Must Hear Tracks: "1983" "Unexpected Delight" Before the lofi hip hop wave, the tommpabeats, Kenny Beats in the cave, Jon with his Octatrack, the army of beat makers on YouTube brandishing an SP-404 and an affinity for wonky, lopsided loops – before them all, back in 2006, there was Flying Lotus. And before he became... Continue Reading →
Spotlight: Outro by Joey Pecoraro
It's got soul. The groove is sleek. The melody is immediate and sensual. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a woman aching for love she's never felt. The kicker: it all happens in 21 seconds. Detroit beatsmith Joey Pecoraro creates a full song's worth of tension and resolution in a fraction of the time by... Continue Reading →