Closing out another monumental year in a career built on its own momentum, Phil Gallo continues to deliver a sultry, vivacious package through his musical alias, pheel.. The New York-born producer is a crucial member of Denver’s venerable all:Lo record label, injecting his distinct blend of boom bap and groove-driven bass music, and paying homage to the music of his childhood while nose-diving into the sounds of the future. Much to the delight of his fans, Gallo’s latest release is his long-awaited debut album, echo chamber., demonstrating his ever-evolving talent and ability across nine tracks of shifting moods and nebulous hues.
Read MoreSubmersion Aftermath: Flourishing during Sophomore Year at Paradise Lakes
On October 5th, electronic music fans flocked back to the Pine Barrens for the third annual Submersion event. For the second year, the three-day festival was hosted at the picturesque Paradise Lakes Campground, nestled among moss-covered pines providing ample shade from the waning summer’s sun. The second and highly-anticipated installment of the Submersion camp-out once again housed two distinctly and carefully curated stages showcasing global and domestic veterans of the festival circuit, U.S. debuts, and up and coming stars of the underground. In the wake of its 2023 installment, Submersion proved that when the right teams come together, lightning can in fact strike twice, allowing creativity and inspiration to flourish while providing an exemplary experience for all of those who attend.
Read MoreThought Process Leans into Constant Evolution with Always In Changing Form EP
Coming off of another milestone year in an ever-blossoming career, Joseph Rich continues to stoke the flame of his musical alias, Thought Process. Two years following the release of his last EP, Thought Process treats his fans to his most recent project, “Always in Changing Form”, proving to be another clearcut example of Rich’s continual prodigious talent spread across six tracks.
Read MoreVisages Showcases Their Expansive Style in Debut LP
Since their inception, Visages has honed their own sound through a rapidly growing discography, with each release feeling fresher than the last. Having a veritable home with the globally-admired 1985 Music crew, the group is perpetually plugged into the nexus of their distinct flavors and motifs. Brandishing their well-regarded midas touch for their lengthiest release to date, the From Lead to Gold LP showcases an undeniable style over the span of eight-tracks.
Read MoreShredding the Infinite With Duffrey Behind the Wheel
Within the American bass scene, Duffrey has proven himself in the studio and on the stage with a revolving door of tracks and projects. With the returning tide of drum and bass to the forefront of young palettes across the country, he’s been a keen player in pushing that resurgence, mingling his own time-tested production toolkit with a significant tempo ramp, and the release of his Shred the Infinite EP leaves nothing on the cutting room floor.
Read MoreSpectateur Leans Into Softer Edges in Nocturne LP
Loci Records has an extensive, if relatively quiet history of showcasing a distinctly grounded, featherweight approach to electronic music. Their latest release comes in the form of the Nantes-based producer Spectateur’s Nocturne LP, showcasing a fluid evolution of musical modalities and a fresh perspective on electronic music’s softer edge.
Read MoreGetting Acquainted With The Thought Process Behind Thought Process
It is no small feat standing apart musically in a city like Denver, where there is a seemingly endless influx of prodigious talent and gumption. Consequently, the growing success of Thought Process is in large part due to the careful lines he straddles; the distance between conventional Hip-hop and broken-beat electronic music has always been relatively short, and yet he finds ingenious and pragmatic ways to explore and exploit newfound commonalities and compositions.
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