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[Electronic] SBTRKT – No Less

Posted by Ash El Gamal - March 29, 2015

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Since the release of his sophomore album last year, SBTRKT has kept busy touring the world performing both solo shows and festival spots. As a result, we haven’t heard much new music but all of that started changing earlier this week when the UK producer began covertly dropping new music on his Soundcloud page. Thus far there isn’t much info on where the three tracks will land but, based on the collection, they seem to be short musical sketches, each experimenting with different elements.

The latest loosie, “No Less,” came out earlier today and, despite clocking in at only 2 minutes, proves a relaxing, steadily building beauty. Utilizing quick, warping percussion the track immediately grabs your attention before commanding orchestral instrumentation emerges. After dipping down the energy one more time, the song ties together flawlessly at the end with all its different facets in full force. Give this enchanting jam a listen above, check out SBTRKT’s Soundcloud to see the rest of his recent releases and make sure not to miss him if you’re heading to one of the major festivals this year.

SBTRKT – Voices In My Head (feat. A$AP Ferg)

Posted by Ash El Gamal - September 12, 2014

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VOICES IN MY HEAD ft. A$AP Ferg

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Given the releases thus far, it is pretty safe to say that SBTRKT‘s upcoming album is going to be one of the best of the year. Each song has pushed genre boundaries in original ways and the A$AP Ferg-featuring “Voices In My Head” is, unsurprisingly, no exception. With an airy, yet ominous backdrop, Ferg diverges from his usual trapped-out style delivering a powerful, introspective verse with a versatile flow that adjusts to fit SBTRKT’s brooding, evolving instrumental. Wonder Where We Land is out on October 7th.

[NEW] SBTRKT – Higher (feat. Raury)

Posted by Ash El Gamal - September 8, 2014

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Higher (ft. Raury)

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Atlanta’s Raury has been seemingly omnipresent in the last couple months culminating in his excellent debut project, Indigo Child, and subsequent signing with Columbia Records. The young artist has an extremely versatile repertoire of styles, which although classified by many as hip-hop, incorporates a strong folk influence as well as impressive vocal melodies. More important than his genre-classification, though, is the evident passion portrayed in his music that has already earned him a loyal fan base and, in some ways, sparked a movement of its own. Although Raury tends to lean more towards singing, he has an incredible flow as evidenced in his recent freestyle on Sway in the Morning.

The latest Raury sighting comes in the form of his feature on SBTRKT‘s upcoming project, a song we’ve been waiting for since the tracklist was released a few weeks ago. “Higher” is the fourth glimpse into SBTRKT’s much-anticipated album Wonder Where We Land and might be our favorite yet. Over a minimal, electronic soundscape, Raury employs a quick-hitting stream-of-consciousness flow reminiscent of his ATL predecessor Andre 3000 with two particularly personal, and powerful, verses. Enjoy this one above and head over to iTunes to grab a pre-order of SBTRKT’s upcoming project, which drops on October 7th.

[NEW] SBTRKT – War Drums (ft. Warpaint) + Highs & Lows

Posted by Ash El Gamal - August 20, 2014

’SBTRKT – War Drums (ft. Warpaint) LIVE AT MAIDA VALE’

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’SBTRKT – Highs & Lows LIVE AT MAIDA VALE’

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With his forthcoming album about a month away, SBTRKT continues to provide us reasons to be excited. On his latest release, the pioneering electronic producer let loose track number 3 from the second part of the project.

“War Drums,” which features the vocals of talented Warpaint front-woman Emily Kokal, delivers exactly what its name suggests with intricate, driving percussion. Per usual, SBTRKT shows off an immaculate attention to detail and an ear for the perfect singing voice to match leaving the listener in a state of awe that only grows with incremental listens. According to the track listing, this one will clock in at just under three minutes, but the version presented here is a stunning live rendition from BBC‘s Maide Vale Sessions, which is nearly two minutes longer.

As part of a three-song Soundcloud set, all from the same live session, SBTRKT also shared a live version of the Sampha-assisted “Temporary View” and “Highs and Lows,” from his Transitions EP. Peep the new sounds above–Wonder Where We Land is out on September 23rd and can be pre-ordered via iTunes.

[NEW] SBTRKT – New Dorp, New York (feat. Ezra Koenig)

Posted by Ash El Gamal - July 22, 2014

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New Dorp, New York feat. Ezra Koenig

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Since the release of his self-titled debut album in 2011, SBTRKT‘s follow-up project has consistently been one of the most anticipated records in music. Today, almost exactly three years later, the acclaimed UK producer finally let loose the first single from the long-awaited project. “New Dorp, New York” departs from the lush synths and drum ‘n bass percussion fans have become accustomed to in favor of a far more avant-garde feel. With some help from Ezra Koenig, of Vampire Weekend, SBTRKT creates a sort of tribal groove continuing his experimentation and combination of sounds. Give this one a spin above and rejoice that SBTRKT’s sophomore effort, Wonder Where We Land, is on the way.

[Electronic] SBTRKT – Temporary View (Feat. Sampha)

Posted by Baseer Ahmad - June 6, 2014

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TEMPORARY VIEW ft SAMPHA

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Anytime we get a chance to catch a glimpse of SBTRKT and Sampha together, you know it’s going to be an amazing day, even if it is just a “Temporary View.” Over the past year, the British producer has teased fans with countless experimental instrumental tracks in an attempt to hold them over until the release of his upcoming sophomore LP. Now that he’s back with what we presume to be the first single from that album, it’s refreshing to hear him working with his longtime partner once again.

Lush and vibrant synth soundscapes pave the path for Sampha’s delicately unwithered vocals on this one, as SBTRKT continues to push boundaries the way only he knows how. Like many of his previous singles, “Temporary View” lands somewhere in the zone between an infectiously bouncy dance number and an inspiringly ethereal trance inducer that’ll completely consume your mind for seconds at a time. We could not be more excited for the innovative producer’s upcoming project, so keep your ears peeled and stay tuned for more from him in the weeks ahead.

[NEW] SBTRKT – Transitions (EP Stream)

Posted by Ash El Gamal - March 11, 2014

’SBTRKT – Kyoto’

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’SBTRKT – Highs and Lows’

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Since his incredible self-titled debut album in 2011, SBTRKT has had his fans eagerly anticipating new music. While his long-awaited follow up is yet to have a set release date, the talented experimental producer provided a stream of a brand new EP today to hold us over.

Appropriately titled Transisitions, SBTRKT’s new EP serves as an instrumental journey that displays his unique attention to the subtleties and nuances of his art. The project will be released in three parts on vinyl and for digital purchase–Part 1 on May 5th, 2 on May 19th and 3 on June 2nd.

As always, you can check out a couple of our favorites above, but we highly recommend heading over to SBTRKT’s website for the full stream with some breath-taking accompanying interactive visuals.