 years ago
Anticon
Q&A: Serengeti
Serengeti: Family and Friends (Anticon, 7/19/11) Serengeti: "Ha-Ha" (f. Otouto) [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/04_Ha-Ha.mp3|titles=Serengeti: "Ha-Ha" (f. Otouto)] In July, Chicago local David Cohn,…
13 years ago
Q&A: Sole & The Skyrider Band
Sole & The Skyrider Band: Hello, Cruel World (Fake Four Inc., 7/19/11) Sole & The Skyrider Band: "Hello, Cruel World" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sole__the_Skyrider_Band_Hello_Cruel_World.mp3|titles=Sole…
13 years ago
Guest Spot: Dosh on the alchemy of instrumental music
Dosh: Tommy (Anticon, 4/13/10) Dosh: "Subtractions" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dosh-subtractions.mp3|titles=Dosh: "Subtractions"] Percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Martin Dosh, better known as simply Dosh, is known both…
13 years ago
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…
14 years ago
Guest Spots: Antonionian’s top forthcoming film scores
Antonionian: Antonionian (Anticon, 3/15/11) Antonionian: "Into the Night" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/06-Into-The-Night.mp3|titles=Antonionian: "Into The Night"] Antonionian, a.k.a. Anticon affiliate and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Dalyrmple,…
14 years ago
Concert Photos: Baths @ Subterranean (Chicago, IL)
LA-based producer Baths, a.k.a. Will Wiesenfeld, released his debut album, Cerulean, last year on Anticon, and has been touring tirelessly…
14 years ago
Video Premiere: Sole’s “White Rage” (Popular Demand Remix)
Independent rhymer Sole just completed his first video, and ALARM has the exclusive premiere. Rapping over Clipse's recent Popeye's promo…
14 years ago
100 Unheralded Albums from 2010
Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…
14 years ago
Why?: Hip Hop’s Lyrical Transient
One of the founders of Anticon and the primary songwriter for indie hip-hop group Why?, Yoni Wolf's slippery, honest rhymes…
14 years ago
Guest Spots: Sole picks the West’s five greatest myths
Since leaving longtime label Anticon, indie rapper Sole has released The Pyre -- a collaboration with artist Ravi Zupa --…
14 years ago
Concert Photos: Sole @ Soda Bar (San Diego)
Politically conscious rapper Sole performed recently at Soda Bar in San Diego, and ALARM contributing photographer Candice Eley was on hand…
14 years ago