Posted by The Sights and Sounds on March 5, 2013 · 1 Comment
Purity Ring has seen quite a few remixes lately, but PatrickReza‘s massive dubstep remix of “Belispeak” is probably the grimiest one I’ve heard yet. Speeding up the vocals in a slow build from the beginning, the LA producer quickly flips the switch into some nasty pulled synth and bass. The track is not without it’s own ebb and flow, slowly drawing you in before chewing you up and spitting you back out in silky stabs... Read More
Posted by Kavit Sumud on March 3, 2013 · 1 Comment
We haven’t done this in awhile and it’s totally Kavit’s fault (you’re a pillar of success, Kavit) so here’s a larger set of our Sunday Spotlights compiling our best of the best for the month—at least according to what that wily Kavit thinks (and, you know, he’s a bit of a pusher about featuring his precious future garage).
February was leagues ahead of January’s releases; and through the month we noticed... Read More
Filed under Cover, Electronica, Featured Post, Hip Hop/Rap, Indie, Mashup, Music, Pop, R&B, Remix, Techno/Electro, Uncategorized · Tagged with Asaf Avidan, Cocorosie, Elliphant, Ghost Loft, M.A.U., max cooper, Purity Ring, Rhye, Ryan Hemsworth, Shabazz Palaces, Sunday Spotlights, teen daze, The Neighbourhood, Tourist, Vox Mod
Posted by The Sights and Sounds on February 19, 2013 · 1 Comment
The 2013 Bonnaroo Lineup has just been announced during a live YouTube event hosted by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic.
Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, ZZ Top, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wilco, Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters & Men, Pretty Lights, Wu-Tang Clan, Billy Idol and The xx are among the top acts booked to perform at this year’s festival.
Check out the recap video hosted by Tosh.O (who will also be performing) below. Full line... Read More
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Posted by The Sights and Sounds on February 13, 2013 · 41 Comments
Lollapalooza is one of the biggest music festivals in the country. Annually selling thousands of ticket to swarming masses of music lovers, Lolla has become one of the premiere festivals for those looking to get a taste of everything from indie to EDM. And as such a high ranking festival, there is always speculation about who will play the three-day Chicago jaunt.
Last year we followed a story via Twitter regarding the 2012 Lollapalooza leak. This... Read More
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Posted by The Sights and Sounds on February 13, 2013 · 1 Comment
Yeah, you read that title correctly. Purity Ring and Soulja Boy, while an unlikely combination, is just another example of bands working to expand their sound by incorporating and mixing in elements of other genres. And in this case, like in many others, it sees the cover band releasing a much better version than the original.
Choosing instead to put the emphasis of the track on Soulja Boy‘s chorus, Megan James’ vocals have room to soar... Read More
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