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Wilder ZobyThis week we focus on the song Contagious released by former Chin Chin frontman Wilder Zoby, which is co-produced by EL-P
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Pop Cultures Collide
Loaded For Bear, an indie band from Portland, OR, cover the television theme song from The Golden Girls... Thank You For Being A Friend
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Track Marks
SYFFAL Track Marks Volume XXVIII - The Bi-Weekly iTunes Fix for the Music Junkie
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Feed Me - Escape From Electric Mountain - Album Review
As the music industry progresses towards minimizing efforts and maximizing profits, it makes the benchmark of this industry: an album, a more and more dubious endeavor for artists to consider as an option. In its place are singles, mixtapes, remixes, edits, bootlegs, an amalgamation of compilations, etc.. But one thing that is becoming more and more a viable and lucrative option for musicians to recur some profit off of their artistry is the ever-lasting EP or “extended play” record.
A tight knit collection of anywhere between 2-7 or so tracks that are put into a smaller, more condensed, and focused mini-album. It can contain all the same elements of an LP, collaborations, custom artwork, sold at fine retailers, but in EDM they can also have one original track,...
Cam Jus – Badman EP - Album Review
I’ll save you all the New Year’s jeer and just get right to the point: If you have read anything by me over the past year, then you know by now that I “pen” content for SYFFAL in the EDM genre, and if you don’t remember what the acronym EDM stands for, then stop reading. Another thing you may remember about my column, is that I write a lot about a specific, Washington D.C. born, happy-accident of a genre, Moombahton. If you don’t know what that means, either read on or refer back to ceasing to read on any further.
Last year the world was exposed to a multi-faceted attack on all fronts from Moombahton. From the original birth at 108-110 bpm’s, the music world was opened up like Pandora’s...
DCarls – Flavorhythm EP - Album Review
Sensationalism. The Dictionary defines the term as: "subject matter, language, or style producing or designed to produce startling or thrilling impressions or to excite and please vulgar taste." Artists, fans, critics, bloggers, and the media are quick to endorse and label something/someone new as "epic", or an aspiring artist as a prodigy, wunderkind, genius, virtuoso, or maven when they haven't released a substantial body of work to be judged, as so. Once in awhile there are artists that are worthy of this label, but then again, I may be just another artist, fan, critic, blogger, media-type that is gassed on the sensation that is, DCarls.
Let me make this clear: I haven't bought any music since I discovered the internet and learned how to...
Our Interview with Tittsworth: No Mammaries, This Is Tittsworth
Washington D.C. is a fickle city. A city with an identity crisis, where the "indigenous population" is comprised of more than 75% of outsider's from all over the world. Administrations come and go every 2 or 4 years, and most of "young, professionals" in any given field are quick to shake your hand and stab you in the back. It's nice to know that at least one of the good people is winning.
Jesse Tittsworth is a luminary in the local/national/international DJ community, he can count some of the best, and most prolific DJ's as his personal friends and is part-owner of one of the most-successful clubs in Washington D.C. But, in the D.C. area he is known as a tattoo aficionado, eccentric gourmand, and one of the most stand-up guys you can have the pleasure of...
Our Interview with Kidkanevil: The Kid Stays in the Picture
Without letting the cat out of the bag too much, I want to introduce your ears to a multi-talented producer from the United Kingdom with a penchant for all things Japanese: Kidkanevil. This aspiring DJ, producer, former music journalist and current Japan-o-phile has been making electronic-based music with hip hop undertones for over a decade. In addition, he is one of the original, remaining members of the experimental band, Stateless. I can’t find a bio on him, but there is one on the band that is an interesting read into their ups-and-downs, and eventual release of their latest album, Matilda on Ninja Tune.
Self-described as “imaginary hip hop”, there are many elements of my favorite hip hop and electronic artists that form...
