February 21, 2012 The German electronic underground has always been a world apart, but Emika is on the crest of a wave that's crashing the depths of sub-bass on everyone's doorstep in 2012.
The Berlin-based producer...
February 21, 2012 Dustin Wong is an unlikely candidate for a guitar hero. An art school grad, born in Hawaii, raised in Japan, currently in Brooklyn, Wong doesn't read music, but he understands it better than most, with...
No, they're not from Australia. Despite the vocal polyphonic splits, candied synthesizers, and Bag Raiders via New Order warmth, Tesla Boy actually hails from....Moscow.
Yep, Russia is the new neon,...
Greece is home to one of the world's least known yet most intriguing black metal scenes. Greek black metal bands often draw on Greece's own rich ancient mythology instead of Nordic legends -- bypassing...
Androsace the plant is an unassuming but hardy species with tiny flowers that can be found in cold, rocky environments across Asia and Europe. Androsace the band is a force of nature that can mainly be...
Clazzi is an old/new artist: he just dropped his first solo LP Infant last month, but he's been producing and making music since he was discovered on the Internets back in 2001. He's a Korean/not-Korean artist: his entire music career has been based in...
The name that these four guys chose for themselves is such a mind-twister, no less so for its pretty obvious origins. They've admitted that a record of "When the Saints Go Marching In" was lying around...
I-Octane could melt the coldest of hearts, and not just because his moniker is a play on highly flammable petroleum. The Jamaican dancehall/reggae game-changer has an accessible smile and calming,...
In the video for Norwegian electronic artist Torgny's "The Only Game" a gang of kids drinks, drag races vintage Volvos, and terrorizes gas stations in slow motion to the producer's bittersweet...
It's a known fact that Swedes are a nation of Nordic demi-gods who wield the powers of unearthly good looks, free health care, and a flawless pop sensibility. Well, they’ve spawned again, this time in...
Australia's Deaf Wish could be one of the greatest rock bands that almost never happened. Or almost doesn't exist. They're a signal that fades in and out. A phantom event. But whenever they are seen or...
There's something classic about London's Lucy Rose. Just a few singles into her career, she's already selling a quiet, subtle, and intelligent sound that sets her apart from the humdrum lady-and-a-guitar fare -- or the cutesy stuff coined by Kate...
Dubstep, ever awesome at confusing people who don't get it, may have found its most likable ambassadors yet. Producers Nutty P and Janset of the South London duo Stinkahbell are bubbling up from the UK...
