Maximum Hedrum is the brainchild of new-media renaissance man Sam Spiegel, whose impressive resumé as a producer includes overseeing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Grammy-nominated “Show Your Bones.” In 2009, Spiegel himself came to prominence as an artist, founding alternative hip-hop duo N.A.S.A. Likely a tribute to Spiegel’s talents as a producer, some of his most […]
The softening power of time can age the offensive into something agreeable and, after several decades, much of punk rock has more or less lost its bite – note the number of West Coast bands now working in forms of lo-fi, surf or stoner rock. Ostensibly aiming for something more aggressive, San Diego based “glitch-punk-rock-dubstep” […]
On their new EP (out today), the New Division have teamed with esoteric Greek duo Keep Shelly In Athens for title track “Night Escape.” The New Division’s remix resumé has been impressive – with most every project undertaken by the Riverside quartet surpassing the original track – and among that body of work are KISA’s […]
Binary’s Touch Tone, aka Andrew Verner, has released single No. 2, “Make Believe,” with epic disco vocals by Alex Koons of LexiconDon. Slow and sexy, “Make Believe” Â is a synth-laden, tropical thumper with masterful use of polyrhythms like recent material from labelmate Goldroom. Significantly more dancefloor-ready then Touch Tone’s initial single “Home Away From Home,” […]
A year ago Culprit released its initial “Above The City” compilation, featuring eight tracks from the young label’s stable of artists. An exhaustive process, Culprit aimed to embody the glamor and enchantment of their famed series of rooftop DJ parties presented by Droog (the trio of Brett Griffin, Andrei Osyka and Justin Sloe, pictured, who are […]
LexiconDon tackles the melodrama that is life in L.A. on their new single “City Lies.” A skeletal pop track backed by a blunt, industrial drum machine, the new song – the third new track since June from the synth-pop team of Alex Koons and Fabian Ordorica and guitarist Sam Gabbard – is a guitar-driven departure […]
San Francisco-based Pixel Memory have a deep appreciation for the post-disco golden age, a time of diminishing BPMs and evil synthesizers. The trio of Lisa Greyson, Austin Fraser and Joe Gray fell in love with the city’s haunting, after-hours club scene where this rich form of electronica was being revitalized and further explored. A fortuitous […]
His reputation amongst the EDM elite has preceded him for a while, so naturally any John Tejada release is bound to be met by countless anxious eardrums. A year ago the Viennese producer began a fruitful partnership with Kompakt records, which released Tejada’s albu, “Parabolas.” The alliance was renewed this month when Kompakt dropped the […]
A more danceable Depeche Mode? Bring it on. “Hang Up” is the debut EP from Glass Theory, the project of L.A.-based producer Jack Duff, who is exploring a more sensual side of EDM while continuing the proud tradition of cascading ’80s synths tamed by a commanding vocalist. With “Hang Up,” Duff aspires to create dark, […]
LexiconDon, as well as many of their Binary labelmates, have been at the forefront of the Los Angeles chillwave movement, refining and honing a distinct blend of blurry synths and infectious melodies into dreamy pop songs on their debut release, 2010’s “Pink + Blue.” “Burn” is the second single off the trio’s follow-up to that […]
