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“How do we find each other in the noise?” is a question Dweller asks upon announcing the lineup third festival installation. For 2022, Dweller aims to “explore intergenerational connections in Black electronic music and how profound those ties have been in building something new for ourselves.” You can join in the exploration from February 23-27 in New York City, The…

seeyousoon supergroup member Wahid is breaking off from the pack in his latest release, What’s In A Name?,  where the rapper introduces himself in two tracks, ‘AKA’ and ‘WAHID.’ Having opened for the likes of Vince Staples, Saba, KRS one, and more, Wahid utilizes this EP as a chance to allow people to get to know him, as his own person,…

In a genre as misunderstood and misrepresented as Jersey Club, there’s one name who continues spearheading the movement as a voice of light, love, and motivation: R3LL. An original member of Brick Bandits, the pioneer has been championing the sound since 2008 when he decided, “I didn’t want to be in the crowd anymore, I wanted to DJ.” R3LL began…

There isn’t a gap in the market for underground electronic labels, but there is a new one to look out for. Loveshock Records serves as another record label with a mission “to platform underground artists and build community.” For for their debut, they’re bringing us Los Angeles-based Zonashi. The beatmaker came up during the future beats boom on SoundCloud and…

Finally stepping foot outside of my apartment after 10 days locked up since Omicron stormed through New York City and landed on me, the cold breeze that turned my whole body red was jarring. But after listening to the esentrik edit of SZA’s ‘I Hate U,’ one thing became clear. NYC’s temperatures may be decreasing, but the music coming out…

It’s the last day of the year and our last installment of Focus Five for 2021. It’s been another great year for music and these 5 artists provide a preview of what to be on lookout for in 2022. Focus Five: Volume 47 features a wave up-and-comer, a stellar DnB duo, a French beatmaker defying genres, a Russian gem, and…

Last month, Louis Futon blessed us with the masterpiece that is Couchsurfing. The way the LA-based producer is able to find the perfect balance of modern and vintage sounds, there’s no doubt this album will stand the test of time. It’s the ideal medley of electro-soul, funk, and hip-hop and the artist managed to bring together artists from all over…

Last June, Zeds Dead and MKLA joined forces for a deep house tune called ‘Alive’ that couldn’t help but pull at the heartstrings. Even in the midst of their deep discography of bangers, the track quickly became one of their most popular. A month ago, the Toronto duo dropped a remix album of the song featuring artists like Dirt Monkey…

RamonPang is an artist that rises above any one designation. The craftsman dabbles in different genres and facets of the music industry, not only as a producer, but also as a selecta, curator, label head, a&r, visual designer, writer—We can’t think of one thing RamonPang can’t do, which is exactly why he’s become an integral part of the underground dance…

The prolific yet enigmatic producer is back with more tunes before the end of the year! For his latest single, juuku brings us ‘burning.’ The artist did the year off with Forbes-premiered album warmth, so maybe ‘burning’ a teaser for the heat we’ll be hearing in 2022. The title is definitely representative of the track—quite a slow burner. The word “burning”…