“How did I not know about this group?!” It’s one of the most satisfying questions music fans can ask themselves. You work hard to follow an artist, group, or label, constantly staying on top of releases yet still an entire project can exist under your astute radar. Such is the Blktop Project for SK, a [...]

 

 Blktop Project :: "Beans for Breakfast": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Instrumental, Jazz, Soul | No Comments »

Michigan-based ensemble Nomo are back with their newest, Ghost Rock, just in time for the summer heatwaves that will undoubtedly settle upon us. I know I have today’s post categorized under “afrobeat” but the truth is that Nomo’s sound is much broader, fusing krautrock’s repetition, the deepness of funk, the borderless perspective of world music, [...]

 

 Nomo :: "Rings": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Afrobeat, Instrumental, MP3, Promo | No Comments »

Introspective track today I guess. Just heard word that our friends Adam and Amy had a baby a few days ago and my old friends Pete and Tracy should be bringing their first into the world any minute now. All this new life, these literal positive changes in the fortunes of parents and their children [...]

 

 Human Bell :: "A Change In Fortunes": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Folk/Acoustic, Indie, Instrumental, Post-Rock, Rock | 2 Comments »

I’m glad that advanced album PR seems to have shifted almost entirely to the digital realm. Sure, I still get the occasional CD or 7″ sent over, but the majority of correspondence has clearly moved toward email. It makes discovery that much easier, when all a prospective writer or blogger need do is follow a [...]

 

 Syme :: Greenhouse (Bjorn Torske remix): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Indie, Instrumental, Post-Rock, Shoegazer | 4 Comments »

Here’s a nerd fantasy for you: Tortoise covering Boards of Canada’s “Roygbiv” with Quincy Jones producing. Yeah, it’s totally unrealistic, perhaps even a slight bit musically incongruous, but I don’t give a fuck. I think that would be sick. It is just a dream after all. Now, I couldn’t in good conscience say that [...]

 

 Keston and Westdal :: "Panopticon": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Electronica, IDM, Instrumental | 2 Comments »

Happy to report that longtime SK favorite and fellow Brooklyn resident Eliot Lipp has a new album slated for release on March 4th on Mush records, home of Bibio, Lymbyc Systym, Caural, et al. His last LP, Tacoma Mockingbird was one of last year’s gems, a brilliant collection of melody-drenched, hip-hop- and techno-informed electro-funk that [...]

 

 Eliott Lipp :: "The Area": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Electro, Electronica, Glitch, IDM, Instrumental, MP3 | 6 Comments »

The d_rradio guys (pronounced D-R-radio) are definitely from the SK oldschool and we are happy to announce their next full-length, self-titled opus will be on its way to your ears in March via UK imprint Distraction Records. We’ve been online friends for sometime (check this old post from 2005 ) and I’ve always respected the [...]

 

 d_rradio :: "Long Way Home": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Electronica, Folk/Acoustic, Glitch, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Post-Rock | 2 Comments »

Tommy Guerrero, Gadget and Monte Vallier are Jet Black Crayon. The story goes that Guerrero was asked to open for Isotope 217 way back when and instead of playing solo, he tapped his boys to play as Jet Black Crayon. And years later, the trio — with the occasional helping hand from a large group [...]

 

 Jet Black Crayon :: : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Breakbeat, Downtempo, Instrumental, Post-Rock | 3 Comments »

Stumbled across these guys after recently watching the fantastic documentary Helvetica. You’d expect a full length feature about a font to drag, but the combination of compelling interviews and beautiful photography with a standout soundtrack made it one of my favorite documentaries of the year. Kristian Dunn, of Los Angeles-based instrumental duo El Ten [...]

 

 El Ten Eleven :: "3 Plus 4": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Indie, Instrumental, MP3, Post-Rock | 2 Comments »

You may remember that a while back I was given a number of demo tracks from Ben Mullins, former member of Midwest Product and currently in PostPrior (both essential Ghostly International artists) to post. That was one of the more commented upon recent posts and I received quite a few emails begging me to get [...]

 

 Ben Benjamin :: "Temporary Aztec": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Electro, Electronica, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Rock | 7 Comments »