With the Summer of 2013′s festival season now in full gear, we have effectively have a hefty list of local and national festivals we’re looking forward to with serious intensity. One of the most anticipated for us would have to be this year’s Big Dub Music Festival, held at Four Quarter’s Farm in Artemas, Pennsylvania. This year’s lineup features an eclectic group of everything from filthy dubstep, to mellowed out hip-hop beats, the trans-versing goodnesss of glitch-hop, and just about any other variation on the genre you might be able to name. One of these acts we’re truly excited to see is the mighty production duo in action once again. The Atlanta-based act has been hard at work lately, dropping plenty of awesome new remixes for the Summer festival season, keeping their sets refreshing, and just plain fresh. This one’s another FREE download, courtesy of that good ol’ Southern hospitality!
Make way for some local music!! JXLBeats left us absolutely stunned with his first release, the I Go Where the Trees Go EP. The Philadelphia producer demonstrated his ability to play with trap and trill elements to create beautiful soundscapes made for sunny day chilling. Well today we are happy to present you with the follow-up, The Art of the Chop EP. It’s got 8 new tracks of beating goodness, and a whole lot to offer. If you like it gangster, then check out “Robberies, Aggies, Attempts and Extortion”; if you like it funky, then I’ll have to recommend “Make Your Bread”; and if you like it chill, well you’ve got the rest of the EP to choose from. So turn that bass up, let the 808s kick, and let JXLBeats ride you off into the blue skies.
Time to mellow out and enjoy some smooth beats. If you’re feeling that vibe, then Freddy Todd has definitely got you with his new album Moonflavours. It’s chocked full of laid-back, airy beats. And the music world is so gracious lately; this one’s up for FREE download as well! Freddy Todd has definitely showed off a lot of talent in the bass world, but he definitely shows off a new set of skills with this album, churning out glitchy, trip-hop tracks, which still maintain plenty of dub and bass elements. You definitely don’t want to pass this one up.
When you get a group of talented producers together to work on a collaborative project, the result is almost always impeccable. LowRIDERz is the brainchild of three massive producers in the bass music world: An-ten-nae, Laura Lowand Auberon. Together the three have been creating glitched out rhythms that’ll get you groovin’ before you even blink your eyes. The California production supergroup has just put out their new Unplug from the Machine EP, along with a brand new, FREE!, remix of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis‘ “Thrift Shop”. It’s enough music to leave you stunned for a while, so I’ll just let you get started.
It seems Figure is getting back to his hip-hop love a lot lately; with a remix of a Deltron 3030track, followed by several collaborations with Delhimself, and now this brand spankin’ new remix of an Aesop Rocktrack. This one comes on smooth, with an easy kicking beat and Aesop’s rhymes flowing effortlessly on top. But of course it’s still a Figure track, so be sure to count on one hard-hitting wall of bass, some epic beat adjustment, and one overall hell of a track. FREE as always from Figure. Enjoy!
I’ve been really digging the funky tunes lately, and one name that you just can’t seem to get around when talking about funky glitch-hop tunes is Denver’s own Project Aspect. The young producer has been lighting up the electronic music world lately with a relentless arc of mob worthy tunes. Now he just dropped his “Live 2013 Winter Mix” on the world, featuring a slew of brand new, unreleased material, as well as quite a few of the the producer’s already noteworthy and grooving tunes. The best part of course is that you can snag the whole mix up totally FREE so you can take it on the go with you. Enjoy!!
Ok, so we are a bit late on this one, but this is a work that I feel is too good and too important for you guys to miss. Last week, up-and-coming rapper from LA known as Adam the Bard released his debut Fast Forward Mixtape, and it is nothing short of excellent. At Funkadelphia, we tend to focus a bit more on electronic music, but sometimes we come across artists of other genres of music that we feel just NEED to be shared, and this is one of those times.
Adam the Bard’s debut mixtape is a follow-up from his first LP, The Story of Fast Forward, and continues the story that the LP introduced. The young west-coast rapper brings a unique style in his mixtape, as it tells the story of a fictional rapper, Fast Forward, as he becomes famous and deals with the changes that come with his newfound fame as it affects both himself and his relationship with his wife. The mixtape also tells the story of that relationship. Through powerful lyricism and great story telling ability, Fast Forward takes us on a musical journey making it easy to get caught up in the life of someone following his dream, paralleling the experiences of the real-life artist, Adam, as he is following his dreams and does not know what the future has in store for him.
Even though Adam the Bard has only been rapping since July of 2011, he has already given performances at the House of Blues Dallas and been featured on Coast2Coast mixtapes hosted by Kendrick Lamar and Wale, respectively. On top of that, he will be a guest on a Phresh n Phamous radio show along with Jae Millz which you can stream this Monday, February 25! The mixtape is available for free download from Datpiff, so grab this work of art now and show him some love on Facebook so you can watch this up-and-comer progress as he is sure to blow up soon! We’ve included some of our favorite picks below, but you can stream the entire mixtape at the datpiff link!
Next up in our festival preview for the Summer of 2013: Hangout Music Festival. It happens each year on the beautiful, sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Like Wakarusa, this one tends to fly a bit under the radar to the majority of the public; which, in our opinion, is always a good thing. You’re looking a much more local crowd, and more importantly, a smaller, friendlier one. Plus no one can deny that wonderful southern hospitality. Undeniably the biggest surprise and big gun on the lineup this year is Tom Petty, but he’s followed by a formidable list of artists including Kings of Leon, Trey Anastasio (of Phish), The Shins, Bassnectar, The Roots, Slightly Stoopid, Passion Pit, Bloc Party, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), Porter Robinson, Moe., Dirty Projectors, Best Coast, Twin Sister, The Werks and plenty more; plus one final headliner still to be announced. This one’s definitely a bit of a haul, especially for our Philadelphia readers; but it’s definitely got a great vibe and still worth knowing.
Yep that’s right: new Figure. It’s enough to turn any cloudy day into a sunny way. Luckily, it’s already nice and sunny out, so this just made the day even better. Apparently Figure’s been sitting on this one for a while, waiting to get the right vocals on the track. Well, if that’s the case, then I’m glad he waited, because the smooth lyrical rhythms of Qwel are absolutely perfect on this track. It’s a pretty tough debate whether Figure or Qwel kills it on this track more; I think I’ll let you guys be the judge. And as always from Figure, it’s up for FREE download!! Enjoy!
Flux Pavilion always leaves th earth shaking with his bass-loaded drops; and his new release, the Blow the Roof EP is certainly no exception. Besides the fact that Flux is an absolute OG when it comes to the dubstep world, he also remains one of the most consistently hard-working and devoted producers in the game. This EP certainly displays that Flux Pavilion signature sound we’ve all come to love, but there’s also a large amount of new sounds, clear new influences, and new experimentation. That collab with Childish Gambino is absolutely monstrous! Enjoy!!
