For all of those who don’t know, JASS is a club night started by ATL producer Time Wharp (aka Patrick Loggins), which is centered on a juxtaposition of forward thinking bass music, jazz, hip-hop, and house. JASS has played host to artists such as Knxwledge, Jonwayne, Kuhn, Sir Froderick, Obey City, Howse, RAJA, DEO, Sonnymoon, The Range, Paolo Xz , Ohbliv, Wheez-ie and many more. March 20th will mark the first release/compilation from JASS as a label and will feature unreleased tracks from ten up-and-coming East Coast producers. Make sure to stay up to date with further JASS releases and events through their website and pre-order Companion I on the JASS Bandcamp. Listen to Bostonian artist Quam’s contribution to the compilation below!
Preview: Quam - On My Mind taken from JASS Companion I
Georgia-based producer Distal announced his 13-track debut album Civilization this week, set to be released April 30th on Tectonic. You can stream his new single Gorilla from the album, courtesy of the Boiler Room, below.
Eprom is back this year with his first full-length LP, set to be released on Rwina Records. Metahuman is expected to drop sometime around late May/early June. Until then, here’s a preview of his new single Regis Chillbin and Machinedrum remix to hold you off!
Boston juke/footwork producer DJ BLXG released Volume II of his Hit Parade series last night. Like Volume I, this is not to be slept on. Grab it for free on his Bandcamp.
This month, we are introducing our The Melt Mix Series that will include mixes by our residents, as well as artists who play The Melt. Be sure to follow our Soundcloud to stay updated! This month, Kloud prepared a mix for you with unreleased tracks by Obey City, Quam and many more. Stream and download the mix below!
Great Dane aka Dane Morris, another spawn of Professor Nalepa of Dubspot, released his debut EP I Think I’m Ready Now on his Bandcamp today. Be sure to look out for him at a future Melt show! Download the 5-track EP for free below!
There’s something special about Machinedrum’s epic creative output in the last year or so. Some critics think his diversity is a distraction; an unfocused barrage of ideas that leave the listener confused. Of course, one would only have to actually listen to his music in the appropriate environment (anywhere), to recognize the underlying essence that permeates every track, but maybe that’s just beyond most people with a deadline.
In an era constantly pigeonholing artists and movements, Machinedrum is a refreshing inspiration and guide for all who wish to navigate this overly saturated world, where styles are born and die within a matter of months. As a tastemaker of sorts (and pioneer), I’d highly recommend copping anything and everything he makes or remixes, as it serves as a sort of benchmark for what music will be popular months (sometimes years) later. One only has to follow his twitter for seemingly monthly releases that rival iOS 4 software updates, the only difference is, you should buy now, every time. Buy Nastyfuckk EP here.
Below is his current release release data, which should give you an idea when you can expect the latest upgrade, either as himself, Sepulcure, or Dream Continuum. Let’s just marvel at it (keep in mind, dudes been around since ‘01, this is merely with the last 2 1/2 years):
Low Limit and Lando Kal aka Lazer Sword is back this year, with their 2012 sophomore release Memory out on Monkeytown Records on April 27th. Monkeytown recently posted a preview their new single Pleasure Zone on their Soundcloud. Already I can tell this is going to be on of the biggest drops of the year. Keep an eye out for these guys.
