Tag: funk
FKJ – French Kiwi Juice
The history of French Kiwi Juice (popularized as the acronym FKJ) starts around the early 2010s. The dance boom of soundcloud-era artists frantically rushed...
Thundercat – Drunk
With “Thundercat presents Drunk” in bold across the album cover, Thundercat and company want you to know off the bat this will be a...
Matt Martians – The Drum Chord Theory
News about Matt Martian's (along with other members of The Internet) solo album came out near the end of 2016 to much buzz since...
Gabriel Garzón-Montano – Jardín
Gabriel Garzón-Montano croons over “Long Ears” in a D’Angelo fashion, layering several harmonies over himself and others in a chorus of poetry. The percussion...
Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
It’s been a busy year for Childish Gambino. He created and starred in his own TV series, Atlanta, hosted a series of intricate live...
Justice – Woman
The prominence and popularity of popular dance/DJ acts somewhat shapes what we expect in coming months and years out of the genre. The cycle...
The Return of the Funk: Khruangbin
The crowd cheered as the three piece funk group Khruangbin entered from Off The Record and walked onto the stage. The small but stylish...
Lovespeake – DNA
The Norwegian band Lovespeake’s new album DNA can be described in two words: love-speak. DNA is saturated with late 1970s, early 1980s influence, making the record the perfect...
An Electronic Sampling: December 2015
Issue #20
Another year has concluded, along with another year of tunes. It seemed that 2015 made up for the deficit that was 2014, and...
Potatohead People – Big Luxury
Disco, funk, and soul. This has been the new direction of electronic music for the past couple of years. First, it was popularized by the...