Album: XXYYXX Artist: XXYYXX Released: March 27, 2012 Label: Relief in Abstract New to my ears is this very young, 16 years to be exact, producer XXYYXX aka Marcel Everett. His sophomore album that is out now digitally through Relief in Abstract is a soothing and heavy instrumental album. Creating music out of his bedroom in Florida, XXYYXX has learned quickly more...
Album: Mondegreen Ep Artist: Montgomery Clunk release: April 16, 2012 If there is any reason to check out Romania for its music scene it would be due to Montgomery Clunk. This guy has brought his eastern drum and bass knowledge to the US in a fury. The Mondegreen Ep is all over the place, fast break downs, acid trip melodies, heavy bass, and at the same time more...
Argentine painter Diego Gravinese’s photo-realistic paintings recently caught our eye. Actually, we had to do a double take. At first glance it is hard not to mistake these works as photographs. Mimicking the aesthetic of snapshot photos to perfection, Gavines’s hyperrealistic paintings of candid moments reveal desires that are tucked away in our psyche. What more...
Album: Illuminants Artist: Luisterwaar Released: March 2, 2012 Beat heads get ready…hailing from Heerlen, Holland comes a producer with mad talent. He calls himself Luisterwaar and he has a new E.P. available from Saturate Records entitled Illuminants. An entry into the beat scene that is short and sweet. This is a glitch 8bit bass monster! Tracks like “I more...
Born in 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, hyperrealistic oil painter Dan Witz earned a BFA from NYC’s Cooper Union. Witz’s photo-realistic mosh pits, nightscapes, and portraits provide a soothing look into some of the most uncomfortable situations. His technique is a perfect culmination of placid lighting with a calming mood working in perfect contrast to his more more...
Los Angeles’ up & coming street wear clothing brand Dream Urban hosted another inspiring event this past Friday (3-9-2012) at the El Rey theatre. Dream Urban Clothing made their official stamp on the Los Angeles Hip-Hop map when they hosted the infamous Kendrick Lamar event last August where the passing of the legendary West Coast "torch" took place. more...
Home Sweet Home, On a Saturday night in the city by the sea, kids line up in front of a poorly lit warehouse waiting, smoking, laughing, and talking music. There is no signage just old school motorcycles, a bouncer who blends in with the crowd of spectators, and the sounds of guitars being tuned. This is all a standard night for this place known as The more...
WHAT IS ILLSOCIETY? ILLSOCIETY (def) - An organization of eclectic individuals assembling a new social order that goes beyond the norm... existing in a society with no boundaries or limits expressing ourselves with passion through different mediums of art... not believing in hype but believing in yourself, skill, talent, and originality! - We are..... more...
