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![[New Music Monday] Duffrey ‘Kiss Cupboard’ 4/20 Release via Street Ritual](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Kiss_Cupboard_Cover-360x360-72dpi.jpg?resize=360%2C360&ssl=1)
Electronic
Kicking off this 420 holiday with #NewMusicMonday just feels right, doesn’t it? And of course we’ve got you covered! Leave it up to the folks over at Street Ritual to treat us to this 4 track release by Duffrey, an Oakland producer whose juicy glitch has us floating somewhere between outer space and a rumbling […]
Festival Coverage
Get ready for your world to be rocked, rolled and THUNDERED by our #WomanCrushWednesday feature of the week, Thunderpussy. Yes, the name says it all. At least, that’s what we hear, and we sure as hell can’t wait to see what the fuss is all about Memorial Day weekend at Sasquatch Music Festival in Quincy, […]
Electronic
This weeks’ #NewMusicMonday goes out to Alixir, real name Aaron Bordas, hailing from Colorado originally. This producer has branched out and is now bringing hot beats straight out of Los Angeles, California. Alixir has been producing music for about six years now, and has played several shows in Denver’s music hubs, such as the 1Up […]
![[Photo Gallery] AudioHazard Massive with Funtcase B2B Cookie Monsta + Provokative | April 4th in New York City](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/11102708_10205648377036272_3205402914930118547_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Audiohazard Massive was an excellent heavy bass concert to show that filthy dubstep isn’t leaving our music scene without a fight! Getting to the venue wasn’t hard at all, with it being conveniently located in a wonderful part of Queens/Astoria. Featuring some of New York and Long Islands’ best upcoming producers and DJs with major […]
![[New Music Monday] CloZinger – CloZee & Scarfinger Collaboration](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Screen-Shot-2015-03-30-at-8.35.24-PM.png?resize=494%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
We recently featured CloZee as one of our #WomanCrushWednesday inspirations, and she is now collaborating with another electronic producer, Scarfinger, under the name CloZinger. CloZinger is a further expression of glitch-hop sounds encompassed by the collaboration of Scarfinger’s chill electronic sounds. CloZee is a beautiful and talented female producer bringing the heat to the glitch-hop […]
Electronic
After being unveiled less than 24 hours ago, Foreign Family Collective is the label created by melodic bass champs Odesza, who, on top of now expanding their resumes to include the title of label owners, have been riding the delectable wave of success for over a year now. It comes as no surprise that the […]
![[New Music Monday] Turbo Suit Release New Album + Perform With Sonic Geometry at Cervante’s Masterpiece Ballroom March 27th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/turboo.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
2015 has been nothing short of a year of tremendous change for the funk group known as Turbo Suit. After officially changing their name from Cosby Sweater earlier this year, the Indianapolis bred group have upped the ante on producing some of the jazziest yet innovative tunes we’ve ever heard. Buzzing with energy from their […]
Festival Coverage
What began as a quirky hobby of cassette digging turned into a much bigger project than anyone could have foreseen, including Brian Shimkovitz, the brainchild behind Awesome Tapes From Africa. After spending several months in the South African town of Ghana, Shimkovitz soon became obsessed with the rare and incredible cassette tapes he would find […]
Electronic
Hot off the press with their newest album, titled Portraits, Maribou State will be hitting the road this April in support of the album, performing in cities such as Brooklyn, San Francisco, Denver, Toronto, and more. Comprised of producers Chris Davids and Liam Ivory, the two create ethereal yet hard rock riffs that dare to […]
![[Artist Interview] Lakefight: Slayers of Apathy | Seattle, WA](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Lakefight1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Interviews
Lakefight is among one of the most energetic acts in Seattle. Singer and piano player David Gladfelter has an ability to lose himself completely to the music. While playing he thrashes his fingers over the keys while screaming, squirming, and rolling his eyes into the back of his head like like a amped up Jerry […]