Trap Beats By The Hardest Trap Producer In The World
Summoning a swirling e-board effect, it unfurls as a pristine ode to jazz fusion with its sprightly drum pattern. The animation is furthered with female vocals lala-ing adjacent to a faint plodding tuba, and the gliding key solo at the core is one of the many moments that suspend disbelief that all parts used are from scrap. As much as the then-24-year-old finds new ways to use plunderphonics for advantage, it is unequivocal that Endtroducing is an album that primarily celebrates the practice of crate digging. To paraphrase an interview with DJ Shadow from this time, he subverts and decontextualises the samples he picks, and spits them back out into something more relevant to what’s around him. However, this isn’t why his first feature-length is hailed as a masterpiece - it’s because while the physical limitations of exclusively using samples hold many others back, for Shadow, it seems to have the opposite effect. Recently chosen as a supporting act to A$AP mob's A$AP Ty, Jimmy Rocket, Harry Dirtface, Tony Sparkz and Bobbi Glow are creating an alternative hip hop sound like no other.
Flatbush Zombies have been incorporating horror themes into their music for years, but this unnerving short is one of the most daunting. In a similar vein to “Warm”, “Pick N’ Mix” was another statement by Trapo that he is still more than comfortable jumping on a drill beat and flexing his stuff. Once again tapping M1onTheBeat for production, K Trap rides the beat with ease, employing a clever sweets-inspired rhyme scheme for the chorus before shelling both of his verses with a relentless combination of flows and bars.
Her bookish exterior provides the perfect cover for her no-fucks-given style at the controls, which you might describe as eclectic but tough – she’s not afraid to bring boisterous techno to a tiny room or to unleash the curveballs on a festival crowd. While Hunee may appear to sit comfortably among the teetotal, chin-stroking selectors crowd, his earnest character does little to convey what an excellent party DJ he is. Bouncing breezily between jazzy-house numbers and string-soaked disco, with a discerning ear for real fun, the Korean selector has deservedly become the sort of DJ it’s impossible not to like.
She’s previously worked as an A&R for Manners McDade Publishing—an agency representing contemporary and electronic music composers including Nils Frahm, Matthew Herbert and Max Richter. Claudio is a booking agent at CAA in London, representing artists such as Madlib, NAO, Jordan Rakei, ABRA, Palms Trax and Galcher Lustwerk. He also runs independent record label Five Easy Pieces with his good friend, Tom Lilley. They have put out records by Flako, Reginald Omas IV, Call Super & many more.
According to a 2018 interview, his then-girlfriend found this a sexy sentiment. Not many songwriters would be brave enough to end their debut album with a song about their parents’ divorce. But not many songwriters are Matty Healy, the reigning softboy king. This ambient track marks the moment when the 1975’s second album goes from tight pop record to something altogether stranger.
Mary Ann was commissioned by the Fraser Shaw Memorial Trust as part of a team of Scottish musicians and singers celebrating the life and music of the young Glasgow-Islay musician, Fraser Shaw, who passed away in 2015. The Fraser Shaw Remix Grants have enabled ten musicians to create new arrangements and settings of Fraser’s music, previously showcased in the Trust’s lovingly-produced album, ‘Mac Ìle’. Listen to her new song, ‘Monmhar’, and find out more about the trust and about Fraser. Dublin-based with Clare and Connemara connections, Eoghan and Ultan have been playing together for many years in bands including Skippers Alley. Their involvement with Manx singer Ruth Keggin and with the international Gaelic project ‘Aon Teanga ’ took them to Highland Scotland, where they first recorded at Watercolour Music in Lochaber. “It’s hard to imagine recording anywhere else,” says Eoghan.
Meanwhile singles like Ambush, Once In A While and Mazza continue to rack up views by the million with ease. As of now, I get really inspired by all the amazing producers in the underground SoundCloud scene. Whether it be the sound created by others, imagery, films or any kind of art form. The song was also inspired by the song ‘If I Miss You’ by the artist Deep October since I had been listening to that song a lot the week before I made Prism. I actually haven’t been producing that much wave before, I’ve known about the genre for maybe one or two years but I’ve never really tried producing it before.
The original has become somewhat of a British Soul anthem since its release, with people that missed it first time round still clamouring for it on wax, First Word have done the decent thing and included it here. Title track 'Balance' comes from upcoming producer & Soulection regular, cay caleb and also features the only vocal feature on the album, from rising trap beats by the hardest trap producer in the world UK soul talents Akemi Fox and Georgie Sweet. With 'Blank Project', Neneh continues to arrive at moments in musical history when there is an opportunity to subvert ideas of popular culture. She is subverting once again, only this time, although this record is musically bold, Neneh sees the stasis she’s challenging isn’t musical or societal, but her own.
I was going on bus alone to different cities to play basements for free in my country. When I showed my management the videos, everyone freaked out. I was messing with music from such a young age, and because I’m 18 and been doing good with my career- some people think it was easy.
There aren’t many artists who have innovated the trap genre quite like RayRay. She’s been on fire lately, collaborating with various other trap artists and playing huge music festivals across the world. Nina Sky is a band consisting of identical twins who combine trap with a variety of other genres, including world music & pop. Their hit track “Move Ya Body” serves as a staple of the trap genre, having racked up well over 100 million streams on Spotify.
A familiar narrative has emerged out of Ukraine recently, as a new generation of Europe-facing creatives, promoters and artists – buoyed by youth-led revolutionary movements – has established its own sense of identity. As usual, this cultural revolution has played out not in the political arena, but across the country’s underground spaces, studios and nightclubs. As residents of Closer, the most established of Kiev’s clubs, Noizar & Borys are at the heart of this underground cultural groundswell. Their b2b DJ sets – which shape-shift between acid, trippy minimalism and heads down techno – channel the energy and freedom of young Ukraine. Factory Festival was the talk of the festival, well, among the foreign journalists.
They're all really good friends of mine and of all the musicians and people you know in LA, they are the best. And they took me out on tour, every single one of them took me out and we played shows together and that helped a lot with the LA scene. And then, yeah, that's how the LA scene started for me. If you have suddenly counted up your cues, clocked up the running time and it is say 60 cues, and 50 minutes of material. Think about halving your band and spreading it over two sessions.
When you have those artists at your disposal, why not use them? The fact Conway has managed to merge all of these demands into a single cohesive project is a phenomenal achievement, and makes God Don’t Make Mistakes the underground highlight of the year. That isn’t to say she doesn’t take the time to show off, as the album is ten tight tracks of lyrical mastery, which, whilst also confronting Simz’ burdens, gives her some space to relish in her recent success. ‘Gorilla’, which intertwines triumphant horns with a funky bass line, cements the fact that this has been a historic year. Her “bank has got bigger” and she has “bangers out in the world soaring”, she tells us. The record reaches a crescendo with its penultimate track, ‘Remorseless,’ using a beautiful synth sample and minimal drums as Billy raps about a lost lover in his typical philosophical fashion.
M.I also thinks it’s unrealistic to put him on such a pedestal so as to assume that he’s expected to always bring the fire and not ride already established waves. “For me to expect that I have to be the face of a new sound, would mean that I have to believe that I am always right and my opinion is always right. I don’t want anyone thinking if M.I isn’t doing things this way, then it must not be the right way”. And while it does sound like a daunting ideal for anyone to live up to, most of M.I’s career is built on his carefully crafted enigmatic personality, hyped up to deified status.
Flatbush Zombies have been incorporating horror themes into their music for years, but this unnerving short is one of the most daunting. In a similar vein to “Warm”, “Pick N’ Mix” was another statement by Trapo that he is still more than comfortable jumping on a drill beat and flexing his stuff. Once again tapping M1onTheBeat for production, K Trap rides the beat with ease, employing a clever sweets-inspired rhyme scheme for the chorus before shelling both of his verses with a relentless combination of flows and bars.
Her bookish exterior provides the perfect cover for her no-fucks-given style at the controls, which you might describe as eclectic but tough – she’s not afraid to bring boisterous techno to a tiny room or to unleash the curveballs on a festival crowd. While Hunee may appear to sit comfortably among the teetotal, chin-stroking selectors crowd, his earnest character does little to convey what an excellent party DJ he is. Bouncing breezily between jazzy-house numbers and string-soaked disco, with a discerning ear for real fun, the Korean selector has deservedly become the sort of DJ it’s impossible not to like.
She’s previously worked as an A&R for Manners McDade Publishing—an agency representing contemporary and electronic music composers including Nils Frahm, Matthew Herbert and Max Richter. Claudio is a booking agent at CAA in London, representing artists such as Madlib, NAO, Jordan Rakei, ABRA, Palms Trax and Galcher Lustwerk. He also runs independent record label Five Easy Pieces with his good friend, Tom Lilley. They have put out records by Flako, Reginald Omas IV, Call Super & many more.
According to a 2018 interview, his then-girlfriend found this a sexy sentiment. Not many songwriters would be brave enough to end their debut album with a song about their parents’ divorce. But not many songwriters are Matty Healy, the reigning softboy king. This ambient track marks the moment when the 1975’s second album goes from tight pop record to something altogether stranger.
Mary Ann was commissioned by the Fraser Shaw Memorial Trust as part of a team of Scottish musicians and singers celebrating the life and music of the young Glasgow-Islay musician, Fraser Shaw, who passed away in 2015. The Fraser Shaw Remix Grants have enabled ten musicians to create new arrangements and settings of Fraser’s music, previously showcased in the Trust’s lovingly-produced album, ‘Mac Ìle’. Listen to her new song, ‘Monmhar’, and find out more about the trust and about Fraser. Dublin-based with Clare and Connemara connections, Eoghan and Ultan have been playing together for many years in bands including Skippers Alley. Their involvement with Manx singer Ruth Keggin and with the international Gaelic project ‘Aon Teanga ’ took them to Highland Scotland, where they first recorded at Watercolour Music in Lochaber. “It’s hard to imagine recording anywhere else,” says Eoghan.
Meanwhile singles like Ambush, Once In A While and Mazza continue to rack up views by the million with ease. As of now, I get really inspired by all the amazing producers in the underground SoundCloud scene. Whether it be the sound created by others, imagery, films or any kind of art form. The song was also inspired by the song ‘If I Miss You’ by the artist Deep October since I had been listening to that song a lot the week before I made Prism. I actually haven’t been producing that much wave before, I’ve known about the genre for maybe one or two years but I’ve never really tried producing it before.
The original has become somewhat of a British Soul anthem since its release, with people that missed it first time round still clamouring for it on wax, First Word have done the decent thing and included it here. Title track 'Balance' comes from upcoming producer & Soulection regular, cay caleb and also features the only vocal feature on the album, from rising trap beats by the hardest trap producer in the world UK soul talents Akemi Fox and Georgie Sweet. With 'Blank Project', Neneh continues to arrive at moments in musical history when there is an opportunity to subvert ideas of popular culture. She is subverting once again, only this time, although this record is musically bold, Neneh sees the stasis she’s challenging isn’t musical or societal, but her own.
I was going on bus alone to different cities to play basements for free in my country. When I showed my management the videos, everyone freaked out. I was messing with music from such a young age, and because I’m 18 and been doing good with my career- some people think it was easy.
There aren’t many artists who have innovated the trap genre quite like RayRay. She’s been on fire lately, collaborating with various other trap artists and playing huge music festivals across the world. Nina Sky is a band consisting of identical twins who combine trap with a variety of other genres, including world music & pop. Their hit track “Move Ya Body” serves as a staple of the trap genre, having racked up well over 100 million streams on Spotify.
A familiar narrative has emerged out of Ukraine recently, as a new generation of Europe-facing creatives, promoters and artists – buoyed by youth-led revolutionary movements – has established its own sense of identity. As usual, this cultural revolution has played out not in the political arena, but across the country’s underground spaces, studios and nightclubs. As residents of Closer, the most established of Kiev’s clubs, Noizar & Borys are at the heart of this underground cultural groundswell. Their b2b DJ sets – which shape-shift between acid, trippy minimalism and heads down techno – channel the energy and freedom of young Ukraine. Factory Festival was the talk of the festival, well, among the foreign journalists.
They're all really good friends of mine and of all the musicians and people you know in LA, they are the best. And they took me out on tour, every single one of them took me out and we played shows together and that helped a lot with the LA scene. And then, yeah, that's how the LA scene started for me. If you have suddenly counted up your cues, clocked up the running time and it is say 60 cues, and 50 minutes of material. Think about halving your band and spreading it over two sessions.
When you have those artists at your disposal, why not use them? The fact Conway has managed to merge all of these demands into a single cohesive project is a phenomenal achievement, and makes God Don’t Make Mistakes the underground highlight of the year. That isn’t to say she doesn’t take the time to show off, as the album is ten tight tracks of lyrical mastery, which, whilst also confronting Simz’ burdens, gives her some space to relish in her recent success. ‘Gorilla’, which intertwines triumphant horns with a funky bass line, cements the fact that this has been a historic year. Her “bank has got bigger” and she has “bangers out in the world soaring”, she tells us. The record reaches a crescendo with its penultimate track, ‘Remorseless,’ using a beautiful synth sample and minimal drums as Billy raps about a lost lover in his typical philosophical fashion.
M.I also thinks it’s unrealistic to put him on such a pedestal so as to assume that he’s expected to always bring the fire and not ride already established waves. “For me to expect that I have to be the face of a new sound, would mean that I have to believe that I am always right and my opinion is always right. I don’t want anyone thinking if M.I isn’t doing things this way, then it must not be the right way”. And while it does sound like a daunting ideal for anyone to live up to, most of M.I’s career is built on his carefully crafted enigmatic personality, hyped up to deified status.
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