On March 31, 2014 Frankie Knuckles passed away. There was an immediate outpouring of love, respect and tributes to the man responsible for modern house music. After a few days the dust settled and people carried on with their lives, as they do. But yesterday,...
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Who wants to hear some new Twin Shadow? Everyone does, that's who! This cut is one of my new favorites. I really enjoy the ensemble vocals, layered like the most delicious treat. It builds slowly to an anthemic climax and really punches it up during the...
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If you've been keeping up with us as of late, you know we kind of threw down a party for the ages at SXSW with our SF homies at Beautiful Buzzz. On the final day of SXSW, we also teamed up with Vitalic Noise to...
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Sometimes my favorite tracks go unblogged because they're already so well-hyped. So I created Make-up Mondays, a 24-hour license, once per week, to blog whatever I want with no second guessing. Here are two well established buzz-bands that are very high on my daily rotation...
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This BUZZMIX mixtape series is getting out of hand. First was Touch Sensitive, then SOTRW and the third installment dropped this morning from one of my favorite SXSW discoveries, Kauf. Fresh off an Aussie tour in support of Cut Copy, LA based Kauf is one...
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Ulysse is an awesome new electronic trio from Belgium. Arnaud, Julien and Benoit decided to combine their passion for music. During [this] year, they experiment and create electronic songs without forgetting their pop and rock roots. Their first EP...
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Say Lou Lou may be the most remixable artist on the planet. Their angelic tones and soft melodies make for a producer's dream when it comes to reimagining their work. What we're left with is a plethora of melodies and feelings. In this case, we...
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Wow, this track really grabbed me from the get go. Yeo, the Australian songwriter, producer and musical wizard just debuted his newest track, Kobe, yesterday and I freakin' love it! The quick horn and violin samples wound together with the guitar part, as well as some...
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[TMD EXCLUSIVE] Last week we had the honor of premiering brand new LA duo SIREN's massive debut single, "I Think I Like You". Since then it's gone on to hold down the #1 position on Hype Machine and basically light the internet on fire. The...
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You've heard The Movement EP and Heartbreak Dream but now, with the Slow Dancing EP, you can hear the entire Betty Who live set on your morning commute. And if you've never seen the show, you may be surprised to discover that Betty Who is not just a...
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