R/D :: Face of God EP

Jul 27th, 2010 :: BY Double You :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

I’ll be straight up –I’m a fan of R/D’s music and live performances and his newest four track EP, Face of God, continues to earn my support.
True to his Los Angeles roots, each track has a West Coast Hip Hop [...]

Knowa Knowone :: Turn of the Tides remix

Jul 13th, 2010 :: BY Double You :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

C-mon & Kypski’s full length banger, We are Square, is getting the remix treatment by some of our beloved West Coast toasties. First up in our in box is the “Turn of the Tides” remix by Knowa Knowone. Download it here [...]

NastyNasty :: Behind the Bushes Remix

Jul 8th, 2010 :: BY Double You :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

Bay Area Bass-Slayer and Dubstep wunderkid, NastyNasty, has given I AM A LASER a nice little exclusive track for you. You like The Knife? Here is his remix of “Behind the Bushes” from the Deep Cuts album that is sure [...]

Siren :: Jingletown

Jul 8th, 2010 :: BY Joyce Su :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

Has anyone else noticed a huge difference between Nor Cal’s bass music and the rest of the world’s bass music? Nor Cal producers have this hyphy hip hop tear-out laser sound that is so distinctly theirs… and they really fucking [...]

Timonkey :: Future Perfect

Jun 30th, 2010 :: BY Double You :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

As I began reviewing Timonkey’s newest album, Future Perfect (Muti Music), I knew I had to lay down on my couch for this. As I hit “play,” otherworldly dubbed out journeys through the minds sky began to knit the hemispheres [...]

St Andrew :: Going to Vietnam Teaser

Jun 29th, 2010 :: BY Double You :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

Andrew Swanson aka St Andrew (1320 Records) seems a bit nervous. Just got a swell email containing some new music of his with a little note stating: “I’m going to Vietnam on Wednesday…. so I thought I’d share some tunes [...]

NIT GRIT :: SYNTHETIC HEAVEN EP

Jun 24th, 2010 :: BY Double You :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

This is where the rubber meets the road as they say. Bay Area internet Bass-aholic and mix phenomenon NiT GriT is about to drop his debut EP this July 2nd on Simplify Records (though…… it’s available now on Addictech. Which, [...]

Lorn :: Nothing Else

Jun 22nd, 2010 :: BY Joyce Su :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

“Lorn killed it. Mosh pit during his set. 3 people sent to hospital.” – @djdstyles
Did this really happen? Does it really matter? Either way, that’s some pretty fucking epic buzz on the Twittersphere. Between trolling around Low End Theory for [...]

SPLATINUM :: Love for Those Hustlers

Jun 15th, 2010 :: BY Double You :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

Just got this in our inbox – we love free treats!
SPLATINUM’s back with more of that sauce on a 6-track devotional to the gangsters and the hustlers. The “hip hop obsessed” Seattle duo has been getting freaky with the samples [...]

SaQi :: Heart’s Castle

May 24th, 2010 :: BY Double You :: POSTED IN Sound :: Drops

Heart’s Castle, just released by Portland based saQi, is a collection of songs featuring vocalists/singer songwriters. These tunes are twangy, electric, exotic, bouncy and filled with haunting vocals (supplied by Kyrstyn Pixton, Luz Elena Mendoza, Christopher Worth, Cohen, and Leslie [...]