FKA twigs - Papi Pacify (Video)

FKA twigs made quite a dent in the R&B landscape
last year when she dropped her EP. In four tracks,
this mysterious siren from Britain guided us through
her dark sensual R&B funhouse. Her next release
EP2 will be out 10/19/13 on Young Turks.

This new joint is a storm in slow motion produced
by Arca, fresh off his hand in Kanye West's 'Yeezus.'
With cavernous percussion, globs of reverb
and stately strings, he sets the stage for FKA twigs
to plea for a lover's assurance.

The video, directed by Tom Beard, features her in the arms
 of a burly ambiguously menacing dreaded lover whose
caresses border on sinister.

Better still, there are copious amounts of body glitter.
Let your jaw drop and finally admit....
you like glitter.

Ulrich Schnauss - A Ritual In Time and Death (Video)

Ulrich Schnauss is known for his shoegazy ambient electronica which always
sounds like he is doing an ethereal Blade Runner soundtrack. In other words,
he concocts detailed progressive soundscapes, great as background music and
interesting enough if you were to play closer attention.

This joint off the upcoming A Long Way To Fall out via Domino (2/12/13) is
exactly what you would expect from him - heavily reverbed guitars, bubbling
synth arpeggios, futuristic strings and delicate percussion.

Check out the video below. Listen and be transported into another world.

You might run into a replicant.

D E N A - Cash, Diamond Rings, Swimming Pool (Video)

D E N A is the project of a Bulgarian living in Berlin...Denitza Todorova.
She raps and sings well enough. Through out this video, she gives off
that nonchalant swag M.I.A. was supposed to have before she started
to flick off SuperBowl cameras.

Not only is this song just the right vibe for a shirtless summer, it could
also be a sign of some more audio goodness to come. As you read this,
she is banging out her full length album in Berlin.

Hopefully she makes it out of the swimming pool....