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From acid jazz and reggae to downtempo and bossa nova, Eric Hilton explored it all as one half of renowned electronic music duo Thievery Corporation. Yet as a solo artist, Hilton’s true love lies with trip-hop. It’s a genre he helped to create with a pioneering approach to sound design, highlighted by ingenious sampling, moody synths and psychedelic lo-fi. Now Hilton is taking an opportunity to revisit these roots with his newly announced Lost Dialect album, the titular track of which is out now. It’s a 10-track opus that, according to Hilton, consciously brought him back to his “early days” of producing trip-hop when he was “combining sample collages with grooves,” he tells EDM.com. For the grooves, Hilton self-recorded all o...
This article originally ran in 2017 and has been updated. Ever felt overwhelmed by an artist’s extensive back catalog? Been meaning to check out a band, but you just don’t know where to begin? In 10 Songs is here to help, offering a crash course and entry point into the daunting discographies of iconic artists of all genres. This is your first step toward fandom. Take it. Isn’t it frustrating not being able to box something in? Not being able to name it because the goddamn thing is so busy evolving that it slips through your fingers? Sure, they might be a bunch of cartoon characters, but there’s always been something a little darker than meets the eye going on with Gorillaz. They’re pockmarked and weathered, garish, rough around the edges, the residents of Banksy’s Dismaland as counterpoin...
After nearly two decades away, what better time for Sneaker Pimps to return than in 2021? Today, the cult trip-hop band return with their long-awaited fourth studio album, Squaring the Circle, out now via Orphic. Squaring the Circle was written, performed, and produced by founding members Sneaker Pimps members Chris Corner and Liam Howe. It spans 16 tracks total, many of which feature guest vocals from Berlin-based singer Simonne Jones. The album was recorded between Sawtooth Studios in Pioneertown, California, and London’s Tower Studios. The band teased the album earlier this year with the title track, as well as with the single “Fighter.” Stream it on Apple Music and Spotify below. Advertisement Related Video Sneaker Pimps are best known for their 1996 hit, “6 Underground”, featuring the...
English trip-hop veterans Sneaker Pimps have returned with “Squaring the Circle,” the title track to their first new album in nearly two decades. Additionally, they’ve revealed a second song called “Fighter”. Listen to both below. Set for release this fall, Squaring the Circle was written, performed, and produced by founding members Chris Corner and Liam Howe, alongside vocalist Simonne Jones. Spanning 16 tracks in length, the album was recorded at Sawtooth Studios in Pioneertown, California and The Tower Studios in London, UK. Related Video Sneaker Pimps are best known for their 1996 hit, “6 Underground,” featuring the vocals of former lead singer Kelli Ali, who left the group after their breakout 1996 debut, Becoming X. The song peaked at No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 45 on...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-22T16:38:55+00:00“>May 22, 2021 | 12:38pm ET English trip-hop veterans Sneaker Pimps have announced their return with Squaring the Circle, the group’s first new album since 2002’s Bloodsport. The full-length is due out this fall, with the title track being released as the lead single on July 9th. Squaring the Circle was written, performed, and produced by founding members Chris Corner and Liam Howe. Corner laid down the vocals alongside featured artist Simonne Jones. Check out a preview of the haunting piano ballad “Squaring the Circle” below. Running 16 tracks long, the album was recorded at Sawtooth Studios in Pioneertown, California and The Tower Studios in London, UK. Sn...
The Chemical Brothers dropped a bit of good news this morning, sharing a preview of new music on the way. The legendary electronic music duo will drop a new single called “The Darkness That You Fear” this Friday, April 23rd. They took to social media to share an audio clip of the languid single, which sounds like it will contain the dark, spellbinding trip hop flair of a signature Chemical Brothers tune. The preview is short, but fans can hear the sultry vocal refrain, “Let your heart see the colors.” It’s also paired with a kaleidoscopic promo video, which offers a trippy audiovisual compliment to the track’s hypnotic soundscapes. Check out The Chemical Brothers’ official preview of “The Darkness That You Fear” below and pre-...
It may be getting more chilly outside, but trip-hop magician Tricky is on a hot streak. Just a few months after dropping his September album Fall to Pieces, he’s returned with a surprise EP titled Doorway. Stream it in full below via Apple Music or Spotify. The EP reimagines Fall to Pieces… Please click the link below to read the full article. Tricky Releases Surprise EP Doorway: Stream Meagan Fredette You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
The Lowdown: Ever since they first stole our hearts about 20 years ago, Gorillaz — the genre-splicing virtual band spearheaded by Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, and now Remi Kabaka Jr. — have provided about as much visual flamboyance and experimentation as musical. In other words, they’ve always made exceptional use of things like music videos, 3-D concert projections, and web-based gimmicks to not only enhance the impact and mystique of their albums and lore but also to push the limits of what modern, multimodal artistry can achieve in a broader sense. Earlier this year, they announced arguably their most ambitious endeavor yet: Song Machine, a web series wherein each “episode” features a new song/music video that encapsulates Gorillaz’s trademark tongue-in-cheek bizarreness, stylistic flex...
Iranian-Dutch artist Sevdaliza has announced her sophomore album, Shabrang. The follow-up to 2017’s ISON is marked to arrive August 28th through her very own Twisted Elegance label. The forthcoming 15-track collection documents a “journey of self-discovery, self-love and finding peace amongst all of the chaos in the world” — hence Sevdaliza’s bruised body captured in the LP’s artwork. Produced by the artist herself in collaboration with Mucky, the full-length features previous singles “Lamp Lady”, “Oh My God”, and “Joanna”, all of which showcase Sevdaliza’s seamless blending of electronic, trip-hop, R&B, and even avant-garde. Pre-orders for Shabrang have begun; all those who avail of the Apple pre-order will be gifted with the new song “Rhode” below. Editors’ Picks...
Massive Attack have unveiled a new EP called Eutopia, which features the group’s first new music in four years. Listen below. The audiovisual release consists of three songs pairing original music created by Massive Attack, Young Fathers, Algiers, and Saul Williams alongside commentary from Christiana Figueres, author of the UN Paris Climate Agreement; universal basic income theorist Guy Standing; and Gabriel Zucman, the professor behind the “wealth tax” policy in America (via Pitchfork). Each song comes paired with visuals created by Mario Klingemann. “Lockdown exposed the best aspects and worst flaws of humanity,” Massive Attack said in a statement. “That period of uncertainty and anxiety forced us to meditate on the obvious need to change the damaging systems we live by. By working with...