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YACHT – I Thought The Future Would Be Cooler (Rytmeklubben Remix)

YACHT’s self-awareness is always staggering. The LA-based brainchild of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans have consistently used the means of their art (electronic production) as a tool ...
On October 10, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Nicolas Jaar – Fight (Nymphs IV)

“This nymph swam to gent.” It’s always a rare and welcome surprise when Nicolas Jaar releases new music. It usually comes without massive amounts of pre-existing hype, entering ...
On October 7, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Third Mind – So Many Ways (Prod. by Alex Trevelyan)

New Jersey-based Third Mind, consisting of deScribe, grimB and producer Alex Trevelyan, have been garnering some much deserved attention recently while releasing bi-weekly singles. Their latest, “So Many ...
On October 7, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Cult Reality: Subjectivity and Binary Oppositions in Riley Stearns’ Faults

The best way to approach a film like Faults is to go into it with as little knowledge as possible, so I will do my best to keep ...
On October 5, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Shan Vincent de Paul – Water Water, Money, Power

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction can be a tricky task. From the time a piece of art was able to be mechanically and ...
On September 28, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Autograf – Running.

One of the more eclectic live electronic trios in the Chicago area, Autograf are back with the feel good tune “Running,” which also is surprisingly only their second ...
On September 21, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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MAKINOUT – Make It Clap (prod. by Oz Tribeca)

Hot off his York New City mixtape – which is pretty much witty, catchy banger after witty, catchy banger – The Bronx’s Makinout is ready to explode. After ...
On September 17, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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shonHayes – Illuminate

Innovator Co.‘s shonHayes keeps raising the bar. His last single Paint was a surprising right hook of crunchy production and original, intellectual lyricism. With the video for “Illuminate,” Hayes ...
On September 10, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Goodbye Tomorrow – The Way

Most of the time, music videos can feel rushed, like a half-assed grab at creating more content/buzz around an artist or single. Some of the time, a music ...
On September 2, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Dan Blair – saúde

The newest single from Chicago DJ/Producer Dan Blair is fascinatingly comforting; taking a recognizable break-beat structure and slicing aspects of hip-hop production into more glitchy, experimental terrain while ...
On September 1, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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YOURFR1END – Not Enough

YOURFR1END, a Norwegian virtual avatar affiliated with the Rytmeklubben collective, makes his debut as the newest addition to the Raw Juice label with the infectious single “Not Enough.” ...
On August 28, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Roy French – Glo (Video)

“All I wanna do is glo/Polo head to my toes.” 22 year-old Chicago artist Roy French’s new video embraces a syrupy polo aesthetic. Spoiler: the final third breaks ...
On August 26, 2015 / By Brandon Howard