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Electronic
There are very few concerts that make a warming and everlasting impression on your heart, but last Friday at Cervante’s Masterpiece Ballroom was just that. Upon entering the venue, the feeling was immediately mutual: we were all in store for a night of otherworldly, divine bass bliss. Though each artist on the billing had their […]
![[Review] Slow Magic Releases New Album, How To Run Away](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Capture9-636x395.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Bringing to mind tangled limbs and adolescent kisses with wine-stained lips, Slow Magic unveils an absolute masterpiece with ‘How to Run Away’, an conceptual gem full of nostalgic ambiance and intelligently polished production. Each song is meant to leave you trembling, making it the perfect soundtrack to those exceptional summer nights, reminiscent of naive love and furiously ignited […]
![[Artist Interview] Akouo, the hidden Tasmanian international beat-maker | September 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_0221-e1409799999902.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Since my last outing to the 1Up in Denver, I’ve come to look forward to the emerging and consistent talent that Re:Up Wednesdays offers week after week. Most recently, 1Up’s stage was graced by the likes of electro-soul producer Barrett Richards, better known as Kastle, and Tasmian-born hip hop producer Ryan Farrington, also known as Akouo. […]
Electronic
Hitting up a sold out show at one of the best venues in town on a Wednesday night is not usually of the norm, but Re:Up Wednesdays, which is hosted weekly at the 1Up on Colfax, is on a relentless mission to change that. Bringing in festival headlining/chart topping artists week after week for an […]
Festival Coverage
Next up on CYM’s festival agenda is the 2nd annual ARISE Music Festival, a 3-day camping adventure set in Loveland, Colorado. ARISE features a tantalizing blend of stellar and emerging talent from across the globe, catering a plethora of extraordinary artists, educational workshops and more. Prepare yourselves for a weekend that will satisfy your live […]
Festival Coverage
During the weekend of July 12th and 13th, Compose Yourself Mag had the ultimate pleasure of journeying to the beautiful and scenic town of Telluride, Colorado to join the press team at the Ride Festival! Featuring Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Thievery Corporation, Rival Sons, Spoon, The Hold Steady, and plenty others, it was […]
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Electronic
The intimate mood and setting of Cervantes’ Ballroom was a match made in Heaven for what Thursday night would bring to the dance floor. Headlined by Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza, the evening promised to be one full of reinvigorating and sexy House balanced with healthy doses of hyped up, electro goodness and down-tempo ambience provided […]
Festival Coverage
6. Last year at FFF marked the gloriously delicious comeback of Twinkies. There couldn’t have been a better way to celebrate than by having Twinkie the Kid himself at the festival throwing out creamy bites of goodness all weekend long. Who knows, maybe this year will see Butterfinger BB’s making a comeback. We can only hope. 5. November […]
![[Festival Review] Sonic Bloom 2014: Top Musical Moments](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/10259906_10202786668446775_4523875278390055262_n3.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
[Coverage by Jacki Moon and Tai C] Sonic Bloom is notorious for showcasing some of the brightest talent in the underground community, from electronic music and beyond. In past years huge names, such as Bassnectar and Pretty Lights, have headlined the festival shortly before completely blowing up the scene. This tradition seems to have continued […]
Electronic
During this year’s South By South West Music and Networking Conference in Austin,TX we had the chance to kick back with one of the Bay area’s most talented music producers, Nicholas Alvarado, aka Pumpkin. In addition to talking about the craziness of SXSW, his origins in the burner scene and what was next up on […]