Remember when Yeat could justifiably be called an underground artist? In the time since 108MICS covered his breakthrough-ish record “Up 2 Më” it seems the abrasive uptempo rap genre known as rage music has become a race to create the wildest vocalisations possible. Sure, it’s not a genre known for having an expansive core of … Continue reading Review: Bandanna$aint – Eject
Illmana’s latest EP, ‘Wake Up!’, is a breathtaking display of unconventionality and hip-hop maximalism Illmana is a 24-year old rapper and visual artist based out of Portland, Oregon. A member of the tight-knit collective Enyu, home of several talented artists and producers, Illmana’s journey with the team started as a visual artist before the group … Continue reading 2023 REVIEWS: ILLMANA – WAKE UP!
“There’s no need to knock the hustle, when you kind of are the hustle” says Quinn at the very start of her self-titled second album. It’s a complex reflection from a young artist renowned for her work ethic, a 17 year old who has dropped a pyramid of tapes in the last year and routinely … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: QUINN – QUINN
Dani Kiyoko’s “Krow*” is a testament to the artist’s indecipherable choices, a swarming 19 tracks of creative stamina. Follow-up record “Dark Matters” refocuses this massive energy. They’re essential listens for those interested in the underground’s frayed frontiers. Dani Kiyoko lives and works in pluralities. As their Twitter bio states, they are “music producer/artist/creative director/model”. Kiyoko’s … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: DANI KIYOKO – KROW* / DARK MATTERS
“SPIRAL” by Frost Children breaks down your front door and explodes onto the scene to reveal some of the most fun and fresh hyperpop this year. Siblings Lulu and Angel Frost have been releasing music as Frost Children since 2019, and dropped their sophomore album “Elixir Rejection” last year. Their earlier music is a display … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: FROST CHILDREN – SPIRAL
On “Miracle in Transit”, Naked Flames pendulates between 90s influences and the skittish nostalgia of 2022. The ensuing 50 minutes of euphoric dance music is limber, vibrant, and imaginative. Ever since dance music collective Eldia hit the scene a couple of years ago, there’s been a light obsession with the textures and colourful culture of … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: NAKED FLAMES – MIRACLE IN TRANSIT
Yeah0k! is a cool girl who makes music, so you know I’ve been listening. She proved herself worthy with spacey single “it’s not all bad” in early 2022, a beautiful evolution from the life she once knew. She also dropped “lungs” with an accompanying video that came out recently. It’s bubbly and high-energy, and an … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: YEAH0K! – A TIME
Rome Mallory’s newest album Protect Your Inner Peace is reflective, a lethal cocktail of emotional explosivity. ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ opens with a sample from The Godfather, setting an apt tone for a set of songs that toil over the concept of loyalty in a frightening world where everyone is against you. But this project is … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: ROME MALLORY – PROTECT YOUR INNER PEACE
latobby channels his talents in creating ethereal pluggnB into this excellent twelve-song LP, his last full-length release in 2021 latobby–a rapper and artist in the 6ixtyw0rld collective–has already had a prolific year in 2022, dropping both a full-length effort and an EP within the first two months of the year. Last year, however, he dropped … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: LATOBBY – LATO DA MOST WANTED
The final entry in Fax Gang’s “RGB” trilogy is the group’s most mature work yet – their decaying digital world is realised in detail and overcharged with emotion. Fax Gang launched into the underground in 2020 with “FxG3000”, an endearingly insane collection of surge rap songs compressed and bitcrushed to leave the sound with a … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: FAX GANG – DATAPRISM
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