Beat!Beat!Beat!
I admit, of late we have been extremely guilty of being slightly more skewed towards urban music than was originally intended. A large portion of that was the inability to find quality music that didn’t sound like it was A) recorded in someones garage and B) didn’t come from hipsters that felt they were just cool enough looking to make people listen to them.
So were back on our grind and I apologize for the absence.
The picture above is not a hair campaign, although the guys have enviable locks. The following is one of my new favorite groups. Beat! Beat! Beat!. The best thing to come out of Germany in a minute in my opinion. their tracks “Fireworks” was my introduction to this radded out band and I must admit it was enough to bait the hook.
Beat! Beat! Beat! – Fireworks by TheEargasm
Not sure what their US touring plans might be, but they’re all over Europe, perhaps I’ll be ale to catch the guys live on my next trip to LDN in August.
Definitely check them out. From what I see the Band only has a Myspace page, which is all the reason to visit the wild wild west of Myspace that you might not have visited int he past.. I dunno..year or so. Both of their projects are available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon. And thank you Beat!Beat! Beat! for breaking our drought.
Donnis
After a series of 2009 fails from Southern artist who were making noise but weren’t really making noise in my opionion, a young ATLien whom we’ve had our eye on for a minute cast a few rocks into the pond and made waves.
His 2009 Mixatpe, Diary of An Atlanta Brave was sponsored by urban clothing brand 10 Deep, and we expect 2010 to be an even bigger year for Donnis.
The former member of the United States Air Force first caught our ear on “Party Works”. Since then we’ve kept our ears peeled for new material and are happy to see a steady following accumulate behind the young artist. His sound is southern, but he has the big city swagger of any other artist in his class. Prior to his US campaign Donnis made wave sin Tokyo with a steady dedicated grind that ultimately paid off, earning a name for himself among the Tokyo hip Hop scene. Get familiar …
Maluca
You may have seen the video posted last week, or perhaps noticed that it’s our video of the week. We post so much hip hop and male dominated genres, that when we find a female we like.. We love her. We love Maluca.
Born in the Bronx and raised in Manhattan by Dominican parents, Maluca is New York. Any resident of NY knows that Latin roots run deep throughout the city, Maluca effectively combines her roots with the music that is today; edgy, full of punch, and enough to make you forget that half the country is practically out of work. She is signed to Mad Decent, and I have gotten HEAT before for supporting the music that comes out of that camp, but its good music that cannot be denied. After meeting Diplo at a karaoke bar, the two starting working together resulting in her debut single “El Tigeraso” , an infectious track that draws on her Dominican electro Merengue roots.
I’ve had the opportunity to see Maluca perform twice, where she showcased her wide range of influences – from artists such as ESG, Savannah Band, Wu-Tang, Gil Scott Heron, Nina Simone to styles like Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, House, Disco, and Freestyle. She’s self proclaimed “1/2 dominican 1/2 Pain in the ass.”
Rich Hil
November 30, 2009 by rap
Filed under Artists, Blog, Eargasm Blog
There’s a vibe that artist from Cali exude. This cool calm, unrushed, seemingly effortless flow. Rich Hil, not from Cali, but he personifies that same type of delivery. He’s mellow with just enough punch to remind you that he’s a New Yorker at heart. My boy over at Dirty Jeenuis first played his tracks for me and I’ve been interested every since. Forcing me to request the link to the mixtape “The Lonely Limo” from Sean over at the Famous Firm.
You gotta appreciate Rich Hil. He doesn’t try to act hard, like some artist that apparently aren’t. He’s honest about whom his father is (only one of the most influential American Designers of the 90s). Here’s a hint, Hil is the beginning of his last name. He obviously has connections and could flood the masses with his music, but I believe he takes a more honest approach and lets fans migrate to him by choice.
Download the latest Mixtape “Limos were cool in the 90s”
Ninjasonik
Don’t ask me what I was doing in a strip club on Sunset Blvd in the early hours of August 28, 2009. That is beside the point. Surrounded by near nakedness, I was ready to drop my panties with excitement when I heard Ninjasonik’s “Somebody Gonna Get Pregnant” start bumping through the speakers.
“I have to tweet about this!” I screamed to one of my girls, who looked at me like I’d just asked her for a dollar bill or something. Clearly she had no idea why I was so excited.
Ninjasonik, a Brooklyn based trio made up of Rev “Ja Ja” McFly, Telli “Bathroomsexxx” Gramz and DJ Teenwolf, are like nothing you have ever heard before. Long before boys on the dance floor were rockin skinny jeans, Ninjasonik were rockin dance floors with their infectious “Tight Pants”. Since dropping their debut mixtape “The Mix” in April 2007 and doing their first performance in August 2007, Ninjasonik now have their work cut out for them. “We constantly creating and constantly thinking, like we are never not working” Telli recently said in an interview “…there’s no limit to us, we’re not even 2 years old yet man.”
Self Proclaimed punk musicians, Ninjasonik have invaded other genres and have made magic with artists such as Spank Rock, Theophilus London and The Death Set just to name a few who are on the “Darth Bano” Mixtape, presented by Mishka which dropped in August 2009. Darth Bano, defined by Telli Gramz “…is me my alter ego. They call me Bathroomsexxx. When I get at full power, super-sane Bathroomsexxx level I transform into Darth Bano and me and my apprentices will conquer what y’all call the music industry.” They called it the first wave, the practice, the warm up. Ninjasonik warned the people to be prepared as a lot will follow. And they were serious.
“If you have any political/social/personal space sensibilities prior to a Ninjasonik show, prepare to throw that shit out the window.” -URB, Spring 2009 (Next 100)
Next they hit us with the Art School Girls album (available on itunes) along with a Ninjasonik x Mishka Tee Shirt. You can also see their handsome faces appearing in Rocksmith Lookbooks. Ninjasonik will be performing for Wiz Khalifa’s “Deal Or No Deal” Official Release Party on November 24th in NYC and at Good Life New Years Eve Party in Boston.
If you don’t already like Ninjasonik you can start loving them right now.
Renminbi
If TheEargasm.com could have a protoype, Brooklyn based duo Renminbi would be a fine example. I was introduced to this eclectic duo by my boys over at ihearditon.com, and it very well may be the best musical gift they bestowed upon my ears in the month of October.
Theres an assload of comparisons on their myspcae page made by several different media outlets, I will keep it simple, Renminbi reminds me of all of Coldplay and Radioheads selling points. And it just so happens to be two women, so take that. Renminbi, which means “the peoples currency” have an excellent EP titled “Surface” which you can download on the link below, following my favorite song on the EP.
I guess one of the things I am loving about this band, is they obviously use live studio instrumentation. So many artist have strayed away from that and have become track artist. I’m proud to say that the Eargasm really did come across a gem in Renminbi. Were loving them like, “Little Dragon” status.
Renminbi “Then We Came to the End” by TheEargasm
Erik Hassle
Another artist from Sweden. A brief email from his marketing company introduced me to him. Considering that Mr.Hudson’s “Supernova” left me feeling rather void today, this picks right up where it left off, before it completely drops.
Erik Hassle is not yet a household name, nor can he attest to the blog stardum other artist have conjured, but this twenty year old singer will instantly woo many American ears once they get a good listen of him. The track included , “Hurtful” has been a hit over in the Sweden and is slowly climbing its was into the iTunes collections of UK listeners.
I’m a fan.
His album drops February 2010.. I’m waiting
Jessica Tonder
We featured this piece about 6 months ago when the Eargasm was in its first stages of design. Ready to roll out an interview we snagged with Jessica earlier this year. I figured I’d warm you guys up to her a little bit . Looks like since we first featured her she has a new look.. And it’s a nice new look. Go Girl.
Every since I heard Jessica Tonder’s voice make it’s way over the speakers via Your New Favorite Mixtape, from TheExactly.net I was a fan. By the way, that is a excellent mixtape, a great addition to the collection if you like new music, or need something to help you break out of the radio ruled rut you’ve been in.
Jessica Tonder currently resides in Atlanta, GA, but was raised in Miami, FL. She also lived in NY and Boston for a while. Recently she completed work on her album, “The Robot and the Little Girl”, but was receiving blog and industry buzz way before then. When asked her influences they range from Ella Fitzgerald to Bjork, Chet Baker to The Beatles, Herbie Hancock to Portishead. This woman is impressive. Aside from her music, she is fluent in four languages and graduated from Berklee College of Music.
The following is an excerpt from her myspace page:
“I like the nutritious kind of music the kind where you feel like you’ve had a great bowl of cereal in the morning to start your day. It took me a while to allow myself to be me. I would say 22 years of it. What you now hear is… me. It’s the product of all those years of experimenting, exploring and imitating.”
Jessica Tonder “The Smoking Gun”
Jessica Tonder-The Smoking Gun by TheEargasm
And once you finish listening to these tracks and becoming entranced in her cocoon of vocals, think about the fact that Ms. Tonder is only 22 years of age.
Wordspit
I guess my last two post can be categorized as “shoulda been” as well. Wordspit is no stranger to me or the NYC scene.
Honestly, I haven’t seen an artist exude the love for hip hop that he has since I can remember. He will freestyle on the dime. While some artist I know personally drop flows they wrote 3 ago in today’s ciphers, Wordspit is original. And talented. Appearing on projects in the UK and stateside, Wordspit is another one o the up and coming artist that force those to say “Hip Hop is Dead” to reconsider.
Known probably for switching up his hair as much as his stage presence, Wordspits take on the classic System of a Down track “Chop Suey” is one of my favorite live performances of the year, that rank with all the indie and major artist I have had the opportunity to see. Straight out of East NY (my original home here in NYC), Wordspit goes hard. You can download his mixtape by clicking HERE
In the video below. He fucks the mic up at first. But you can’t deny the audiences energy and that is more impressive than a flawless stage performance, with no audience response.
And footage from a Freestyle that I actaully recorded in Niagra Bar prior to the hip Hop howl Festival featuring Zeps.
Joya Bravo
It is about time I do this. I’m just so protective like a mother as I should be, that I didn’t want to put spotlight on Joya before it was necessary. Truth be told though. Joya is a professional, and unlike some artist I post on the site, I am sure of where Joya’s career is going. She rocked Afro Punk, She’s rocked Santos..and brought a crowd (theres is a difference), she has performed with The Roots, not once but twice. Has received co-signs from Marsha Ambrosious, Mark Ronson, Black Thought and Quest Love, and John Forte. Its a general consensus, Joya Bravo is the shit.
SuperStar Mix – JOYA BRAVO by rogeriocubas
Joya cannot be compared to a single artist. Think the talent of Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne have a child. Grace Jones is the Grand Mother and Sammy Davis Jr. the Grandfather. FeFe Dobson and Averil Levign are the child’s cousins. Kelis, Cindy Lauper, Serj Tankien, and Andre 3000 are the aunts and uncles. That Dope.
Joya Bravo is a NY born creative artist. With Jamaican roots, and splitting time amongst Queens and Atlanta growing up. Her style is as versatile as her cultural and musical influences. She is currently unsigned, but sought after heavily by labels and promoters in the NY area. People do not see a Joya Bravo performance and not walk out a fan. Its nearly impossible.
Having seen this young woman grow into the musician and artist she is today has reinstated faith in our countries ability to create dynamic classically trained artist that effectively blend this into other genre’s of music.
