Black Light Smoke is a new name to me, but that’s just embarrassing on my part because this guy is unbelievably good. All of these tracks were released previously on Scissor and Thread about a year ago on vinyl, so apologies if these are old news to you. Now we get a compact, remastered, digital release, again, courtesy of the NYC label, Scissor and Thread. The tracks are all incredible….

At the beginning of 2012 The 2 Bears graced us with a stellar album from DFA. Six months later we are in for another treat. The entire “Be Strong” album has been given a makeover by a bunch of really talented folks, and is set to release this week on Southern Fried Records. I’m gonna do my best to save my breath on this post and just let you journey…

Lee Foss and Jamie Jones’ Hot Creations label is no stranger to quality house music and it’s latest offering is just that and more. Brazilian duo Digitaria are Daniel Albinati and Daniela Caldellas. The pair met Jones in Brazil while he was touring and their relationship has led to the Masochist EP which was released on the 25th of June. I began writing this post at the end of June,…

Arturo Garces is back with his second volume of the “Beats From the Streets” series on Robsoul Recordings. The San Jose native brings us three soulful, uptempo House tracks. My favorite of the bunch being “Nothing But Love”. The excellent sample selection on each track paired with strong percussions leaves me wanting more. This is some damn good house ya’ll. Hit up beatport for this solid release and more from…

To reiterate Connor’s earlier sentiments, sorry we’ve been away for soo long. We’ve been busy having fun just like you. Since we’ve been gone one of our favorite French techno producers has released a new single on one of our favorite fresh new labels. Gesaffelstein’s “Rise of Depravity” from Bromance Records packs a one-two punch of dark and twisted music perfect for those nights when you need something with more…

The newest offering from Louis Brodinski’s fledgling Bromance Records is just what we’ve come to expect from the Frenchman’s label. Raw, a little dark, fresh, and innovative. Fusing genres into something uniquely bromantic seems to be what Brodi has been going for as of late. “#3″ hosts two tracks, one from Brodinski and frequent collaborator Louisahhh! The other from Parisian dream team Club Cheval (Sam Tiba, Myd, Canblaster, and Panteros666)….

These days I download so much music at such a rapid pace that certain things don’t always make it to my headphones. Simian Mobile Disco’s latest album, Unpatterns, was one of those that slipped through the cracks. After sitting on the dusty shelf that is my computer hard-drive for a month, I finally played it out today. The repeat button on iTunes was quickly hit halfway through the first listen….

I’ve been really feeling Myrryrs’ newest EP, I’m A State of Mind. This was released about a month ago off LA’s own Body High label (Samo Soundboy and Jerome from LOL Boys brainchild). I’m having a really hard time defining this one into any one genre, but that’s usually a great sign of good music. Hip-hop instrumentally, bass-heavy in all the right places, Jersey club influence, somewhat minimal/ambient at times,…

Jesse Rose’s Made To Play record label is arguably one of the freshest in House, so it makes perfect sense that MTP is releasing the newest album from Zombie Disco Squad. I’ve always been a huge supporter of ZDS even after the pair split (Nat Self is the sole remaining member). Good thing i’ve always loved Nat’s solo productions because that split may have ruined it for me. Memorial Day…

Frankfurt’s Christian Burkhardt’s second release from the mighty Cocoon Recordings signals the end of Winter and the beginning of our favorite time of year, the long hot Summer. Heart & Mind is the four track EP’s title and it’s chock full of warm drums, steady throbbing basslines, and soulful vocal samples that really bring out the attitude. These tracks are perfect for getting that pre-game boost before hitting the club,…

Though it’s been around for quite some time, i’m pretty new to the Grime scene. Yet, because I grew up absolutely in love with hip-hop and gangster rap (picture me in high school with Timberlands, South Pole sweats, New Era caps, 3-6 Mafia, and lots of blunts) it comes as no surprise to me that i’ve become quite fond of this particular UK sound as of late. The fusing of…

Our friend, Doorly has just released another free track on his Pigeonhole This! label. The cut is a nice housey jam, with some deeper vibes throughout. Dark, but playful 80s synths are very reminiscent of the theme song to the 80s television series also titled, Airwolf. The show is about a super high-tech helicopter à la Nightrider. It would be dope to be riding around in Airwolf listening to “Airwolf.” The…

L.A.’s gLAdiator (Ian Johnson & Danl Goodman) have been making waves in the dance music scene with there constant stream of brilliant remixes and originals. Their high energy brand of moombahton, electro and dubstep have gained them support from the likes of Diplo, Dillon Francis, Heartbreak, ETC!ETC! and Valerna just to name a few. The boys are releasing a free remix EP this Friday (which I had the pleasure of…

Because I love tech-house it should come as no surprise that i’m a big fan of San Francisco based producer, Worthy, who has been gettin some much deserved praise for his collabo with UK basshead, Eats Everything, titled “Tric Trac,” which came out late last year on Dirtybird Records. Worthy runs a label out of SF called, Anabatic Records and I really just started to give their catalogue a listen…