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
Chloe Hotline is moving at a million miles an hour. The Cincinnati vocalist-producer had a fantastic year musically in 2021, dropping a generous crop of catchy and thoughtful singles, EPs, and a whole album, “+NSTYNCT”. Her music sounds equal parts cinema and everyday grit, imbued with essential ideas of growth and gratitude and the burning … Continue reading 2022 INTERVIEWS – CHLOE HOTLINE
austyn with a y is learning how to navigate the complications of exposure with his heartfelt EP, “all eyes on me”. I recently bonded with austyn with a y over our love of the fast-food chain Bojangles (which has amazing sweet tea if you’re into that kind of thing). He asked if I’d want to … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: AUSTYN WITH A Y – ALL EYES ON ME
Xellfromhell of the collective 6ixtyworld, with fellow member Latobby, shows off his musical prowess with this catchy single released only ten days after his last full-length. Xellfromhell has had an incredibly prolific year, dropping singles and projects alike and collaborating with a wide array of his peers, particularly his fellow 6ixtyworld crew. From more aggressive … Continue reading 2022 SINGLE REVIEWS: XELLFROMHELL x LATOBBY – COME OVER
Staff writer Gray shares some of their thoughts and experiences of consumerism and music production in the digital era. There is a common sentiment shared online that music is severely undervalued. You can ask anyone in the underground music scene and they’ll tell you the same story: the shelf life of a song is about … Continue reading OPINION: THE DIGITAL MUSIC INDUSTRY IS INHUMANE
John Alone’s latest live project is focused and heavy with talent, locked in on energetic and direct performances. Cover Image: Son Silva It’s half-seven in a venue under a railway arch in Bow, London, and Son Silva is blending into the music. He’s clearly come a long way as a performer, electric and eclectic as … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: LONELYWORLD – LIVE IN LONDON 1.4.22
Another hidden gem in the Sixtyworld catalogue, MFX 96.3’s Re:Fragmented finds equal footing between the murky cyber-rap expected of the collective’s sound and some even more experimental approaches to songwriting. ‘Coconut Mall’ is exemplary of the former sound, there’s definite influence from artists such as Black Kray in the production (done by MFX himself, as … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: MFX 96.3 – RE:FRAGMENTED
On kiryano’s first full length, the Ivvy League mainstay’s sugary creations are starting to melt into disillusion. As his music grows, so too does the price of its hedonistic stories. On his early hit “Venmo”, US producer-vocalist kiryano sings in a robotic falsetto “fly overseas and then go broke, no second thoughts no issues” as … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: KIRYANO – 03 SECURITY
XellFromHell’s 2021 project PluggSoul does what it says on the tin. The album’s very first words are ‘Everything is so beautiful’, and it’s hard not to agree with such incredible production uplifting Xell’s smokey crooning. Across all fourteen songs and both discs (the deluxe dropped in early 2022), Xell proves that the soul aspect of … Continue reading 2022 ARTIST INSIGHT: XELLFROMHELL
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