Float with Bask, the latest album from Edamame This week prolific producer Edamame released his 12th album. Released through label Gravitas, this album's production quality offers listeners even more evidence of his sound's upward trajectory. And though the album itself is a body of work that seems Aristotelianly to equal more than the sum of its parts, its sixth track, a … [Read more...]
Shigeto Teases New LP with Track Video “Detroit Part II”
Four years after returning to Michigan from Brooklyn, Shigeto forges his own contribution to Motown's musical culture with his latest jazz-inflected joint "Detroit Part II." Nuanced with saxophone melodies and effected synths atop an analogue drum sample vaguely reminiscent of the techno genre birthed by the track's namesake city, "Detroit Part II" alludes to his upcoming … [Read more...]
Peep Edamame’s New Visual, “Tree Shadows”
Take a deep breath. Exhale slowly. There's finally a moving picture that visually expresses Edamame's sounds. Dust off your suspension of disbelief and wander through the woods during the brand new visual for "Tree Shadows." It's a smooth joint off the Chicago-based producer's latest album, Ochre, which is set to drop this Friday, July 22, on Emancipator's Loci … [Read more...]
Manatee Commune Drops Exclusive First Track Off New EP
After settling in to produce some fresh tracks after a manic tour schedule last year, Manatee Commune drops "Brick Orange," the first release off his long-awaited Thistle EP, out this Friday, Feb. 26 on Brooklyn label Bastard Jazz. (Pre-order it here.) Close your eyes and follow the track's abstract orchestral intro as it peaks into rhythmic synths driven by a deceptively … [Read more...]
Arms and Sleepers – “Hurry Slowly” (Manatee Commune remix)
In advance of the February 26 release of Manatee Commune's extended-play album, "Thistle," we can survive on his remix of Arms and Sleepers's "Hurry Slowly." Notice how Manatee Commune energizes the downtempo original through layers of chopped vocals that build to a crest dusted with spinning synths. It might be just the track to alleviate your Valentine's Day … [Read more...]
Flamingosis Releases New Album “Great Hair”
Breezy East Coast producer Flamingosis just released his latest album, Great Hair, and it sounds like a sexy stroll down a sun-drenched street in late summer. A follow-up to his 2015 album Pleasure Palette (named a #1 Must-Listen by Reddit), Great Hair is a smooth sonic tribute to his father and uncle’s five-time world freestyle Frisbee championships that shines with silky … [Read more...]
Edamame Releases Improbably Chill New Single, “Tongue”
Edamame's latest languid single "Tongue," his first release since dropping Periderm, his ninth album, speaks with a koto harp sample shrouded with wisps of ether. Driven by a chipper rhythmic mix of droplets and snaps, the track's vocal drones even the pace to create a score suitable for a gondola ride through a foggy, willow-flanked canal. If you're up for a jaunt to … [Read more...]
Manatee Commune’s Sunlit Latest Single “Clay”
Manatee Commune, a project from producer Grant Eadie of evergreen Bellingham, WA, eases the grey descent into winter with his jolly-new single “Clay,” featuring the feathery vocals of Marina Price. The cloud-breaking track bubbles with melodic keys overlaid with Price’s sweet pipes and playful lyrics punctuated by cliffhanging drops that showcase a cleverness to Manatee … [Read more...]
