Summer.Fire 5

Summer '16 and you know what that means...

Artists are releasing that fire thats been keeping them warm all year! Peep the Ticos2Cents Summer '16 Playlist weekly!

Yogamuffin, also known as Kyle Rudd or wax_music, keeps sounds interesting by remixing the slapping single OG Bobby Johnson. OG BOBBY REMIX illustrates the value of sonic dissonance: between Que's vocals and a more serene chord background you get a strong contrast. Add a meticulous percussion line, fat kicks, EQ kills and the production value makes for a fire beatflip. Shoutout to Yogamuffin for the exclusive release! Stay up-to-date with everything wax_music and follow the artist.


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Summer.Fire 3

Summer '16 and you know what that means...

Artists are releasing that fire thats been keeping them warm all year! Peep the Ticos2Cents Summer '16 Playlist weekly!

HAUNTXR continues to make waves on the internet with their music. The producer hailing from Toronto, Canada recently released the full mixtape stream of TO SOUND THE ALARM. You may be familiar with HAUNTXR from their affiliation with the popular Indigo League and PURE HONEY COLLECTIVE. The tape features work from frequent collaborators and new crossovers such as: godzTHOUGHT, diplorian, yung-fug, prodbyemory, and internet-user. The track BLOOD PHONK features basedantichrist, SMOKIN JUNTS is with exp0, and Y A Y O features work from wavvegawd. Listeners looking for well-constructed percussion lines and creative uses of DJ effects on music should look no further. Sprinkled throughout the tape are also slow/distorted vocals that add to the crisp "trap sound" as well as the more ambient "trap jazz" sounds. Peep this artist's work as well as their homies' on Soundcloud and social media!


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Quite.The.Treat Pt. 8

Casual listening on the internet is always a win. Check out mt.marcy's newest track available for streaming on Soundcloud. Don't let the cover art fool you: sweaters features light hearted tones sitting on top of textured drums kicks and a myriad of ambient goodies.

2 Cents: Celadon City

Beat Culture and Beat-Makers...

Make the Music World go 'round

With some notable artists and hype surrounding Florida, I myself delved deeper into the scene and found COUNTACH. Hailing from Jacksonville, FL, this artist has amassed a slight following of just over 100 with only 8 tracks.

Originality

This track's cover art is really nifty- all Poke'heads know where the name of the single comes from. The badge on the green background pays homage to the fictional Pokemon city and the track title.

Production

The sound is crisp and unfailing. The baseline is not overwhelming but warm, tying the beat together. The muffled 808 kicks that come in during what is, arguably a nice place for a bridge of a song, are also clean and not overwhelming. All percussion (hi-hats included) are so smooth that the beat rolls along easily. Celadon City illustrates all the great parts about beat-music while leaving the tired parts alone.

Overall

COUNTACH flexes his composition dexterity in Celadon City. What could have been a very flat loop is easily the grounds for a riveting alternative R&B song, content heavy rap, or just a very easy-listening instrumental track. Celadon City will have you bumping your head, every time. Stay up-to-date on everything COUNTACH through Souncloud or their social media.

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That Nu.Nu Pt. 3

Went scouring the internet for some new music...

Heja Rames (AKA Jake Barkley) released the ambient track **rshndra** through Soundcloud for streaming towards the end of March. This track is still gaining momentum through the month of April, much like Heja Rames' following on the internet. **rshndra** makes use of textured loops, emotional vocal samples, as well as, an even meter at which the song cresendos into a climax- then rolls to a stop. With original sounds like this, I'm looking forward to more music from this artist that doubles as an emcee and composer. Make sure to peruse Heja Rames' social media and music to stay up-to-date. 

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