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Electronic
This week’s WCW is Megan Hamilton, the electro funk queen putting Minneapolis on the map with her genre bending instrumentals and west coast hip-hop vocals. Hamilton’s range in style should be missed by none. The Minneapolis native has elements of every genre imaginable within her catalog; reggae, boom-bap, soul, dubstep, deep bass, house, trap, hip-hop, […]
Electronic
Opening up the evening, Re:Search Wednesday resident Jordan Polovina kept it fresh by bringing new material and Sassfactory member Zoë Simone to the stage. Displaying his next level folk-hop abilities on “Get It”, Jordan blurs the line between genres with heavy trap inspired beats and eerie, folky cello playing. Halfway through his set, he announced […]
Hip-Hop
Denver musician Jordan Polovina has more tricks up his sleeve than your favorite MC. Colorado artist and Cervantes Re:Search Wednesday resident Jordan Polovina is far beyond just a rapper. The mic torching, cello rocking 16+ year industry veteran is a part of a plethora of musical acts and has also put out a strong collection […]
Electronic
Kicking off the evening, Jordan Polovina opened with one of his signature cello/hip-hop jams “Late Night.” The melodic ending helped him transition smoothly into his “Lana Del Ray vs Method Man” mashup. The track features Lana’s eerie vocals over a spacey trap instrumental that bridges into a Method Man verse over a fresh beat and […]
![Higher than they’ve ever been: Break Science host intimate album release party in Denver; ‘Grid of Souls’ now available March 9th, 2018 [Event + Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/4f3ddc0c-breaksci.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Last Tuesday saw friends and fans alike packing into Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox in support of the new Break Science album, Grid of Souls. Being the highly anticipated follow up to 2013’s Seven Bridges, the new tracks had only been in rotation the last few months, but the number of plays continue to rise. With its […]
![Getting Sauced With The Lost Boys on Re:Search Wednesday | February 28, 2018 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cefb87a9-49-og.jpg?resize=300%2C275&ssl=1)
Electronic
Popping things off this Wednesday, Jordan Polovina warmed up the evening alternating between old and new material. A couple songs into the set, Mikey Thunder came to play and brought his fire beats for Jordan to spit over. Transitioning smoothly between songs, the two brought the funk with a healthy split of their past material […]
Electronic
Kicking off another Re:Search Wednesday, Jordan Polovina started the party with a set incorporating mollifying cello playing, improvisational drum pad beats, and heavily lyrical bars accompanied by singing on the chorus. His experimental drum pad track showed off his comfortability creating beats on the fly. Jordan’s impressive Shady-esque bars flowed throughout the night as he […]
Electronic
Opening the night, Jordan Polovina and Mikey Thunder brought the heat early on. Mikey came with a high-energy, bass heavy set that warmed up the venue nicely. Conjuring a freestyle session with Kruza Kid and Jordan, Mikey kept the beats coming while incorporating some live scratching to accompany the cypher. Kruza Kid really dropped some […]
Electronic
From releasing new music and touring to writing and illustrating a children’s book, 2018 is gearing up to be a big one for ProbCause. Fresh off his Colorado tour with Break Science, Chicago rapper ProbCause has already kicked off the year with a bang. ProbCause (Colin Grimm) is a lyrically gifted MC repping Evanston, Illinois. […]
Electronic
Although I was late to the opening set (Mikey Thunder/Jordan Polovina), the half that I witnessed featured mostly downtempo, soothing tracks along with some signature freestyles from Jordan. One highlight of the set was a beatbox-scratch session from the duo that really displayed the two’s musical connection. Their timing was perfect and Jordan’s lightning fast […]