By: Anand Harsh We're so excited to head down to Costa Rica for Envision Festival, February 20-23, the biggest transformational festival in Central America. With a star-studded lineup in an absolutely beautiful location, the only thing that could make it better is that TheUntz.com is presenting the Lotus stage at the festival! The founders of TheUntz.com have always been huge psychedelic trance nuts, so it's amazing we get to kick off the festival with Kalya Scintilla's psytrance project Merkaba on Thursday. On Friday, our good buddy David Block brings The Human Experience to our stage, along with a handful of up…
Album Review: The Crystal Method – The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method Style: Breaks Overview: We haven’t heard from the pioneering duo in quite some time. But, their self-titled album brings back all the memories. After all these years, The Crystal Method still sounds like, The Crystal Method. It’s not a bad thing, because their Electronic breaks sound rather nice in a music world filled with hard Vocal Electro Progressive tunes. Even though
Daft Punk Wins Album and Record of the Year at the 2014 Grammys
Daft Punk cleaned up at the 2014 Grammys last night. The French duo won the two highest Grammys, Album of the Year (Random Access Memories) and Record of the Year (Get Lucky). They also won for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (Get Lucky), Best Dance/Electronic Album (Random Access Memories) and Best Engineered Album, Non Classical (Random Access Memories). In other EDM news, Zedd won for Best
No Religion
Worst Rapper of All Time?The “Bible of Hip Hop” took a downturn some time ago however I still found quality news and politics pieces from time to time. That time ended about a year ago when I stopped thumbing through the mag at my local Barnes & Nobles. Anyway, this was one of my windows into hip hop when I was just a shorty in tha town so it was particularly dissapointing to watch its downfall. But this absurd tragedy has turned comedy with Benzino* acting a fool on Ozone Magazine Founder and EIC Julia Beverly’s voicemail. Wow.Just a sneak pic at Benzino’s elementary verbal arsenal: …F*cking prostitute, cracker, f*cking-man-b*tch, you!”Get ‘Em Daddy!
DJ Makala – Soul Clap Mix
Not the usual mix you hear on DSFL but I believe most long time visitors to the site will love the supremely fantastic Soul/Funk tunes featured within this mix. Northern Soul, as my UK heads call it, is on full display in this mix by Spain’s DJ Makala. Although many of the tunes are not from the 1950’s nor 1960’s they all follow the same Northern Soul vibe. DJ MakalaSoul Clap Mix(2014) | 139 MB|Lizzy Parks – Seven Day FoolIsaac Aesil feat. Aaradhna & Buff1 – With You In My Bed PlatinumPied Pipers feat Karma – On A CloudFrootful – Fish In The SeaPharrell Williams – HappySmoove Turrell – I Can’t …
Chris Chronsky – Brooklyn Radio Vinyl Mix
Made exclusively for Brooklyn Radio this all vinyl mix from Austria’s Chris Chronsky contains a host of classics,as well as a few unknown tunes. All in all a solid 42 minute mix that is worth your attention. Chris Chronsky Brooklyn RadioVinyl Mix (2014) | 98 MB|Deckwrecka – 23 ForeverBlack Moon – Make MuneeMF Doom – Special Blends D1J Live – Red Light Green LightThe Roots – The Next MovementMF Grimm – Do It For the KidsBlack Milk – Sound The AlarmWildchild – KianaEPMD – Richter ScaleED OG and da Bulldogs – Got To Have ItMos Def – B Boy DocumentLauryn Hill – Last OnesDilated Peoples – Worst comes WorstKenn Starr, Asheru & Talib Kweli – IfSmiley…
Lil Herb – Koolin
Chicago’s own Lil Herb drops off a new banger titled “Koolin” to hold us over until his mixtape drops on February 17th. Download: Lil Herb – Koolin sdac_post_slideshows.push({fx: ‘fade’, timeout: 0, speed: 1000, pause: 0,})
Isaiah Rashad – Cilvia Demo (Review)
“Cilvia Demo” is the debut EP by TDE emcee Isaiah Rashad. The EP features guest appearances from SchoolBoy Q, Jay Rock, SZA and others as well as production from The Antydote, Black Metaphor, Sounwave and others. It was released on January 28, 2014 via Top Dawg Entertainment.1) Hereditary – The album begins with a short song that is more of an intro than anything else. The beat, by Ross Vega, is mellow and Isaiah Rashad just kinda sings over it about how his father’s bad ways influenced him to be the man he is today. Not bad for what it is, but this track probably won’t get much play from me.2) Webbie Flow (U Like) – This …
Matt Maddox – Righteous Fury (Review)
“Righteous Fury” is the second album from Kansas emcee Matt Maddox. The album features guest appearances from Tragedy Khadafi, King Magnetic, Reef The Lost Cauze and others as well as production from C-Lance, Skammadix, Sicknature and others. It is set to be released on February 25, 2014 via Red Phone Records and Seven 13 Music.1) No Country For Old Men – The album begins with a hard-hitting Engineer instrumental full of merciless horns and synths that give the beat a militant feel. The instrumental has a ton of energy which compliments Matt Maddox’s animated delivery nicely, as the Kansas based emcee spits some thought-provoking rhymes about the state of hip-hop nowadays and how about it’s fallen off in…