Album Review: Make It Funky – Compilation 001
August 17, 2021
Groove to Make It Funky’s premiere label release before the summer ends!
Artist Profile: Joel St. Julien
July 20, 2021
Elise meets with sound artist Joel St. Julien to discuss the importance of making music during the pandemic, the nature of what he calls the “mysticism of the present tense,” and how modular synthesis has contributed to his creative process this past year.
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Album Review: YNV - Golden Hour Ritual
July 6, 2021
Golden Hour Ritual showcases Belgian producer YNV’s entrancing blend of avant exotica, Middle Eastern mysticism and cabaret electronica.
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Announcement: Recombinant Rebound 2021 @ Gray Area
June 29, 2021
The Cine Chamber has returned to Gray Area for a limited run, now extended until August 1st!
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Relating to the Noise-Making Machine: Reflections on Sisters With Transistors
June 22, 2021
“No matter the instrument, musicians exist in profound relationship with their musical tools…”
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Album Review: Billy Bates – Another Beautiful Day in the Apocalypse
June 15, 2021
This is the EP for all you heathens out there: ecstatic, hedonistic release is inevitable!
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Label Spotlight: Public Release
June 8, 2021
Why is one of the most cutting-edge designers in the country - if not the world - pressing vinyl?
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Album Revew: Nate Manic – (self titled)
May 24, 2021
Nate Manic is “purveying all sorts of questionable decisions” on his newly released debut album under the Quaint But Extra label.
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Catching Up With Steve Adams of Mars Records
May 11, 2021
Tucked away from the commercial buzz of Piedmont Avenue, you may have stumbled upon the freshly minted vintage record shop Mars Records.
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Single Review: EREZ - “Modern Dream”
May 5, 2021
Beautifully combining jazzy piano, hypnotizing percussion and vocal effects, alongside innovative electronic elements, "Modern Dream" is quite perfectly a song of the time.
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Album Review: The Secret Sauce EP (In-N-Out Jungle)
April 27, 2021
This short but mighty EP is packed with nostalgic sample gems and plenty of drive for “da Jungle Raver on da go.”
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Fault Radio x Bassline Coffee Sample Pack Challenge
March 25, 2021
To enter to win amazing prizes all you have to do is download the sample pack, make a song, and share it with us! The competition ends at 11:59pm on March 30th!
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From Custom Sound Systems to Roasting Coffee: The Story of Bassline Coffee
March 23, 2021
As venues closed in 2020, two DJs found opportunity crafting a morning staple
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Album Review: Jerod S. Rivera – Virgo
February 3, 2021
Contributing editor Elise Mills reviews the Oakland producer’s newest full length IDM centric album
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Label Spotlight: In-N-out Records and GoodChill Records
January 27, 2021
Aaron Ruiz aka m27 Hardcore Junglist is launching a breakbeat revolution from his home in Oakland.
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Back 2 Back Episode 3 Computer Data
January 26, 2021
Despite amassing millions of plays, the lo-fi heavyweight track "Healing" remains Computer Data's greatest regret. Back 2 Back Ep. 03 delves into the San Francisco based producer’s budding career, their mishaps along the way, and their most recent releases on London based label Shall Not Fade.
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Mission Synths A New Synth Shop in the Heart of the Mission District
January 07, 2021
Down 24th Street, in the heart of the Mission, you'll find taquerias, coffee shops, restaurants, dive bars, jewelry, bookshops, hair salons, delicatessens, and a Mexicatessen. Now you can find synthesizers of all kinds!
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Back 2 Back Episode 2 Christina Chatfield
January 04, 2021
Techno producer and composer Christina Chatfield makes music that "sounds like little creatures digging around in soil." In this episode, hear how she constructs her tracks, delve into her love for Nine Inch Nails, and discover her secret ambition to score music for video games and movies. Listen on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.
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As You Like It 10-year anniversary + AYLI Recordings Launch Party
December 18, 2020
AYLI is debuting its long-awaited label, As You Like It Recordings, which promises to nurture and advance the Bay Area's historic legacy, by promoting burgeoning talent while sharing that deep family feeling with the world. Inaugural release “Ascent / Descent,” a fresh take on a classic acid sound, by San Francisco’s Christina Chatfield, encapsulates this drive with remixes from TIN MAN, Noncompliant, Lily Ackerman, and Tape Ghost.
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Potluck Tracks by Caltrop out on label AGYINI
December 8, 2020
The latest release from San Francisco’s Caltrop appears on Roche’s label AGYINI
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