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.
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Great Black Music
Lend Me Your EarsFollow “Kahil El'Zabar's new Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit revisits his 'Great Black Music' - 'often attributed…” on Jun 25th →
East New York Ensemble de Music - Ti-Ti
raven sings the bluesFollow “It’s been too long a gap since there was a Hidden Gems in this space, so let’s crack the lid…” on Sep 28th, 2023 →
The Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble - EXCERPT
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The composer's environmentally sensitive work is simultaneously experimental, representational, and beautiful. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Sep 18th, 2023 →
East New York Ensemble de Music - Mevlana (Based on Turkish Religious Melody)
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The multi-instrumentalist brought the music of Africa to children and adults alike. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Mar 20th, 2023 →
The Entourage Music & Theatre Ensemble - Sleazy Sue
raven sings the bluesFollow “Smithsonian Folkways has been serving up a wealth of archival material and reissues from the largely undersung Entourage Music Ensemble…” on Mar 15th, 2022 →
J-MUSIC Ensemble - Layer Cake
Bandcamp DailyFollow “These are the albums we're turning to for comfort and connection right now. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Oct 2nd, 2020 →
J-MUSIC Ensemble - Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There (feat. Sapphire)
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The beloved RPG series has been honored by way of metal, vaporwave, jazz and more. Read full story on the…” on Jul 16th, 2020 →
Heerlens Percussie Ensemble - Biologic Music
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “Heerlens Percussie Ensemble - Biologic Music - reissue of 1986 percussion LP (Hot Mule Records) 1973, in the south of…” on Jun 7th, 2020 →
Entourage Music & Theatre Ensemble - Neptune Rising
The Vinyl FactoryFollow “Spanning minimalism, animal sounds, and healing synth and trombone compositions. Smithsonian Folkways is continuing its vinyl reissue series with the…” on Apr 14th, 2020 →
Sean McCann - Music For Private Ensemble (overview)
Passive/AggressiveFollow “Interview by Peter Jørgensen Following the output and inherent growth of composer Sean McCann has been a joyous ride for…” on Apr 2nd, 2019 →
Boxhead Ensemble - Ancient Music LIFE CYCLES NO. 2
Decoder MagazineFollow “For anyone in thrall to the avalanche of experimental rock bands that upended American music around the turn of the…” on Apr 14th, 2017 →
Ensemble Music - Conor Walsh :: The Front
The Last Mixed TapeFollow “Minimal-electronic artist Conor Walsh is currently streaming a new track entitled ‘The Front’, taken from his upcoming E.P. of the…” on Oct 14th, 2015 →
Samovar Russian Folk Music Ensemble - Hopak Ukrainian Dance
Star Maker MachineFollow “ Samovar Russian Folk Music Ensemble: Hopak Ukrainian Dance [purchase] I like listening to ethnic dance music because it inspires me.…” on Mar 19th, 2012 →
Now Ensemble - Folk Music
DoklandsFollow “The NOW Ensemble are an electric chamber quintet from New York, and they make a fantastic sound. Listen to the…” on Oct 25th, 2010 →
Grand Valley State University - New Musi… - Music for 18 Musicians (excerpts)
Lend Me Your EarsFollow “Middlebrow? Meh. Granted, Music for 18 Musicians & In C are relatively accessible pieces - but they also remain thrilling,…” on Apr 8th, 2010 →