spilling over every side

pretty lights, a colorado-based producer, has released the second EP of a 2010 trilogy - 'spilling over every side'. derek vincent smith stated in a description of the EP that he tried to incorportate different genres into his work, "transitioning between something pretty and organic to something heavy and electro". this record sounds pretty fresh, hitting us with a blend of hip-hop and soul samples, breakbeats, and an element of dubstep. you can get the EP for free here.


pretty lights - a million tomorrows

the one (feat. T3 from slum village)

here's the new video for the upcoming single 'the one' from onra's 'long distance' LP.

send me your love

the latest lp from french beat maker onra is released on all city records who have been killing it of late despite being in the perhaps suprising location of northern ireland - not normally the place you associate with experimental contemporary hip-hop. the miami-vice artwork sets the scene for a refreshing blend of '80s electro and '90s hip-hop. the parisian has emersed himself into a distinct new avenue of sound, a break away from the more chopped-up dusty vinyl sound of 'chinioseries'. you can hear elements of prince or vandross, but at the same time its forward-thinking irony keeps the record instep with the likes of flying lotus or hudson mohawke. this blend of electro-soul suitable for the disco floor takes you right back to '80s miami. buy the album here.


onra - send me your love

poney poney

apparently this outfit started as a one-man band with an ipod playing the part of drummer and bassist, thankfully the ipod was stolen and a real band emerged. that infamous sound created by french duo justice has been dominating airwaves over the past year; whether that sound was actually coming from the pair or simply from all of the imitating artists trying to recreate that same sound remains to be seen. admittedly, poney poney are doing near enough the same thing, but this band are bringing that distorted electro and those hard-hitting snares into more of a rock scenario. one of their few tracks so far stands above the rest, 'cross the fader', in which they even recieved recording and production help from xavier de rosnay. apparently they're making an album, i'm not sure whether i could stand an album entirely comprised of this sound alone, but nevertheless this is a song to dance to in the summer.

poney poney - cross the fader [mediafire]