Of Mexican Descent Fri Dec 12 Ash Street Confession: I’ve never heard Of Mexican Descent. But I have heard 2Mex–half of the L.A. hiphop duo with Xololanxinxo–who moves in the madly skilled realm of that city’s fecund underground scene. And I’ve checked his phenomenal crew Visionaries, which consists of DJ Rhettmatic, LMNO, KeyKool, Zen, and […]
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Respect to Your Acid House
Funny, Funky Luke Vibert
Luke Vibert Thur Nov 13 Holocene You might say the word “acid” resonates with British producer Luke Vibert. But it doesn’t make his mind flash back to hippies turning on, tuning in, and dropping out; rather, acid is the sound originated by Chicago house trio Phuture on their 1987 single “Acid Trax,” which sparked a […]
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Ohio Gold
Soul Position Put Columbus on Hiphop’s Map
Soul Position Fri Oct 17 Nocturnal Maybe it’s premature to make such a grandiose claim, but what the hell? Judging by their stellar new album 8 Million Stories (Rhymesayers/Fat Beats), Soul Position have the potential to become one of hiphop’s dopest duos, in the league of Eric B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, EPMD, and Pete […]
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The Real Next Level
Schematic Tour Takes You There
Schematic Tour Wed Oct 15 Holocene Miami’s Schematic Music Company is mapping out the level after the “next level”–the one too many musicians talk about, but few reach. On the label tour, mainstays Richard Devine, Otto Von Schirach, and Phoenecia represent America’s vanguard for futuristic, supremely fucked-up electronic music (forgive the scientific jargon). Run by […]
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Spy The Beat
Dabrye’s Hiphop Futurism
Dabrye Thur Sept 25 Holocene Today’s enterprising young musicians diversify. Take Ann Arbor’s Tadd Mullinix: He records orchestral IDM under his own name, jittery breakbeat techno as James Cotton, ruffneck ragga as SK-1 (with Soundmurderer, AKA Todd Osborn), and futuristic instrumental hiphop as Dabrye; with Osborn, he runs the Rewind! Label; and he works retail […]