Who doesn't love the voice of Jhene Aiko? Euphonious music to the ears. What happens when you take that tone out of the treble clef and give it some serious bass? Sweet sounds go dark and become a different kind of romantic. In this original, Aiko is harsh to begin with, her voice and its accompanying instrumentals bitter and dark. There is a prominent guitar that cuts like … [Read more...]
Jeremih, Lido & Chance The Rapper’s The Social Experiment Team Up For Planes Remix
There is quite a lot going on in that title, so let us break this down for you. Earlier this year, Jeremih released a song called, "Planes," featuring J. Cole. Chance the Rapper and his band, the Social Experiment, plus prodigal Norwegian producer Lido, teamed up to remix the song, switching out J. Cole's verse for one from Chance. Lido gives the instrumentals a recomposition, … [Read more...]
PREMIERE: Damn Kids – Bombay
For our latest RTT Premiere, we've got a monster of a track for you. Main Course is forever releasing the most delicious of snacks for the tastebuds that lay deep within our ear drums. "Bombay," by Damn Kids follows suit, as this beastly bass heavy track will get you through your afternoon and take you deep into the evening. With sultry, slowed vocals and pounding, … [Read more...]
Rick Rubin and Diplo Have A Little Chat
There is this sketch from the popular IFC television show, Portlandia, where a mock Pitchfork staff shuts down the site after some musical happening causes them to say everything that can, and will, ever be said about music. Ladies and Gentleman, this is that moment in real life. A summation of this article that hit the web yesterday would be completely unfair. Tidbits of … [Read more...]
G-Buck – ShakeLine + Toma [NEST049]
The homie G-Buck goes buck effing wild on these two tracks, released as an EP on NestHQ 049. Wild and crazy with whirling synths and snappy snares, often chopping in screams and shrills and all kinds of wacky sounds that will have your body not just moving, but straight up contorting. A physical reaction to the madness that is yung G-Buck, you'll whip out dance moves never … [Read more...]
Electric Adventure Announces 2015 Lineup
HARD Summer, the massive West Coast festie, announced its stacked lineup today, releasing a hilarious trailer to go along with it. Don't feel bad East Coasters, a huge lineup was announced for you today, too. Electric Adventure will take place in Atlantic City, New Jersey's oceanfront on August 1 & 2. In previous years, the festival has been significantly smaller and … [Read more...]
Watch Splurt’s Music Video for #OMW2SYG (Swiggity Swooty)
A little while back, the release of this track begged the question, what exactly is a swiggity or a swooty? The hashtag #OMW2SYG became popular from a meme with a deer that went viral some time before that. We still don't know much about the Mad Decent artist known as Splurt, who has configured this catchy track. It is simple in sound, but quite complicated when push comes to … [Read more...]
The M Machine – Don’t Speak (Manila Killa Remix)
Manila Killa + The M Machine = M Killa Machine, straight up. This kid is a straight killing machine, so in name alone this remix makes perfect sense. Like everything he has ever done, the sweet, mellifluous sounds of this track will take you far away and bring you right back to where you need to be all at the same time, in and out of notes and sounds almost too harmonious to … [Read more...]
