Hip-Hop & Electronic

  • Moderat – “II” Review

    By on December 10, 2013

    Moderat is the supergroup of Berlin electronic music. It combines the poetic atmosphere of Apparat and the dancefloor brawn of Modeselektor into something that’s not...

  • Misfit Mod – “Islands & Islands”

    By on March 29, 2013

    Misfit Mod Islands & Islands London, UK (Stars & Letters Records) “Down-beat electronic noveau” Utilizing audio mosaics that bleed aloneness and introverted benevolence, Misfit Mod’s...

  • Lotus – “Build”

    By on March 28, 2013

    Lotus Build Philadelphia, PA (SCI Fidelity Records) “Take a trip with funk-laced electronica” The newest offering from electronic mainstay Lotus, Build, has the band straying...

  • The Coup

    By on November 19, 2012

    Sorry To Bother You Oakland, CA (ANTI-) “Funky, political hip-hop for fans of Outkast”   For those who have been waiting, it’s been a long...

  • Black Moth Super Rainbow

    By on November 19, 2012

    Cobra Juicy Pittsburgh, PA (Rad Cult) “Vocoded indie rock with psychedelic flair”   It’s coming up on a decade of solid music-making for experimental band...

  • VINYL OF THE MONTH: Robes

    By on October 25, 2012

    Dead Sound & Welcome Worn 7-inches Chapel Hill, NC (PotLuck Records)   “Electronic, indie-pop brilliance from North Carolina duo” Robes features the electro-pulses of members...

  • Aesop Rock

    By on October 25, 2012

    Skelethon New York, NY (Rhymesayers Entertainment)   “A triumphant return and the best hip-hop to come out this year”   On his sixth album, Ian...

  • Record Review: VilleBillies

    By on June 6, 2012

    VilleBillies Appetite for Dysfunction Louisville, KY (Island Earth Music
) “Boozy, beat-laden, twangy hip-hop” If there ever was a need to record an album that glorifies...

  • Record Review: Avoxblue

    By on June 6, 2012

    Avoxblue A Place Without Time Boston, MA (Self-released) “Electronic New-Gaze” A Place Without Time is a soundtrack for moving forward while looking wistfully back.  Avoxblue’s...

  • Record Review: Lazer Sword

    By on June 4, 2012

    Lazer Sword Memory L.A./Berlin (Monkeytown Records) “Layered with dark atmospheres and trip-hop beats” Memory plays through like a late night acid trip that keeps you...