‘What to Mean‘ is one a few intimate and beautiful downtempo tracks from the debut LP from Canberra, Australia indie pop duo, PAINTonPAINT, comprised of Hannah Beasley and Chris Endrey. The album’s title,...
Crossworlds: Dawn [S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Kyiv Ukraine based experimental electronica/downtempo project CROSSWORLDS released their exceptional LP “Day and Night” in October of 2015. It exchanges ethnography for a family setting. Composer Oleksiy...
Jelani Sei: Kings
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Jelani Sei, a psychedelic indie soul outfit based in Connecticut started out as the solo project of Queens NY native, Evan Lawrence. It evolved into an eclectic group merging emo, soul and a wide ranging styles of music...
Sofie Letitre: Slip
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Utretch Netherlands based indie electro artist Sofie Letitre released The Uncanny Valley EP on the 21st of September, the first beautiful down-tempo single “Slip” having been released on July 5th. The entire new...
Steve Benjamins: Ste...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sightlines is Toronto artist Steve Benjamins 3rd EP in just over two years. Like all his previous EPs, Benjamins plays almost all of the instruments (piano, guitar, synths, drums, bass) and is the sole songwriter. The...
Matthew and Me: Patt...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Matthew and Me is a singer-songwriter from Devon, England who recently released his first single ‘Patterns‘ last November 10. Today’s featured track is a slightly more downtempo version remixed by David...
Crookram: Crookrilla
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Netherlands based artist Crookram (Chris Angelovski) hails from The Hague, with today’s featured track coming from his 2010 release, ‘Through Windows’. Angelovski said much of his inspiration and many of...
dustmotes: A Visit
posted by Charles Stepczyk
London’s Paul Croker (aka dustmotes) began his love affair with vinyl at the age of 4 when he was given his first 7″ single, his love growing throughout the next few decades in the Hip Hop, Trip Hop and Big Beat...
Saycet: Volcano (Jul...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Volcano marks Saycet’s discography comeback on “Mirage“, the third album for his Saycet project following One Day at Home and Through the Window. Since the last release, he has had four years where he was...
Blue Mtn Belle: Sile...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Detroit Michigan’s BLUE MTN BELLE have released their self-titled four song indie-folk flavored EP this past March, apparently inspired by Bukowski, antique furniture, and the wild west, with production work performed...
Silent Rider: Rave L...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn-based electronic downtempo trio Silent Rider are on the verge of releasing the EP “Rave Love”, out July 29th. The first single and title track is the excellent ‘Rave Love’, an outstanding...
Sleepers Work: Basem...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Primary Records has recently announced the first full length release from Brooklyn’s SLEEPERS WORK, “No Turn Before The Shoreline”. The project is headed by William Flynn, a multi-instrumentalist and...
Lucius – Turn ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Check out the newest release by Silent Rider, a remix of “Turn It Around” by fellow Brooklynites, Lucius, as today’s Daily Dose. Also, check out their album, covers, and other remixes at the links below....
Headshy: Coma
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Austin based group HEADSHY are on the verge of releasing their conceptual Triple EP La Belle Epoque: The Head Chord, The Heart Chord, The Base Chord this upcoming January 14th, 2014 via Medicina Records. The upcoming release...
Qurious: Rima
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The single Rima comes from the last album via Atlanta, Georgia duo QURIOUS. Group members Mike Netland and Catherine Quesenberry have been making music together since the Fall of 2009 and released what looks like their 2nd...
Terracotta Blue: Rav...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Terracotta Blue is Jay, an electronica enthusiast from Maryland who is inspired by dark mellow beats and his first love, hip-hop rhythms. He’s written a seven song release called Ravencrest, a follow-up ode to autumn...
Moon Holiday: Capsul...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Monday’s taster comes from the debut EP by Moon Holiday, aka Sydney Australia’s – Alex Ward. Moon Holiday’s self titled debut EP draws its name from Alex’s childhood in China – the Moon...
All India Radio: The...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their new (eighth) album The Silent Surf The Silent Surf is the eighth studio album by Australian Downtempo/Electonica artist Martin Kennedy, assisted by Steve Kilbey, and known as All India Radio. This track, The Bomb...
Return to Mono: Doom...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
San Francisco’s RETURN TO MONO returns to our blog this morning at 6AM with breathy yet beautiful sonic perfection in their newest album Framebreaker, hitting shelves in a few short months on Nov. 10. Doomsday Device,...
Echo Slightly: Run S...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Birds Fly South Echo Slightly is a downtempo project that draws influences from Massive Attack, Imogen Heap, Portishead, and The Gathering. In 2005, Morgan Long did guest vocals on Stabilizer’s “A...
IR: UK #68 – N...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 68 of Insomnia Radio UK. An interesting mix of hard rock and some downtempo, dubstep and post rock Recording Date: Sunday 10 May 2009 TRT: 54:37 Rating: Work...
IR Chicago #19 ̵...
posted by irchicago
This episode I play some Indie Electro, Downtempo and Trip Hop tracks. If you are a big fan of The Chillcast or Dave’s Lounge this is an episode for you! I feature three bands from Chicago and two a little out of my...
Insomnia Radio #110:...
posted by Jason Evangelho
Running Time: 57 minutes | Worksafe | Ideal for Headphones & Darkness On Insomnia Radio 103, I took a chance and featured all hip-hop. It went over surprisingly well. With that in mind, I dedicate this entire episode...