German HipHop | Back in 2005, Netlabel Ideology and the Broke Gringos-crew came up with the idea to bring together different Cologne-based MCs and crate diggers on a free compilation. That's how the first Colonius Monk Collective-sampler came to be. Two years later, Ideology is back with the second volume. Gringo Starr, Lunte, Slomo, Fleur Earth and all the others are still there to gain prove that German Hip Hop in 2007 does not necessarily has to be boring and cliché-laden. Read, Listen & Download »
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Forward pushing techno | Hiroshi Oki puts the trance back into techno. From his headquarter in Barcelona he spreads his hypnotic and melodic loops via the still fresh Digital Diamonds netlabel. His solid tunes take you on a powerful ride and have a little bit of Underworld-Flair. Read, Listen & Download »
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Melodic HipHop Instrumentals | French producer William Lamy aka Willbe produces excellent hiphop-instrumentals. He gets the pressure into his beats and composes melodic grooves. Inspired by classic composers like Ravel and Debussy his tracks roll smooth like melting butter. Nearly each of his fine productions connects the brain with an epic and cinematic vibe.
Willbe - "Zephyr" (MP3)
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Guitar Folk-Pop | Lost on Purpose is L.A.-based one-man indie band Will Holland. His "Anniversary" EP was released on Belgian Sundays at Spring-Netlabel back in 2005 and can cope with most of the commercial indie Pop outlets easily. Elliot Smith, The Shins, Modest Mouse? Don't spend your expensive listening time on them, get this unpolished nugget into your ears! Read, Listen & Download »
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Relaxed and hypntoic House | The japanese musician Asa knows how to keep the tension. While we're hooked on his melodic endless grooves he carefully builds his tracks and adds slightly new musical elements. His house-music catches and carries us into some sort of peaceful condition in which we float on calm, bleeping and sweet synthesizer sounds. Read, Listen & Download »
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Campy Pop Music | While most of the elder netlabel disappeared from the surface, some keep up the good work and come up with fancy releases every once a while. The Canadian No Type label (the one with the cat) has been very active in the last month, providing high quality music of all genre and, worth to mention, good artwork. Catalogue number 108 is a four-track EP entitled Litter by Siblings (which is No Type coordinator David Turgeon and songstress Kaia Wong). What may “Pop songs about changing the cat litter and paying the rent” will sound like? Read, Listen & Download »
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