Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Xiu Xiu - Blacks
Post-TrashFollow “by Devin Birse (@devvvvi.b) It’s odd to think about but Xiu Xiu has now existed for over twenty years. That’s…” 6 days ago →
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited - Nyarai
27 LeggiesFollow “After a journey that started over 18 months ago we finally arrive at our final destination. This is not the…” on Dec 6th →
Thomas Mapfumo & Blacks Unlimited - Mwana Wemurombo
27 LeggiesFollow “Older readers may remember that period in the mid to late 1980s when Zimbabwean music seemed to be everywhere (if…” on Apr 26th, 2023 →
SPANKTHENUN, Mechanical Vein, Dream Blac… - Crushing Blow Dream Black's I Am The Gun Remix
Brutal ResonanceFollow “My little "series", if I can call it as such, continues on Facebook wherein I make a status stating, "Post…” on Jan 29th, 2023 →
Thomas Mapfumo & Blacks Unlimited - Chauya Chirizevha (Rural Life Is Back)
27 LeggiesFollow “The time has come for us all to shake off these earthly shackles and live a life without limits. Well…” on Nov 9th, 2022 →
Blacks' Myths - Stand Your Ground
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Atlantic Rhythms exists to support and affirm the deep connection between underground artists and the people who listen to them.…” on Feb 23rd, 2021 →
Skinny Pelembe - No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish
BrooklynVeganFollow “The up and coming, UK-via-South Africa musician has a trippy, genre-blurring sound that's both accessible and genuinely original. Continue reading…” on Oct 20th, 2020 →
Blacks Beach Boys - HGTV In HD
surviving the golden ageFollow “San Diego’s Blacks Beach Boys are preparing to release their debut self-titled album on August 21st via Dowd Records. Surviving…” on Aug 12th, 2020 →
Blacks' Myths - Free Land
Chicago ReaderFollow “Long before drummer Warren G. “Trae” Crudup III and bassist Luke Stewart launched noisy free-jazz duo Blacks’ Myths in 2018,…” on Mar 20th, 2020 →
The Illustrious Blacks - The Void (Let the Music Set U Free)
AFROPUNKFollow “Though the Illustrious Blacks have only a couple of singles under their collective belt — including the new, “The Void…” on Oct 25th, 2019 →
Blacks' Myths - Northern Confederate
Bandcamp DailyFollow “All kinds of experimental music can be found on Bandcamp: free jazz, avant-rock, dense noise, outer-limits electronics, deconstructed folk, abstract…” on Oct 4th, 2019 →
Blacks' Myths - Mammy's Revenge
All Songs Considered : NPRFollow “Wild combinations yield wild results. This week's playlist includes Los Pirañas' squiggly psych-cumbia, Jessica Pavone's stirring string drone and noisy…” on Sep 4th, 2019 →
James White & The Blacks - Contort Yourself August Darnell Remix
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Photography by Tim Craig “When we started out we always wanted to relate our releases to dance music in some…” on Aug 7th, 2019 →
The Illustrious Blacks - Revolutionary Love
The Deli MagazineFollow “Main Artist you are covering (it will be added to our charts): The Illustrious Blacks Link to Artist's Bandcamp or…” on May 31st, 2019 →
Binker and Moses - Children of the Ultra Blacks
TwistedsoulFollow “New sounds to delight your ears.” on Jul 13th, 2018 →
SHOW ME - feat. CR BLACKS & FOOTSTEPS PROD. FOOTSTEPS
DummyFollow “A moody R&B inspired swinger from the North London rapper.” on Jan 25th, 2018 →
Gearbox Records - Valley Of The Ultra Blacks
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “Binker and Moses - Valley Of The Ultra Blacks from Journey to the Mountain of Forever (Gearbox Records); sax-drums duo,…” on Jun 5th, 2017 →
Gawker - Two Male Blacks
OkayplayerFollow “In August of 2012, well before Trayvon Martin or Eric Garner or Sandra Bland or Alton Sterling or Philando Castile…” on Jul 14th, 2016 →
Black Milk - 4 Blacks
TwistedsoulFollow “Black Milk returns with his live band for an album of instrumental jazz and hip-hop cuts.” on Mar 17th, 2016 →