I am surprised it took this long for me to find Heyoka. Dubstep can be too dark and aggressive for my tastes, but artists like Heyoka, Bluetech and others are hitting the sweet spot with music that is head knodding, atmospheric/psychedelic and danceable at the same time. The mixture of dub, hip hop [...]
A casual stroll through Beatport’s top downloads in each genre turned up something peculiar. In the “Chill Out” section, 6 of the top 10 downloads were the same artist from the same album. That doesn’t happen too often – must be a glitch. Well, there is a bit of glitch on tracks like [...]
If you haven’t stumbled across them yet, Two Fresh will come as a welcomed addition to the music library of anyone that is nearly as obsessed with Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, STS9 and Gramatik as I am. Their entire album is offered for free download at the link below. Dive in and enjoy.
Two Fresh [...]
Check out this mix from San Francisco’s Sexytime. Comprised of Sleepyhead (LowPro Lounge) and Mimosa (Muti Music), Sexytime creates layered crunkstep, with deep grinding bass, atmospheric dub and hip hip lyrics. It seems to be the new sweet spot, taking elements of dubstep and making them a little more accessible. Good for getting nasty or [...]
Pretty Lights was a nice find earlier this month and I can’t seem to stop listening. Electro organic beats that make you nod your head and work equally well on the dance floor, in a downtempo environment or driving down the PCH with the top down. Buzzing bass laced with beautiful melodic samples and soulful [...]