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![Lucid Vision Unveils New Sound Design on ‘Through the Aether’ + Talks Cervantes’ Headline Details [Album Review + Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/5fb94c0b-lucid_aether.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
If you were to ask me, Fridays’ are reserved for getting your weekend started off right – and what better way to do it than with the drop of amazing new music? Thankfully we have Lucid Vision looking out for the people, and today he’s released a 5 piece EP that we’re calling his best […]
Electronic
One of Denver’s hardest working producers, Templo, is back with a twisted production for our ears – making it his 77th track since 2016 alone. Utilizing a crunchier glitched out vibe on Space Trash, Templo is showing off yet another remarkable facet of his sound design techniques. Dropping just in time to snag our attention […]
![Emancipator Ensemble and Manic Focus Live Band at Red Rocks Amphitheatre | May 26th, 2018 [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/74f04621-eme15.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Hosting my first trip to Red Rocks, Manic Focus and Emancipator Ensemble put on a show for the ages. The night featured dazzling light fixtures, organic instrumentation, and a group of incredibly talented musicians coming together to play music from across their discography for the Red Rocks crowd. The beautiful evening stayed within a comfortable […]
Electronic
Arriving at the tail end of Mikey Thunder’s set, the OG was spinning some ambient, downtempo tracks to get the early crowd in the zone for what’s to come. The slow, deep bass poured from the speakers like molasses, only to have Mikey’s quick cuts slice through the thickness like a samurai blade dicing a […]
![Goopsteppa graciously ends 2017 with the release of album Wonders [Album Review + Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wonders1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Goopsteppa graciously ends 2017 with the release of album Wonders Album Review by Marissa Luna The music of Goopsteppa has always made me feel like I’ve traveled through the twists and turns of a narrow tunnel, only to emerge into a vastly beautiful cave. As deep bass mingles with the delicate vibrancies of otherworldly sounds, […]
![Templo’s Latest Track, ‘Impulse’, Is A Glitchy Dub Masterpiece [Song Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Z6iYpRoGhF.jpeg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Producer Templo has once again delivered a sonically tuned and blissed out track for us to dive into, and this time around it comes in the form of ‘Impulse’. Coming in just under 4 minutes, this tune demands to be appreciated with a pristine sound system or a sleek pair of headphones. ‘Impulse’ forges through […]
![[Artist Interview] Liquid Stranger Talks Musical Beginnings, His New Record Label, And More](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/10409080_751509934890052_8653149265686584835_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Compose Yourself Mag: Your initial interest in music started when you were very young, right? I’ve read that your parents taught you piano as a child. Liquid Stranger: My mom had a piano that I played on from a very early age. I took piano lessons for years until the synthesizers took over my interest. […]
Electronic
Birthed from the creative mind of producer Doug Appling, Emancipator is an ambient trip that guides the listener through a wave of sound and emotion, creating an ethereal and surreal sense of nostalgia. Emancipator’s meticulous soundscapes and euphoric effects are merely amplified when the live band is in tow, aptly named Emancipator Ensemble. Featuring the […]
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 […]
![[Show Review + Photo Gallery] Thievery Corporation Serenades New York City at Pier 97 | August 15, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guitar.loulou.rob_.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Last Friday, August 15, 2014, the full Thievery Corporation live band gave a memorably enchanting performance at New York City’s Pier 97. This show was part of their current tour in celebration of the group’s newest record, Saudade. Sixties funk brass ensemble, Lee Fields & The Expressions, got the evening started with a smooth, soulful jazz session as the crowd began entering […]