Video: Flying Lotus 'Layer3'
Check our new film peeking behind the scenes of Flying Lotus’s new live audiovisual extravaganza.
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Interview: Teki Latex
The former TTC frontman explains Paris in the early and mid-’00s and its enormous impact on the beats scene.
H∆SHTAG$, Episode 4: Don’t Call It #Beats
For the fourth episode of H∆SHTAG$ we take a deep dive into the fertile beats scene. Featuring Flying Lotus, TNGHT, Gaslamp Killer and more.
Interview: Daddy Kev
The mastermind of Low End Theory runs circles around the scene.
Premiere: Ta-Ku "Make It Last" Video
Catch the titillating video from the 2008 Academy grad's latest beat affair.
Clams Casino
Injecting hip hop with a healthy dose of Internet-age experimentalism
Nottz
Steady on the grind: Nottz knows how to make beats pay your rent
Low End Ballers: Five Parties Taking Beats Into The Future
Laurent Fintoni assesses the impact of five foundational events updating hip hop.
Download And Video Premiere: Teebs & Yuk’s “Estara”
Taken from the 'Light From Los Angeles' compilation presented by dublab, look and listen to the latest from beatsmith and class of '08 Academy grad, Teebs.
Gallery: RBMA pres. The Gaslamp Killer Album Launch
Photo highlights from GLK's 'Breakthrough' album release party at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles.
Headphone Highlights: Gold Panda
The sampladelic Ghostly producer takes us on a journey through his record collection.
Exclusive Download: Nouveau Palais 'Avant Gang' EP
Get the latest from Lunice, Ango, and Prison Garde exclusively here. Featuring remixes from Salva, Canblaster and more.
Interview: Lukid
In preparation for his forthcoming third album on Werk Discs, Kristan Caryl meets up with the peculiar beatsmith and 2008 Academy participant Lukid for a battery of questions.
Audio: Friends Of Friends label special on RBMA Radio
Listen to freshly recorded shows from Friends of Friends labelmates Shlohmo, Groundislava, Salva, and Ernest Gonzales.
Interview: Anenon And On
The class of 2011 Academy participant Anenon talks about running a label in a digital atmosphere - and graduating from Los Angeles to a global village.
Interview: Robot Koch
Check our interview with Academy alum Robot Koch, who features on the Project: Mooncircle 10th anniversary box set due this March.
Interview: Panoram
Comprised of equal parts interstellar disco, synthesizer psych, distorted fusion and background music, the music of Panoram is wholly amazing. We just wish we could tell you his real name. Read our interview.
Interview: DJ Adlib
German beat producer summa cum laude and Academy shipmate DJ Adlib just released his 'Haus & Garten' LP for the Hi-Hat Club series on Melting Pot Music. We shot the breeze with him a bit. After all, he sits in the corner.
Rescued From The Fire #9: Illum Sphere
Welcome again to the world of Rescued From The Fire - the series in which we explore the music of an artist so incredibly important to the author that he/she would risk life and limb to save it from the savage effects of arson. For our ninth installment, we hear from Manchester's Hoya:Hoya ringleader, Illum Sphere, as he talks us through his Midwest gem.
Rescued From The Fire #4: Gaslamp Killer
Brainfeeder's de facto war DJ, The Gaslamp Killer, keeps it incredibly short and (not so) sweet for this edition of Rescued From The Fire.
