Today we have a special guest. Floyd the Locsmif has been bumpin’ progressive beats the old school way since the late ’80s. Hailing from the ATL, the musical locksmith has added his unique and soulful creations to everyone from John Robinson to 50 Cent (yes, that 50 Cent). Locsmif takes the time [...]
Designer Scott Hobbs presents the world with the Attigo TT. The TT enables DJs to manipulate sounds via sensors, and adds an ill visual interface that makes this device revolutionary. Check a video of the Attigo TT in action here.
If you’re into the advancements of electronic music and devices, definitely take a look [...]
Brainfeeder revolution coming to ya’ll. Don’t miss FlyLo’s new “label” in action. Hopefully this will come to the states soon. Read more about what Brainfeeder is in the SAMIYAM interview. Get tickets to the festival here.
To get you pumped here’s a brand new XLR8R interview with FlyLo:
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Spent a long morning in my barn with a flutist and a mic. This is the end result.
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This is dope– Wu-Tang’s GZA the genius introducing his young MC son Kareem Justice to the world. Apparently Justice is going to spit on the anticipated Cuban Linx II. As Pitchfork says this epitomizes the “coolest Take Your Son To Work Day of all time” plus an ill Shogun Assassin sample at the [...]
Justin Vernon has found something in the sound of closely mic’d fret buzzing and the Wisconsin woods. Formerly of DeYarmond Edison out of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Vernon has taken his time to craft a folk record with an unusual (and consistently intriguing) ambience that elevates it to something entirely different. Neo-Soul? A little [...]
This weeks designer is Dutch illustr-ordienare Parra. With a minimalist style reminiscent of old comics and French pop art, Parra brings back the beauty of graphic art with a marketable canny. He started out as a skater who knew he could draw but was sick of the art school brainwash. Now, he’s [...]
Welcome to Cosign Presents– a new performance video series featuring some talented and independent musicians.
First up is Chicago’s own Eric Mayer. Eric’s folk ukulele shines with honesty and heartbreak but his kind energy still makes the kiddos smile. Watch us roam downtown Chicago for Cosign’s very first video presentation.
Film and Words by Justin [...]
SAMIYAM is the Ann Arbor native turned LA beatsmith whose choppy yet fluid beats bang like a cloudy ride through a level of Earthbound. Partly due to a choice ear for equipment and compression, and partly due to the influence and colab of electic/brokenbeat/trip hop pioneer Flying Lotus, SAMIYAM has captured the SoCal scene [...]
Everyone knows the music industry today is disillusioned. Major labels, who were at one point home to some of the most talented artists in the industry, have begun to flood their rosters with rappers banking on three note hooks and faux social commentary. Hip hop, it seems, is stuck in a paradigm of [...]