Category: Features
Jump Into The Hyperloop With rbchmbrs’s ’90s Jungle-Inspired “Estrella”
The frantic track carries U.K. influences and is from his upcoming Estrella EP, out November 7 from D.C. label 1432 R. By Anzhe Zhang As an avid Adult Swim fan, one of my favorite things about the late-night television block is the smooth electronic and instrumental hip-hop music that characterizes their commercial bumps. Something about the…
Mikael Seifu Announces Zelalem EP, Shares “How To Save A Life (Vector of Eternity)”
By Evan Minsker Producer Mikael Seifu has announced his Zelalem EP, which is out March 5 via RVNG Intl. The first track from the album, “How To Save A Life (Vector of Eternity),” is streaming below. Read More on Pitchfork
Ethiopian Records Spins A Spell-Binding Origin Story On “Hetebet”
A promising producer performs sonic alchemy in Ethiopia’s capital city. By Juliet Liu Equipped with his PC, a copy of Ableton, and a wealth of cultural and personal experiences from his life in Ethiopia’s capital city Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Records—the recording name of producer Endeguena Mulu—is staking a claim in the city’s burgeoning electronic scene. Mulu’s…
D.C. Has A New Electronic Music Label: 1432 R
Yarada Lij,” a four-song EP from Ethiopia’s Mikael Seifu, will be the first release on 1432 R by Ally Schweitzer For a couple of years, Subterranean A was one of D.C.’s best-curated DIY venues. Or at least that’s the case I made in a 2012 story I wrote for Washington City Paper, which ran not long…