Anticon

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:…

Q&A: Serengeti

Serengeti: Family and Friends (Anticon, 7/19/11) Serengeti: "Ha-Ha" (f. Otouto) [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/04_Ha-Ha.mp3|titles=Serengeti: "Ha-Ha" (f. Otouto)] In July, Chicago local David Cohn,…

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:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sole__the_Skyrider_Band_Hello_Cruel_World.mp3|titles=Sole…

Guest Spot: Dosh on the alchemy of instrumental music

Dosh: Tommy (Anticon, 4/13/10) Dosh: "Subtractions" [audio:http://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…

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…

Guest Spots: Antonionian’s top forthcoming film scores

Antonionian: Antonionian (Anticon, 3/15/11) Antonionian: "Into the Night" [audio:http://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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 --…

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…