The lead singers aesthetic was particularly unique with a short mohawk and large trench coat - seeming like a spirit guide on the astral planes...

All the guys were super humble/kind and had the energy of people you want to be around...
The term rockstar is thrown around a lot, but in every sense she embodies that term in every conceivable metric...
Because of Flying Lotus’s nature I knew the visuals at this live show would be postmodern abominations...
The live set echoed something out of a horror movie with Yeule’s various Junji Ito tattoos to LED backdrops looking like they surfaced from the gates of Hell...
Daniel's set had some of the most intense use of bass I’d ever experienced - being right next to the stage it shook my entire body. The others in the pit were looking at each out like ‘holy s***...’
My biggest inspiration definitely comes from my friendships and the people I surround myself with...
The most common critique people will say is 'I can't meditate,' even though they are. They are so caught up in their own egoic construct they will refuse to entertain ideas that lay below the surface...
That was definitely one of the most fulfilling sets I've ever done. I cannot thank my fans enough for the support, it felt like the energy was nonstop throughout both nights I played there...
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Windowshopping is me fucking around on Ableton in my bedroom hoping to cultivate a large and expansive enough discography to warrant people writing dozen paragraph-long essays in RateYourMusic comment sections.

I manically decided to go to McDonalds, went on Instagram live and was just screaming the idea over and over, got back home still live and recorded it all to a click track, no beat, then made the beat after. A crazy moment that everyone from Anthony Fantano, to T-Pain, to Knxwledge reacted to and enjoyed thoroughly...

I had no planned coverage until 4:00pm the first day to cover Paris Texas so my time was spent conversing with the other media members in attendance...

I see so much magic all the time, whether it be sleight of hand tricks, performers, disappearing acts, communication and mimicry from afar. It's such beautiful, cool, scary things. Magic isn't just for fairytales but for the guy who disappears from the neighbourhood when he's running from the cops...

Music From Saharan Cellphones features various tracks recorded on Saharan Africa collected on cell phone sim cards...

I think more than anything, me making music came purely from expression. All growing up I was definitely not an artist or anything like that. It was more of a recent thing...

"The name Etran de L’Aïr translates to “the Stars of the Aïr,” the mountainous region of Northern Niger."

BIG UP MENACE X stands for "beautifully uplifting minds unknowingly" So that is a necessary measure I tend to take every second uplifting thyself to reflect with the select few who get it

Kaytranada is a Canadian DJ with a comprehensive history of producing funk + R&B-infused tracks. His breakout album titled 99.9% (released in 2016) garnered substantial recognition for fusing house / R&B / funk aesthetics...










