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Shabaka – “I’ll Do Whatever You Want” (Feat. André 3000, Floating Points, Esperanza Spalding, & Laraaji)

30 days ago

Stereogum — The great London jazz musician Shabaka Hutchings has already played a key part in hugely consequential groups like Sons Of Kemet and the Comet Is Coming, and he’s now getting ready to release his first solo album. Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledg... more info

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Lightning In A Bottle 2024 Lineup Has Skrillex, M.I.A., James Blake, & More

88 days ago

Stereogum — The electronic-oriented Lightning In A Bottle festival is coming back to Buena Vista Lake in Southern California this spring. Centered on Memorial Day weekend, the fest will run May 22-27, with headliners including Skrillex, Labrinth, Lane 8, Jame... more info

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The best songs of October 2023

171 days ago

Nialler9 — Featuring Kojaque, CMAT, The Last Dinner Party, Sufjan, Floating Points, VTSS, Boys Noize, Future Islands, Earl Sweatshirt, Lil Yachty, J. Cole, Danny Brown, The Mary Wallopers, Serpentwithfeet, Casisdead, ØXN, Aby Coulibaly, Tandem Felix. The be... more info

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Floating Points – “Birth4000”

186 days ago

Stereogum — Last month, Floating Points (aka UK producer Sam Shepherd) performed Promises — his 2021 collaborative album with the London Symphony Orchestra and the late Pharoah Sanders — live for the first time during a very special show at the Hollywood ... more info

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Floating Points drops uptempo new single ‘Birth4000’

186 days ago

Nialler9 — The single is available on limited white label. Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points has shared a new song. called ‘Birth4000’, which via Ninja Tune, which will be released on a limited white label. It follows recent singles from 2022 – ‘Vocoder... more info

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Transmissions :: Floating Points

220 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — This week on the show, we’re joined by Sam Shepherd, AKA Floating Points. His discography is full of beautiful and strange electronic music—bubbling Buchalas, skittering beats, washes of synthesized sound, and even moody, spacious post-rock. But ... more info

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ALBUMS // 2021

490 days ago

Pop Headwound — Better late than never I suppose. Been compiling a list for this year and remembered that 2021 was a year we had and I never got around to it. Here's what I liked best last year. .1. Fiddlehead / Between the Richness2. KA / A Martyr's Rewa... more info

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Shabaka – “Black meditation”

716 days ago

Stereogum — Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings is one of the key figures in the exploding London jazz scene right now. Hutchings is essentially the leader of Sons Of Kemet, the Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka And The Ancestors, and he’s also played with acts like S... more info

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