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![Project Aspect releases sixth studio album, Sync About It [Album Review] | October 31st, 2018](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/e6ad3fcc-projectaspect-syncaboutit-instagram.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
It’s been a good year for Project Aspect: while celebrating 10 years of creating original music, the Denver-based producer has officially released his 6th studio album, Sync About It on October 31st – an album that features his own vocals and guitar instrumentation for the first time. That’s a vulnerable and exciting leap. On top […]
![Imagine Festival: A Rendezvous with the Future [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dd6d7964-imf.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Imagine Festival was a secret kiss planted on the lips of the new age. Deadmau5 receiving artist of the year by Rolling Stone back in 2012 stands out in my mind as the point in which EDM emerged fully into the mainstream. Since then, we have witnessed the proclaimed death of dubstep, as well as […]
![Analog Son + Recess team up for funkadelic remix of ‘Ugly Mug’ [Track Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/baa1a2cc-analog.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The debut single from the newest Analog Son album, ‘Ugly Mug’ has already been in constant rotation, but it’s just been given the remix treatment courtesy of Recess. Delivering yet another polished production gleaming with future soul, Recess definitely raises the track to a whole other level. Ashley Niven lends her gracious vocals to ‘Ugly […]
Hip-Hop
2018 has seen its share of artists gone too soon, but that doesn’t keep people from around the world coming together to celebrate and reminisce on legacies left behind. One of music’s latest losses was rapper Mac Miller, who died just last month from a tragic drug overdose. Though he led a successful life and […]
![Jungle packs out any dance floor – even on a Sunday | September 30, 2018 [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/39c29fe3-img-6959.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
While some are content with turning in early on a Sunday night to ready themselves for the work week ahead, I was en route to the Boulder Theater for some Jungle. The 7 piece modern soul band have been on everyone’s radar the past couple of years, and aside from passing festival performances, I had […]
![NoName’s ‘Room 25’ is a space for raw, unwavering honesty [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/63481f96-room25.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Hip-Hop
I always have high expectations for an artist’s second album. After the success of Telefone and all the times I have listened to that album on repeat, I was almost nervous to press play on Room 25. But as soon as the title track “Self” began, the first sounds soothed my soul with their whimsy-tinged […]
![City of Atlanta prepares for 5th Annual Imagine Music Festival | September 21st-23rd, 2018 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/63902e07-imf2018-lineup-phase2-final-web.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The city of Atlanta is preparing to batten down the hatches and seek shelter as a perfect storm of electronic dance music approaches just one week away. As the storm continues to grow in strength, it is projected to bring with it a ground shattering earthquake of bass, as well as a flood of ravers […]
![A Fest Is Born: Introducing Waterloo Music Festival | September 7th-8th, 2018 [Festival Review + Set Lists]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/9f5c9f36-waterloo-lineup-final-4x5.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
**String Cheese setlists for each night can be found at the end of the article!** DAY 1 The sun beamed down on a line of cars sitting on a dirt road just outside of Austin, Texas. The people were arriving at Carson Creek Ranch in droves for what was shaping up to be a memorable […]
![Virtual Self is single-handedly bringing back video game nostalgia | Denver, CO at Ogden Theater 9/10/2018 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1d8f7d0e-img_6365.jpeg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
It was nearly ten years ago when I initially recall hearing Porter Robinson for the first time. I was in the midst of a ‘rave’ style phase, and one of the ways my friends and I would pass the time till the weekend was to make mix CD’s to blast while we partied. I’d be […]
Hip-Hop
Now in its 7th year, it’s clear to see why Goodness Block Party is such a prominent staple in Denver’s music scene. As the longtime host of the event, Meadowlark has kept the city’s jazz and hip-hop realm happily fed for years, creating a beautifully tight knit community of music lovers intent on empowering one […]