European festivals always seem to be putting the ones in the States to shame, but this lineup from Unknown Croatia really takes the cake. The powerful forces that are Hideout Festival, The Warehouse Project, and Field Day have joined together to produce this year’s inaugural event. The lineup is pretty unbelievable, featuring many of our favorite artists like Jessie Ware, SBTRKT, Disclosure, Four Tet, Lindstrom, Jagwar Ma and Jamie XX. [...]
May 30th, 2013 | Published in Festival
Kilo Kish dropped off an intimate multimedia project called K+, which features collaborations with over twenty-five artists that include Star Slinger, Flatbush Zombies, Jesse Boykins III, and SBTRKT. “Goldmine” is my favorite track on the release, with a spacey and sexy beat by Star Slinger that allows Kilo to do her thing. The “living document” is free and can be downloaded on her website.
February 20th, 2013 | Published in Music
Flume’s debut album famously beat out One Direction for the number one spot in his native Australia, and the very nice folks at Mom + Pop had me speak with Harley for today’s North American release. How did the Flume project come about? I’ve been writing music since I was like eleven years old – it’s always been a hobby. I was initially focused on writing electro/house music under the [...]
February 19th, 2013 | Published in Interviews, Music | 1 Comment
Nautic is a collaborative project between Bullion, Laura Groves, and Tic, who met during their time together at XL/Young Turks. They sent over “Fixxx”, a slow moving pop ballad that channels their previously far-out sonic explorations (Tic produced Jessie Ware + Sampha‘s “Valentine”) into a new frame of focus. I love hearing this unique confluence of influences. Their two-track debut is now available on the band’s bandcamp (for only ₤1.20), [...]
November 28th, 2012 | Published in Music, TOO FRESH | 2 Comments
