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Hip-Hop & Electronic
Performer Mag’s reviews of new rap, hip-hop, EDM and electronic music and videos.
VINYL OF THE MONTH: The Cheebacabra – “Retouched”
VINYL OF THE MONTH The Cheebacabra Retouched Seattle, WA (Self-released) “Infectious grooves:...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Baby Jaymes “21 Questions”
VINYL OF THE MONTH Baby Jaymes 21 Questions b/w The Visit Oakland, CA (Ret-Tone Recordings/Ghetto...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Robes
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 Patrick Cudahy...
Aesop Rock
Skelethon New York, NY (Rhymesayers Entertainment) “A triumphant return and the best hip-hop to come out this year” On his sixth album, Ian Matthias Bavitz, better known as Aesop Rock,...
Record Review: VilleBillies
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 the art of...
Record Review: Avoxblue
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 sound is a...
Record Review: Lazer Sword
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 guessing if what you hear is...
Record Review: Animal Talk
Animal Talk Animal Talk Boston, MA “Upbeat, strong and invigorating, this Boston band holds great promise” Animal Talk, a relatively new band out of Boston, recently released their self-titled EP...
Record Review: Air
Air Le Voyage Dans La Lune Paris, France “Futuristic space-pop soundtrack to a century-old film masterpiece” Air, the electronic duo of Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, were asked to compose...
Record Review: Young Magic
Young Magic Melt New York, NY “Exiting the chill wave for the new shambling, tribal electronic frontier” Following their You with Air EP, featuring the captive gem “Sparkly,” New York’s Young Magic...
Record Review: Lisa Jaeggi
Lisa Jaeggi Epic Epic Brooklyn, NY “Folk, soul and hip-hop come together better than manila folders and the X-Files” Brooklyn’s Lisa Jaeggi initiates a journey into introspection with soulful...
Record Review: Doomtree
Doomtree No Kings Minneapolis, MN “Eclectic Midwest hip-hop collective delivers again” On No Kings, their second album, Minneapolis based rap collective Doomtree offer up a hybrid of slick street...