via Performer Magazine TigerFace Brooklyn, New York (The Royal Potato Family) “Jazz drenched, circuit bent, yes-wave” TigerFace is a leap forward for left-field composer Marco Benevento. Benevento’s most recent drop opens with an anthemic promise to the wave of “yes” that is shooting through the dance-pop underworld of New York City. Wildly riveting opener “Limbs […]
via Performer Magazine Lettuce Fly New York, NY (Velour Recordings) “Futuristic funk, re-envisioning urban sound with technical prowess.” The fractured, sopping sounds of Jamaican dub meet an old Stax record on a crowded street corner in New York City, amidst the dawn of disco, boom bap, and Funkadelic. It may be surprising to learn that […]
via Performer Mag Elemental Zazen Nothing To Lose But Change Boston, MA “Ferociously reflective independent hip-hop” Nothing To Lose But Change opens a new chapter for Boston’s furiously polemic lyricist Elemental Zazen. His third studio album follows a lifetime of struggle and survival, and emerges thronged with determination. Zazen has created an album amalgamated by song […]
via Performer Mag The Macrotones First Signs of Danger Boston, MA “Funky horns and Afrobeat rhythms” The Macrotones have always been accessible – but that’s just it. They are unquestionably tight, a well-packaged Afrobeat machine from Boston. Their newest album, First Signs of Danger, is a good record, but something is missing – a level of […]
via Deft Magazine “These kinds of global collaborations are so important because they showcase the revolutionary power of Hip-Hop culture,” says Diaspora producer DJ Nio. “They bring people together from around the globe – even if they speak different languages, have different religions, ideas, and backgrounds. Hip-Hop is a universal language without barriers. Like George Clinton said, it works toward building […]
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