Tagged: MachineDrum
Azealia Banks, “Aquababe” MP3
It’s been all peaks and valleys for Azealia Banks in the past few weeks, the positives coming with the release of her first EP, 1991, and her Mermaid Ball at Bowery Ballroom two Sundays back. … read more »
Stream: Azealia Banks, “Van Vogue” and “1991″
Digital copies of Azealia Banks’ EP 1991 are now available (physical units hit stores June 12). Hear two Machinedrum-produced tracks from the release, “Van Vogue” and “1991,” below. Banks plays Hot 97′s Summer Jam and … read more »
Azealia Banks, “NEEDSUMLUV” (Prod. by Machinedrum) MP3
Future Coachella performer Azealia Banks calls “NEEDSUMLUV” a “hella progressive” R&B track about being a guy’s sidekick girl. The team-effort was reportedly cooked up in Berlin, where Banks met up with longtime collaborator Machinedrum—he also … read more »
Stream: Machinedrum, “DDD”
Fresh on the heels of yesterday’s FADER Mix, high-functioning Brooklyner Machinedrum has shared “DDD,” a long-coveted track off his forthcoming SXLND EP, out January 17th on LuckyMe. “DDD” has been floating around in mixes since … read more »
Download Machinedrum’s FADER Mix
Machinedrum had a pretty big year! After recording his subtle and deeply captivating album Room(s) as well as that Sepalcure album that felt like a much bigger deal than anyone expected it to be, he … read more »
Stream: Machinedrum, “U Don’t Survive (SBTRKT Edit)”
First featured two months ago on his BBC Essential Mix, here’s a full stream of SBTRKT’s edit of Machinedrum’s already-impeccable “U Don’t Survive.” It’s not a radical departure, relying on the same repeated vocals—Out on … read more »
Stream: Azealia Banks, “Grand Scam (Lyrical Exercise)”
Brooklyn’s Travis Stewart, bka Machinedrum and one half of future-bass duo Sepalcure, made the power-walking beat for “Grand Scam,” a brief, no-pause tongue twister. Former XL-signee Banks nailed each bend at a recent London performance, … read more »
Video: Sepalcure, “Pencil Pimp”
Brooklyn’s Travis Stewart (bka Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (bka Braille and founder of Percussion Lab) comprise Sepalcure, a group supremely adept at transforming their love of “90s diva house vocals and wooden snares” into beautifully … read more »
Download Spoek Mathambo’s Put Some Red On It EP
At this point, downloading a free remix on the internet is like finding a crusty penny on the ground. If you’ve got nothing better in your pockets, you’re probably going to pick it up, but … read more »
Video: Azealia Banks, “L8R”
Not sure how we missed this one—we premiered the track (life anthem!) and at one point even strongly considered going to Jersey (on a Saturday!) for the video shoot—but not gonna dwell on it. It’s … read more »
