Released today on SMOG records was an EP titled “Light It Up”, which was produced by up-and-coming American dubstepper “Flinch” (aka Adam Glassco). The 4 track EP comes with an impressing array of melodic styles and vocal cameos, with my favorite track being the second on the EP, titled “When I’m Gone (ft. Dominique Porter)”. Forgetting the fact that SMOG ... »
Professional logo design is demonstrated in a series, from concept to completion. This post shows the creation of illustration and iconic elements, as well as color. This is an actual project that presented some unique challenges. Each step will be explained in both design reasoning as well as art production process. Author’s note: If you are an ampersand fan, check out the fun & fabulou... »
I have to admit, when I was originally looking around for a release to focus on this week I skipped over the “Subtext EP” by Trolley Snatcha, and it wasn’t until I had sense enough to use a real set of speakers that I found THAT BASS! Please, don’t force this thing through computer speakers or crappy headphones… I spent a week not realizing what I’d missed and n... »
In case Skrillex wasn’t having a good enough week winning 3 Grammys, long-time OWSLA star Nick Thayer released the “Like Boom EP” on February 7 (2012), and its honestly as fun and musically diverse an album as we can expect to get all year! With the majority of the tracks clocking in at a around 110bpm, this isn’t going to sound like the majority of the dance music being pu... »
Professional logo design will be demonstrated in a series of posts, right here over the next several weeks, in order of concept to completion. This is an actual project that presented some unique challenges. Each step will be explained in both design reasoning as well as art production process. If you are an ampersand fan, check out the fun & fabulous art series featuring the ampersand, at Amp... »
The last time I was this excited for a synthesizer to be released was the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Keyboard. This little 25 key wonder costs an unbelievable $499, is cased in a sturdy metal housing, and has a veritable smorgasbord of features like aftertouch and a 100% analog signal path. The full list of features can be found at the bottom of this article, but suffusive to say that they make ... »
Following last week’s artist-album release of “Mpire” (Moguai), Mau5trap records is already back at it with an EP from one of the labels oldest (and foremost) artists, Feed Me. “Escape from Electric Mountain” is 6 tracks, and is a very noticeable departure from Feed Me’s past work (see previous review of “Feed Me’s Big Adventure”). Similar to l... »
At last there’s a technique that will help singers of every genre. And it’s from The Vocalist Studio. www.TheVocalistStudio.co.uk The Vocalist Studio is a worldwide organisation that offers one of the leading, innovative voice techniques in the world for contemporary voice study. This technique, ‘The Four Pillars Of Singing’, is available as a download and hard copy from the website linked above. ... »
Its fair to say that most of the party-going world has heard the name Deadmau5, and as his fame has grown so too has the reputation of his label, Mau5trap. Thus, when a FULL ARTIST ALBUM is released on said label, it would be wise for dance music fans to take serious note. This week’s record or interest belongs to one of the original Mau5trappers, German-born Moguai (who’s been with Ma... »