Articles by Ashley Hampson

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  Portico

  Living Fields

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2015

  Portico Quartet are down a member and have dropped part of their name as a result, re-launching themselves simply as Portico. Their first r...

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  Emancipator

  Sugar Nightclub, Victoria BC, February 20

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2015

  There's something about a DJ set with live instrumentation that just gets you. Emancipator (aka Doug Appling) shared the stage last night w...

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  Humans

  Noontide

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2015

  After years of EPs and mixtape releases and constant touring that's made the Vancouver duo almost a household name, Humans finally release...

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  Romare

  Projections

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2015

  Romare's debut LP, Projections, is a perfect fit as the newest fixture on the ever-eclectic Ninja Tune label. Taking his name from Romare B...

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  Robot Koch

  Tsuki

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2015

  Robot Koch makes his debut on Monkeytown with the release of EP Tsuki — this after the L.A.-via-Berlin-based artist won one of the De...

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  Beat Spacek

  Modern Streets

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2015

  Beat Spacek is the latest from Steve Spacek, a UK producer and vocalist who's been on the scene for well over a decade and has the backgrou...

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  Diplo

  F10rida

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2014

  Ah, the anniversary reissue album — such an eyebrow-raising release in an artist's discography. The reissue of F10rida marks the tent...

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  Lord RAJA

  A Constant Moth

  PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2014

  A Constant Moth is the debut LP from Lord RAJA, aka New York native Chester Raj Anand, and his second release for Ghostly International fol...