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How to Dress Well – ‘Words I Don’t Remember’

Tom Krell continues his quest to inject old-school R&B tones with new forms.

“This song for me is about love, trust, commitment… and what happens to these things and, like, what happens to really real love when sentimentality is so co-opted and ruined. What remains of true love in this world of simulations?” Beautiful brittle new R&B electronic track from How to Dress Well who sounds like he’s… Read more »

Posted on March 8th, 2014

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Metronomy – ‘Love Letters’ (Soulwax remix)

It's always good to hear a new Soulwax remix.

Metronomy’s Love Letters was one of the better albums to come out last Friday. The band’s fourth album displays their trademark deft touch in making sparse melancholic pop that is completely out on its own. The two pre-released songs, ‘Aquarius’ and ‘Love Letters’, are probably more the most upbeat tracks on a lithe and at… Read more »

Posted on March 8th, 2014

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SZA – ‘Babylon’

The TDE-signed singer returns with a slow and draggy R&B cut.

Since signing to Top Dawg Entertainment, St Louis/New Jersey singer SZA’s own output has taken a backseat to contributions to other TDE artists – most recently on Isaiah Rashad’s Cilvia Demo mixtape and Schoolboy Q’s Oxymoron album. But she’s back later in April with the Z EP and the first track ‘Babylon’, stays close to… Read more »

Posted on March 8th, 2014

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The top 10 tracks of the week

A roundup of this week's best with Shamir, Talos, Future, Hundred Waters, Lxury, Wallis Bird and more.

Tracks of the Week playlist 1. Shamir – ‘If It Wasn’t True’ Simply one of the best things I’ve heard in ages. The sound of DFA disco house filtered through a 19 year-old Las Vegas kid Shamir Bailey. Playful, danceable and both modern and vintage at the same time. 2. Talos – ‘Tethered Bones’ Cork blooms… Read more »

Posted on March 7th, 2014

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Wallis Bird – ‘Hardly Hardly’

Impressive return single for the Wexford singer's fourth album.

I’m not sure if Wallis Bird is as popular here as she is in parts of Europe (Germany/ Benelux / Austria / Switzerland) but it certainly doesn’t seem like she’s as well known here. Perhaps her strident Ani DiFranco-style acoustic pop has a more natural home outside of Ireland. For the first single, ‘Hardly Hardly’… Read more »

Posted on March 7th, 2014

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Clu – Opal Jelly Mix

A 33-minute mix of soon-to-be released tracks for DIS Magazine marks the Dublin A/V duo out once again.

Dublin A/V duo Sean Cooley and Kevin Freeney aka Clu have been made some nice material lately with ‘Jade’ and their Live A/V mix. They returned to the latter mix medium for a DisMagazine mix that lives here in moving A/V form. There’s not much of a tracklisting on this but you’ll find Clu’s developing… Read more »

Posted on March 7th, 2014

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YOGI – ‘Burial’ feat. Pusha T

What do you get when you cross TNGHT with Skrillex?

A reductive beat to the absolute maximum. This silly big Yogi production is the logical conclusion of Skrillex’ dubstep, Major Lazer EDM and TNGHT’s Trap with Pusha T representing the rap force. But it’s just the kind of track that would send people bananas played at the right moment. It even has a jumpstyle intro…. Read more »

Posted on March 6th, 2014

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Shura – ‘Touch’

Shura – ‘Touch’

A performer, producer, remixer and video editor all in one.

A pleasant soulful R&B track from Shura, ‘Touch’ is the the debut single from London-based multi-disciplinarian and it’s already packed over 150k Soundcloud plays and the video features a shareable succession of snogs, directed by Shura and her friends.

Posted on March 6th, 2014

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