Category: Trip Hop
Black Era – “Third eye guerrilla EP” (aquietbump netlabel)
Dark Italian Trip Hop | Maybe Black Era is a dark reflection of the Berlusconi-ruled italian empire. Or maybe it is a reflection of the bad side of the italian soul called Mafia. Maybe none of these conclusions are right. What I can hear for sure are some dusky sounds, creeping slowly on the floor like Massive Attack, Leftfield or Portishead in their brightest moments of opposition.
(9 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)
Loading ...M.W.D. – “Singing Forest” (Budabeats)
Smooth Downbeats | Like his other label mates on Budabeats Netlabel M.W.D. loves Hip Hop, samples, Jazz and crackling vinyl. In comparison with the excellent release by Suhov who delivers rolling rhythms to dance, the drums of M.W.D. sound lighter, smoother. His approach on instrumental Downbeats is more cinematic and relaxed. The DJ from Hungary tries to melt samples, bass loops and percussion together. That makes "Singing Forest" the perfect jazz juice to drink in the morning. Yummy!
(5 votes, average: 4.80 out of 5) Loading ...Category: Downbeat
The Insider – “All’s Fair in Love of Wax”
Crackling Vinyl and Some Breaks | Do you like Vinyl? Do you enjoy those smokin' breakbeats? Do you like some scratches and cuts? What about "All's Fair in Love of Wax"? Jonah Dempcy enjoys all these things to and produces electronic music with live improvisation, resulting in a style of music described sometimes as nu-jazz, electro-jazz or electronic breakbeat jazz.
(12 votes, average: 3.42 out of 5) Loading ...Winnie The Shit – “Sons Grave”
Subbass and Breakbeats | In "I love you" an 808-like bassdrum kicks relaxed in slow-motion. Some drive give the shuffled Dubstep-inspired beats around it. But what makes Winnie The Shit's love-song so exciting is the beautiful ambience, the plinkering of a digital harp filtered through the entire song. And Winnie The Shit doesn't makes the mistakes like most of the Dubstep-producers: Instead of limiting his sound to playing around with technics - he enjoys composing IDM-ish melodies.
(8 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5) Loading ...Category: Downbeat | Electronica-Indietronic | IDM
Various – “Cen Art” (Soulseek Records)
Chill Out Compilation | Once upon a time Soulseek was the filesharing platform for real music lovers. Maybe it is still today... I lost track but what I kept in mind is this wonderful project called Soulseek Records. A project coordinated by musicians who connected through the platform, shared their taste and last not least made some compilations together. One of those compilations is called "Cen Art".
(8 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5) Loading ...
