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Iska Dhaaf Release Dark Follow-Up Album

An ominous bassline spurs your ears into action as it introduces a very James Bond-esque guitar riff. With the rapid-fire energy of the mysterious bass, one can imagine themselves speeding off in an iridescent convertible, fighting against time itself to rid the world of danger. That’s how duo Iska Dhaaf’s second studio album, The Wanting […]

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Hellena – Taking The Leap Of Faith To Be A Star

It takes real guts to truly go for it with your music career.  We all know this is a rough business that can chew up and spit out very talented artists.  The only real way to avoid this is to put in the huge amount of work needed to become a mainstay in the music […]

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Freddy Angel – Explore The Artistic Mind

There is a part of everyone’s brain that is meant for the Arts.  More often than not this little slice gets overshadowed by outside influences pushing an individual into our business based society.  When someone reaches into this artistic mind great things can be developed.  Our recent find Freddy Angel has shown he can reach […]

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Bayonne Amazes Live @ Baby’s All Right

Amidst an extensive spring and summer festival tour, Roger Sellers, the producer and musician sometimes known as Bayonne, made a pit stop in Brooklyn to open for U.S. Girls at Baby’s All Right on Friday, May 13. After raving about his debut album, Primitives, for IBG last month, I was thrilled to check out the […]

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Parc en Ciel Experiments with Sound and Science

Parc en Ciel (roughly translating to “Sky Park” from French) is a solo project of composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Mathieu Thomas, a Parisian transplant living in Scotland. His debut album, Path Integral, is an otherworldly compilation, inspired by scientific discovery and the natural rhythm of the earth. With the help of Wikipedia, I gave myself […]

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Tunji Ige Shows Off Talents in “Missed Calls”

Some musicians require nothing but pure talent to play music. Others need years of work and practice before they even compose their first song. Philadelphia rapper Tunji Ige contains the best of both scenarios. On his newly released EP Missed Calls, the up-and-coming emcee creates a varied, blended sound using his raw, natural talent and […]

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Andy Clockwise — ’80s Throwback “The Good Book”

Good storytelling is never solely limited to novelists and fiction writers — the ability to spin a tale through music is one of the best skills to have. With that being said, let me introduce you to the musical storyteller Andy Clockwise. Although he may have been born Andy Kelly in Sydney, Australia, he now goes […]

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Polyenso LP Sends You on a Mind Trip

Electronic music is one of those genres that manages to always keep you on your toes. You never know when there’s going to be a complete 360 degree change in tempo, and the addition of new and unique sound effects always provide an exhilarating listening experience. Polyenso has brought us nothing short of spectacular with […]