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Lucid Dreams :: One Who May Ascend (OMA) Drops Visuals For ‘Comatoast’

One who May Ascend (OMA) has taken up steady residence on a list of artists to keep an eye out for in 2017.  Several of his videos have crept up on my radar this year, and they have all made an impression.  Comatoast is no different, and this one takes a direct look at depression and the onsets of what some would dub mental illness.  As a fellow creative type, I can certainly understand how difficult your daily walk can be when you’re constantly in such heavy and varying emotional mindstates.  This video does a good job of capturing the feelings that are so hard to express in anything other than songform.  Much respect to OMA for having the skills and foresight to use the music video medium to its full potential.

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Next Episode :: Episode 002 of ‘Welcome To Your Doom’ Now Available

That’s right y’all, we’re going back to back.  Welcome To Your Doom will more than likely not be a weekly web series, but this initial round of inspiration has me on excessive output mode.  Therefore, the (iN)Sect Records episode of Welcome To Your Doom went into production mode and is now ready for enjoyment by the masses.

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Christmas Rapping :: Mr. Lewis And The Funeral Five Cover A Holiday Classic

Mr. Lewis and the Funeral Five are the kind of band that covers a wide breadth of music influence within its membership.  That’s what makes it doubly special when they take the time to identify the holidays in the form of a wonderful music joke.  Dig these cats as they pay homage to the best from the North Pole and the best from HollisQueens.

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Vox Stimuli :: Perseph One’s ‘Still Tippin Onslaught’ Video Blows Minds

Tons of work and collaboration went into Perseph One‘s video for Still Tippin Onslaught, the lead single off of the Machine Mammal EP, and it shows.  Ilea Henderson and David Ngyuyen shared directing duties.  Linda Cornflake curated art, while ARTICLE provided the track title burner for the video.  Donnie Walt curated the artists.  Shelby Hohl handled the lettering effects in the video, and Ronald L. Jones dropped the glitch assist.  Everybody you see gathered in the now-defunct Lost Ward House to provided the proper setting for the video’s mood.  This one hits hard in all the right places.

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Whatever’s Natural :: Sip Sip Slays ‘Dangerous’ At Sofar Austin

In a city with the sheer numbers of bands in it such as Austin, it’s quite common for there to be similarities between bands.  What’s rare is when a project comes about that is truly unique.  Sip Sip is certainly not the only band double digit numbers of members on the stage.  They’re not the first band to bring brass or synthesizers into the equation.  But I’m hard-pressed to name another band that sounds like these guys, and has as much fun as these guys, while doing what they do.  Sofar Austin recently allowed them to get down, and Dangerous is a prime example of the quality performance and dynamite vibes you get at a Sip Sip show.  Spread this one around the way these cats spread musical love.

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Leveling Up :: Perseph One’s ‘Machine Mammal EP’ Available For Fake Four’s Freecember

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Anybody who knows anything about Texas underground hip-hop within the past decade or so has more than likely at least heard of Perseph One.  She is one of those rare breeds of female MC where the female classification is an afterthought to the massive amounts of skill and forward thought she brings to the table.  Unbeknownst to myself, Perseph One has found her way to the mutual homies at Fake Four Records, and her Machine Mammal EP is now the week 2 offering for their annual Freecember promotion.  I am proud of her, happy to see my homies pick up such a skilled artist, and excited for the future of their union.

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Next Episode :: Chief And TheDoomsdayDevice Presents ‘Welcome To Your Doom’

After several months of brainstorming and planning, I am proud to announce my latest creative venture.  Welcome To Your Doom is a webseries I am creating/curating, and it will be an attempt to move my tastemaker status into the YouTube realm.  Each episode will focus on a different topic… some specific to my hometown of Austin, and some specific to people/places/practices I have been a part of over the years.  Episode 001 is a focus on the street art of Austin, with pieces I have found online focusing on the Hope GalleryJason EMike Johnston and REST.  Hopefully this series will continue to grow, and everyone out there will allow me to guide them through my influences and experiences.  Thank you in advance.

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Sound Expansion :: Evan Moran’s ‘Romantic Feelings’ About Future Funk

It’s been documented several times on this blog that Evan Moran is not afraid to explore the boundaries of his creative energy.  Recently, he has started a journey down the road of future funk (think vaporwave, but at a higher bpm).  He’s knocked out a couple of songs already, but romantic feelings is his first foray into the visual accompaniment realm.  All of the earmarks of the genre are there… synth sounds, obscure samples from decades ago, and glitchy video from a random source, but Evan puts it all together like he’s been doing it for years.  While I hope this is not a departure from the other music he makes, I am excited to see where these journeys take him.

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Dark Matters :: NDeo The Blindsider’s ‘Blasphemy’ Releases The Demons

The evils of this world are all around us, and are often influential to the weak minded, weak willed or weak spirited.  Enter NDeo The Blindsider, who is facing his demons directly on his latest single, Blasphemy.  The lead shot off of the upcoming project Cursed Since Birth, the song reads like a confessional as much as it does a banger of a track.  Hard rhymes, but deeply textured and brutally honest.  The visuals are equally direct, and deal with both sides of the temptation coin.  Worth your time, worth a like and a share, and definitely worth keeping tabs on for the full release.

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Cool Relax :: ‘September LP’ By MikeDbeatsbyD is Minimal, Yet Moving

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It’s amazing how much can be done with so little when the right elements are in the right hands.  Enter Dallas-based beatsmith MikeDbeatsbyD, and his nearly year-long in the making opus, September LP.  One of several released slated for late 2016/early 2017, this project encapsulates pieces made during travels to all sorts of destinations from this year.  The pieces were then pieced together as a whole, and the result is September LP, a journey through compositions that fall under the hip-hop, chill and electronic umbrellas, among others.  A pleasant surprise on my timeline indeed.

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