Articles by Matt Bauer

Robert Hood

DJ Kicks

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2018

Why it's taken 66 instalments for Detroit trailblazer Robert Hood to curate a mix for !K7's venerable DJ Kicks series is anyone's guess, bu...

Georgia Anne Muldrow

Overload

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2018

Overload is Georgia Anne Muldrow's 16th album, and first for the Brainfeeder label, after a two-year break that, given Muldrow's abundant p...

Brent Faiyaz

Lost

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2018

Brent Faiyaz's second solo EP opens with police sirens, helicopters and the frenzied steps of a breathless runner about to collapse. It's a...

Harrison Knows Winter Is Coming; 'Apricity' Will Help Us Cope

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2018

When asked about the titular inspiration for his sophomore album, Apricity — the warmth of the sun in winter — Toronto wunderkind producer...

Harrison

Apricity

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2018

The title of Toronto wunderkind producer Harrison's sophomore effort is defined as "the warmth of the sun in winter" — symbolic of his emer...

Will Sessions & Amp Fiddler Feat. Dames Brown

The One

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2018

Motor city octet Will Sessions have proven a most formidable troop of funk warriors, with an acclaimed live show, not to mention gutbucket...

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band

The Serpent's Mouth

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2018

With their second release, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band have avoided the dreaded sophomore slump. The Serpent's Mouth follows the same island-...

Dâm-Funk

Architecture II

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2018

Picking up where 2016's Architecture left off, this four-track sequel is "modern funk" auteur Dâm-Funk's second foray into house-influenced...