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![Beats Antique Rings in 10 years with ‘Shadowbox’ [Artist Interview & Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/BA-3.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Beats Antique is back with an album that spanned the Earth in search of the sound for its creation, an album built upon the sound that they have spent forming together and then explored in a way that can only come after ten years of production and mastery. The name of the album is Shadowbox, and in […]
![Resonant Language Releases New EP ‘Fractal Technician’ [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/resonantlanguage.jpg?resize=600%2C355&ssl=1)
Electronic
Resonant Language clearly spends more time behind his computer screen than most. In just a few years his sound has filled out as fast as one could hope, always staying true to making music that pushes boundaries without ever committing to any genre full on. As he creates what I suppose you could call jazz […]
![The Motet Present Latest Album, ‘Totem’ Ahead of Headlining Red Rocks Show [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13620798_10153711424876099_6061511130496674545_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
I vividly remember the first time seeing The Motet at Durango’s annual Skyfest in summer 2015. Funk infused bass lines and immense grooves penetrated the valley. Illuminated underneath the Blood moon at her fullest, a picturesque moment was painted by the undeniable sense of euphoria that swept through the crowd. As we danced vivaciously into […]
![Australian duo Kllo premiere new track ‘Bolide’ [Music Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/12957453_439142146282538_6529572120511401475_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Beware: This track will have you hooked from the very first beat with its poppy hooks and choppy electronic arrangements. Cousins Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam join forces to make intricately produced soundscapes that are uplifting, fresh and addictive. ‘Bolide’ is Kllo‘s hazy yet heartwarming pop masterpiece that has us scouring the duo’s catalogue for […]
![cln Marks Long-Awaited Return with the Release of ‘Owls’ [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13161960_1319061558108221_7372164703225694774_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
After a long hiatus the producer known as cln has finally made his way back into our Soundclouds and hearts, with a brand new track that gives us that clean bass fix we’ve been craving. ‘Owls’ is an minimalist production that shows exactly why we dig cln in the first place – pensive vocals, twinkling […]
![Moondog Matinee: Live from the Moon Room Is Your New Favorite Rock n Roll Album [EP Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MoonDogMatinee.jpg?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
Moondog Matinee are the latest and greatest act to come barreling out of Reno, Nevada, and it’s our absolute pleasure to share them with you all. After finishing up a headlining slot at Reno Sculpture Fest and releasing their EP, Live from the Moon Room, this past Friday, the band is blazing a trail that […]
Jamband
Portland’s Fruition just melted our hearts, minds and souls with their new album released today on Randm Records, ‘Labor of Love.’ The quintet has taken their American core sound, along with those signature bluegrass, jam and folk vibes and fully blossomed their sound to cultivate an enrapturing, fearless and sophisticated self-produced album. Everything from the flawless, genuine lyrics and collaborative vocals, […]
![David Starfire Creates a PsyDub Masterpiece for Collaborative Burmese Benefit Album [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Karuna.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
California based burner, David Starfire has put together a magnificent collaboration of musicians in a new release that is geared toward raising funds for a Burmese educational non-profit called Thai Freedom House. The new album, “Karuna,” is a Sanskrit word for compassion and features special guests Govinda on violin, Jamie Janover on dulcimer, Alex Grey, and a number […]
![[Album Review] Gramatik Transcends Barriers With Brand New EP ‘Epigram,’ Full Stream Here](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
After almost two years, Slovenia’s beloved Denis Jašarević a.k.a. Gramatik has extirpated and transcended all creative beat making barriers to embark his listeners on a thought-provoking, soul searching odyssey into uncharted audial spheres of the utmost pleasure with his brand new E.P., Epigram. Released today on his homegrown label, Lowtemp Music, Gramatik has just served his fans, old and new alike, […]
![[Album Review] Sonic Geometry Sets Sail on a Cosmic Voyage with New EP “Islands of the Blessed” | Out March 15th, 2016 via Street Ritual](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/10314744_10154656117099676_7534811333347404339_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Islands of the Blessed by Sonic Geometry Denver based producer Sonic Geometry has unveiled his official debut EP, “Islands of the Blessed” on Street Ritual. The west-coast based label specializes in “conscious bass music” that aims to inspire and enlighten listeners. Sonic Geometry’s initial Street Ritual release could not speak to these ideas more vividly […]