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![[Review] Re:Creation with BOOKASHADE, Bird of Prey | San Francisco at 1015 Folsom](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image51.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
House
If you’ve ever been to a show at the 1015 Folsom in San Fransisco you already know it’s one of the best spots in the Bay to get your fix of Electronic/Bass Music. When Euphonic Conceptions gets down with their monthly RE:Creation parties, the caliber of performers and sonic intensity of the music only amplifies, […]
Electronic
Because the CYM crew is so stoked to be all up in the Redwoods in a few weeks, I thought I’d compile a list of what Northern Nights offers that you can’t find at most other music festival on planet earth. Hopefully this will give you a better idea of why you should ALL make it […]
![Scootenanny! A Uniquely Texas Experience [June 14, 2014]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/scootenanny-e1403023948697.jpg?resize=500%2C188&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
SCOOTENANNY will forever hold a special place in my heart. This day-long event, which boasted some of the best up-and-coming musicians Texas has to offer, featured a full spectrum of indie rock & dance acts that surely won’t be beat for a long time to come (or at least until the Fall, in this crazy […]
East Coast
Though they may not be anywhere near the top of the billing, the act I’m most looking forward to is Boulder, Colorado’s three piece livetronica act DYNOHUNTER. Featuring Justin Ehmer on drums, Fred Reisen on bass and synth and Clark Smith on saxophone, keys and production, DYNOHUNTER creates a sound that appeals to both EDM […]
![[Festival Review] Our Top Notch Under-the-Radar Artists of Wakarusa Music Festival 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wakar.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
To say the magic of an organic festival scene was alive and well atop Mulberry Mountain would be a severe understatement, as the weekend I spent at this year’s Wakarusa Music Festival felt as though an entire alternate universe had opened up; the land almost beams with remnants from a past time. Wakarusa successfully embodied […]
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Win Free Tickets + Meet and Greet with BRANX + Govinda + Phutureprimitive in NYC! June 12, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/phuture-e1402441083512.jpg?resize=500%2C185&ssl=1)
East Coast
Attention all New Yorkers! There isn’t a doubt in my mind that you’ve all heard, loved and gotten down to more than a few Lowtemp artists since the start of 2014 alone, which is why this ticket giveaway/meet and greet should be right up your alley! Ever wanted to meet Phutureprimitive, BRANX, and Govinda? We’ve […]
![[Festival Review] Lightning In A Bottle | More Than Just A Music Festival](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lib1.jpg?resize=560%2C245&ssl=1)
Electronic
The emergence and growing popularity of transformational music festivals in the past several years offers a poignant outlet for creating a more conscious foundation of human community based on self expression, collective collaboration, and a combination of numerous mediums to climb to a higher order of creativity. Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) is a […]
![[Review] Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation Releases Disco-Tech Mixtape Vol 2: Plastic Clouds](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/garza1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation has released yet another stunning dance masterpiece for fans to rejoice and shake their asses to, entitled Plastic Clouds, the second installment of his latest mixtape series of disco-tech remixes. Embodying the signature sexy electro sound we’ve all come to love and expect from him, Rob Garza simply ups the […]
Electronic
Like a buzzing wave, the peculiar sounds of Lost Midas wash over you in a dreamy fusion of 80’s synth pop, harmonious female vocals and glitched out percussion. Signed to Tru Thoughts, one of the UK’s most eminent and independently run labels, Jason Trikakis’s roots as a drummer are apparent when listening to any of […]
Electronic
Nestled in the gentle hills of Rome, Georgia, Counterpoint Music Festival boasted one of the most musically diverse lineups of 2014. Electro-soul champ Pretty Lights opened the weekend with a beautiful set with his live band on Friday, while Boys Noize, bass connoisseur, brought his technical production to the masses. Hip-Hop giants Outkast headlined; the festival appearance […]