British graphic designer Rob Ricketts has designed a series of posters that illustrate the seminal 808 basslines from classic tracks dance tracks of yore. The Roland TR-808 is one of the most fundamental instruments of EDM, with a very classic analog look, which makes the posters not only super appealing to music nerds but also […]

Escondido-via-Oakland producer Shortcircles — the latest signee off Los Angeles label Plug Research — released his eponymous debut EP this week. He claims influence by artists the likes of Four Tet, Teebs, Floating Points, DJ Shadow and a “a plethora of 50’s jazz records,” so you can sort of get where his music’s coming from. […]

Erstwhile Bad Company member dBridge drops the second Podcast for Convex Industries. While once known for exacting much drum & bass nastiness, dBridge’s sound has moved on to more subtle, relaxed sounds. It’s hard to pin the mix down genere-wise, but suffice to say the Exit Records honcho — known to his mum as Darren […]

While it bums us out that mastermind JAPAN will be shuttering its brand down after next year, we can still expect a few more top notch productions from them. This latest Drum Boston Bag, done in collaboration with frequent Japanese-partners-in-arms Porter, is just one more reason to miss the high-end streetwear label. The duffle bag […]

We were taken at first listen by the latest track from ANR (Awesome New Republic), the hurricane and natural disaster-inspired “It’s Around You” single. The University of Miami, School of Music duo — comprised of Brian Robertson (Keys, Vocals) and Michael-John Hanock (Vocals, Drums) — craft infinitely catchy songs built on synth riffs, swooning vocals and melodic […]

Bassnectar returns after a long hiatus with his latest mixtape full of bass gloriousness. The Color Storm Remixtape features artists as far flung as Dick Dale, Nine Inch Nails, MIA, Nas and of course plenty of Bassnectar himself, all remixed and rinsed in dubby goodness. “Sorry it has taken me a year to throw together another remixtape […]

New from Alkota is this Roland Tr-808 Drum Machine-inspired flash drive. From Electronic to Country, the sounds from the seminal drum machine/synthesizer have been used in almost every genre of music. Heavy bass addicts, hip hop heads and synth fans will all appreciate the detail put into this scaled down version of the vintage drum […]

For their Autumn Winter 2011 collection Passarella Death Squad have just released a new 3-pack collection of retro arcade-inspired tshirts. Merging the classic 1980s 8-bit games with Passarella’s always sexy bevy of undressed women, the three new tshirts (How high can you get?, Sidestepper, The cave of monsters) are all made in London out of […]