Stack №270: Mar 20, 2020

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Mar 20, 2020

salute - Fortress

Posted by 1 site • On Bandcamp • Also on: Apple Music

Dummy Follow “In a bid to support artists who have lost vital bookings through the spread of Covid-19,…” on Mar 20th, 2020 →

Manchester, UK-based producer salute (Stack №226) shares a new track today on his Bandcamp, featuring his signature mix of hyperactive drum snaps, handclaps, and vocal cuts sequenced above airy textures.

Peel Dream Magazine - Pill

Posted by 9 sites • On Bandcamp • Also on: Spotify

Clash Magazine Follow “Five albums to lose yourself in... The globe-spanning networks of musicians, label owners, fans, and songwriters…” on Jan 12th →

Slumberland-signed New York City band Peel Dream Magazine have a new LP coming out in April. Likening them to My Bloody Valentine and Stereolab, Stereogum says they've perfected "a cosmopolitan, playfully experimental form of dream-pop powered by motorik rhythms, bloopy synthesizers, and fuzzed-out guitars."

Quelle Chris & Chris Keys - Living Happy (feat. Joseph Chilliums & Cavalier)

Posted by 5 sites • On Bandcamp

The new album from Detroit rapper Quelle Chris and producer/instrumentalist Chris Keys arrives in April, featuring Earl Sweatshirt, Tune-Yards and many others. Chris considers it "a soundtrack for light in the often bleak timeline that is the now."

Alabaster DePlume - Whisky Story Time

Posted by 8 sites • On Bandcamp • Also on: Spotify

HI54 Follow “In search of a routine more likely to get a fresh HI54 Mix Tape out the…” on Jan 7th →

Composer snd saxophonist Alabaster DePlume connects with Chicago-based label International Anthem for a compilation of instrumentals. "Strange, exquisite folk-jazz that feels like it could be spirited away by the merest breeze," says The Quietus.

Julion De'Angelo & Viola Klein - N'aie pas peur Exchange Mix

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Resident Advisor Follow “Looking over Viola Klein's discography, one can't help but think of Mark Ernestus. Like the Basic…” on Mar 20th, 2020 →

Detroit's Julion De’Angelo and Cologne's Viola Klein (with history in Senegal) exchange sounds on a new 12-inch. "We hear styles from all three cities—Mike Ink-style rave, irrepressible Mbalax and soulful Detroit piano house—working together for the advancement of rhythm and sound," says Resident Advisor.

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Ian William Craig - Weight

Posted by 5 sites • On Bandcamp • Also on: Spotify

The Quietus Follow “Shorn of his usual effects wizardry, Ian William Craig's new album becomes a frank expression of…” on May 12th, 2020 →

Red Sun Through Smoke, the new LP from Vancouver-based composer Ian William Craig.

Forever Underground, the new album from New York collective Phantom Posse.

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Boiler Room x Total Refreshment Centre: Dreaming The City

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The aforementioned Alabaster DePlume is a resident at London’s influential music hub Total Refreshment Centre. Last year, along with Boiler Room and the Barbican, they hosted Dreaming The City, a jazz show designed as "a live mixtape exploring three decades of musical excellence that took place inside an Edwardian warehouse in Hackney."

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For NPR, Maria Sherman looks back on NSYNC's No Strings Attached 20 years later:

"Long before features were a necessity for pop acts in a competitive music market, NSYNC had begun to mirror hip-hop by seeking out cross-genre collaborations."

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