Knxwledge is a one man beat making phenomena. He’s released various EPs in 2011 in rapid fire fashion that has gotten the attention of many as a result. Knx’s first release for 2012 is a 12 track LP entitled “Ovrstnd”. Check it out…
Also check out Stainless Steele‘s song “Holdin My Breath” over the Knxwldge beat Learn off the Ovrstnd LP for free download…
Elegant Animals is a Philadelphia based band that combines electronic, soul, R&B and hip hop. Their free EP entitled Spectrum Nocturnal is a well produced and well rounded project with skillfully arranged and written original songs. Have a listen and download for free…
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Another far out release from the RICHMOND “choco-milk gang,” COUCH is filled to the brim with possible scores to future “mushroom westerns,” spaced out head bangers as well as crazy intricate sound collage pieces. An eclectic mix of ideas and heady flavors from Ahnnu.
Cognitive Reframing: is a powerful psychological tool that helps us change the meaning we ascribe to a particular event or situation. The “REFRAMING” project from Stainless Steele features remixes from: Ackryte, Lapalux, Infinite Potentials, Swarvy, Zenios, Nigel One, Josh Hey and Mefaun.
As 2011 rolls over to 2012 you would expect to see lists of top music releases of the past year. As the lists start to spread so does opinions on whether the listeners agree or disagree according to their taste and personal favorites. Soundcloud, one of the most popular online sites for independent musicians, bloggers, podcasters and listeners to socialize on the web, released their 1,000 Most Influential Tracks of 2011. You may notice some familiar names that Extra Lovely has posted in the past months including: Prof.Logik, Akryte, Infinite Potentials, Knxwledge, Mndsgn, Stainless Steele, Lapalux etc.
An Extra Lovely favorite from the list:
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The illustrious worldwide art collective Midnight Kids Academy unites once again to kick off the new year with Class of MMXII; a compilation album featuring some of the best music created by the MDNK camp in 2011. Exclusives present in this project include contributions from ROZEAUDIO, Stainless Steele, Asonic Garcia, CPT, and TEK.LUN and returning prime singles by rMell, Jowin, FTRSND, N.O.M.A.D, SiR E.U, Dexter Fizz, AbJo and more. Expect much more activity coming from MDNK’s music labelKC.93 Records & Radio this year.
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