Kanye West Announcement

Mr West recently tweeted the date June 18th, and in doing so revealed the release date of his next album to the public in rather unspectacular fashion, but nevertheless its exciting news for Kanye fans! It seems that Mr West has kept the production of this album very quiet as June 18th is relatively close. I suppose he wants to keep it's content a secret which is cool and mysterious. But then again, album release dates are "announced" all the time so don't take my (or rather his) word for it. Rumour has it he has worked with the likes of the mighty Daft Punk once again on this album, amongst other guests, exciting! Most often one can always expect great things from the this musical maverick, and let's hope he avoids the mistakes of 2012's supremely average G.O.O.D Music group compilation, Kanye is far better solo without the likes of 2 Chainz and other idiotically-named untalented rappers. While you wait patiently, here is a Kanye classic and an all-time favourite tune here at SuperSonic SpeakerBox.

Kanye West - Flashing Lights

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UPDATE (20/05/2013):

Kanye has been busy creating hype for his next album this past week and weekend, performing new songs from the album on Saturday Night Live and revealing it's title, Yeezus. Kanye seems to have a serious god-complex these days. Anywho, the always innovative and ever-unpredictable Mr West debuted the single New Slaves by projecting a video for it simultaneously on walls in 66 different locations around the US and other places in the world. It seems that June 18th is not such an unbelievable release date after all! Also, the album artwork for Yeezus has also been revealed, no comment from me.

Check out a vid of one of the projections of the New Slaves premiere that took place:


Shayne

Sweat X - EbonyIvroyTron

I was bumping this track basically the whole year last year and have been meaning to post it ever since this blog started. One of my favourite artists on the South African music scene, Spoek Mathambo, was once in a two-man electro group with producer Markus Wormstorm (of Max Normal/Real Estate Agents/other obscure South African music projects fame) back in 2007 before he formed Playdoe with Sibot and before he made his career as a solo artist. But enough with the history lesson, back to the track.

One review of the EP from which this track comes said the following:
“Sweat X are the last word in the whole hip-house/new rave/electro-booty funk thing that’s so new it hasn’t even happened yet.” - Vice

“Cape Town’s hyperactive, gutter-mouthed, ‘African electro’ duo, Sweat X... armed with a bunch of ‘future primitive’ rave funk, glitchy melodies and club-friendly glam hip-house, have arrived at exactly the right time.”  - Time Out

Based on those two reviews alone, you can already catch the vibe, self-described Afro-Futurists Sweat X never released a lot of music, but man it was some funky shit. The song in question however was something fierce, a glitchy sweaty house number with Mathambo's signature silky sexual raps and African lady vocals taunting us on the dancefloor keep us grooving until the final minute where the beat drops into a sensual head-bumping booty shaking boom in the room.

Enjoy a SuperSonic SpeakerBox exclusive download below:

Ebonyivorytron - Sweat X

As a bonus here is another track off the EP which Spoek posted as a free download on his Soundcloud page:
Sweat.X - Interstella (prod. by Markus Wormstorm) by Spoek Mathambo

Don't forget to check out all the other things Spoek has been up to since then, he is totally rad.

Shayne

Wavves

Remember a while back when we posted a quirky little number about my hero Dave Grohl? Well I did a little investigation afterwards and discovered that Wavves has a lot of other cool songs too! I have really gotten into this band recently and funnily enough actually discovered them through their collaboration with Big Boi on his latest album Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumours.

They have a really cool sound, a mix of sixties surfer rock (think Beach Boys), punk, psychadelia and a little bit of grunge thrown in too (think Nirvana). I'm told that they have a similar sound to a band called The Drums too. Anyways, my favourite thing about this band is that their music is kind of paradoxical, in that the music itself has a really happy sometimes hippy sometimes ubpeat punk vibe to it, but the lyrics are really dark, depressing and negative in an "everything is stupid, life sucks" kinda way. It's a combination that I find really interesting and is part of the reason I'm digging Wavves so much right now.

They have just released their new album Afraid of Heights too, which is also exciting. Below is a selection of some of my favourite Wavves tunes. But like, whatever man, who cares.

King of the Beach by WavvesWavves

Demon To Lean On by WavvesWavves

Poor Lenore by WavvesWavves

Take on the World by WavvesWavves

Wavves - Green Eyes

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Shayne

Indicud

The moment that all Cudder fans have been waiting for has arrived! The release of Kid Cudi's 3rd album (excluding his alt-rock side project WZRD). Much like his second album Man On The Moon II, I found it somewhat bizzare and difficult to listen to the first time, but after multiple listens it really starts to grow on you like moss grows on a rock in a moist jungle.

This time around it is evident that the Kid has been hanging with producers and bands like MGMT and Ratatat because he now produced the album himself. Although he is new to the production scheme of things, it doesnt really show, as he manages to make some quality beats. Fans would be delighted to hear that he is clearly back on drugs again, as can be heard in the experimentality of sounds and of course the multiple references to dropping acid and such in the lyrics. Other topics covered lyrically include how much the Wizard doesnt care about what the haters say, how out of his mind he is, how much he loves his fam, friends and fans, the struggles of fame, fortune and loneliness, and of course having a good time with the bitches (naturally).

The overall sound of the album is relatively dark and futuristic, but as I mentioned earlier he really has an interesting sonic style as a producer, an amalgamation of his influences from psychadellic alternative rock to classic hip hop, with some spacey samples and a selection of well chosen guest features, and a couple of instrumental beats thrown in too, really cool in the author's opinion. People always seem to complain that he will never be able to top his first hit album with it's more easily accessible sounds and catchy melodies and hooks, but you have to admire that the Cudder is always experimenting with new sounds and styles, always coming up with something new and unique. That is what makes Kid Cudi one of the freshest names in modern hip hop and that won't change.

My top tracks from the album include the King Chip collaboration Just What I Am (blogged about in Febuary), King Wizard, Brothers featuring King Chip & A$AP Rocky, New York City Rage Fest, Beez featuring RZA from Wu-Tang Clan, Immortal, Burn Baby Burn and finally Afterwards (Bring Yo Friends) featuring King Chip and (strangely) Michael Bolton. The latter song for me is something really special and strange, with a duration of 9 minutes, it is an outer space after party with an wicked beat that progresses and transports you to the strange planet that Mr Mescudi resides on. At first the Michael Bolton vocals seem really weird, I mean, it's friggin Michael Bolton, but when you forget who it is you realise that they sound perfect on the track.

Overall the Cudder has managed to impress once again with an impressive, innovative, experimental and (appropriately) dope album. Definitely worth a listen for any self-respecting Kid Cudi fan.

Kid Cudi - indicud (Full Album)

Shayne

Tronique

This is not something that happens everyday. I remember sitting in class at school with this mother-funker sharing tracks and watching him DJ at house parties. Now he's signed to a label, released some bangers on beatport and is tearing it up in Canada. This kid can literally make any genre of dance music.

Here's his bio: Impressive!

Tronique (Victoria)

The South African born mutha f%#&a has been rocking the dance floor for a good 6 years now, with no signs of slowing down! He has a classic vibe of Electro, House, and Progressive House to his music. He first came onto the scene in Johannesburg, South Africa, moving to Vancouver, Canada, in 2011.

After a year of Sound Engineering in Vancouver, Canada, Tronique released his first EP with a record label in Toronto - Don't Look Productions. That fuelled Tronique's productions, later releasing a remix which hit #1 on the Satellite Electro House, and Club House Charts, titled Haakonsen - Straight Stacks (Tronique Remix).

Tronique has upcoming releases with a Dutch/UK Label, later to be released. Keep an eye out for this young talent, he has the never ending ability to send fits of movement through your feet, keeping you up and moving for hours on end.

For more info on this speaker beast's latest tracks, releases, and FREE DOWNLOADS, follow the links below.
Become part of the movement following Tronique on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/tronique
Like his Mutha F%#&@n Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/TroniquePro
Buy his shit online:
http://www.beatport.com/artist/tronique/192974
Follow him on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TroniquePro

Here's some tracks that will smash your ears! Favourite track? Element earth! Absolutely mad tune!

Tronique - Element Earth



Tronique - Bitch Make Some Beats



Pleasurekraft, Jaceo & Vedic - America Hustle (Tronique's Reading Books Remix)



Tronique - Panda



Tronique - What You On



This guy is killing it! Show some support!
Best of luck to you bro!

Tozz

IFHY - Tyler the Creator

I''m usually not a fan of Tyler, I find his music far too nihilistic, dark and apathetic. But having said that, you can't deny that the man is talented, his creative output in terms of music, video and even design has a very specific aesthetic that is quite avant-garde and always pushing boundaries if nothing else. He has just released his third album, Wolf, and although I have not (and probably won't) listen to it, he released a single called IFHY and accompanying video for the song featuring Pharrell that really piqued my interest. Personally his most pallet-able track to date, I really love the angst and raw lyrics as well as the sparse booming Pharrell beat, but most of all I love the video. Directed by Tyler himself, it is yet another showcase of his off-the-wall creative talent and multiple personalities and his signature "fucked-up-ness". Check it out below, awesome stuff.




Download the track here: http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/41534801/file.html

Shayne

Thursday Stumble

This week I happened to stumble upon a few choice tracks to share with the good people of the interweb, a great selection of electro and electronica to get you dancing like a wild mongoose on cobra venom.

Zombie Nation - Radio Controlled (Hey Today! Remix)


Ridney - At Night


Oliver - MYB


Bailey - Other Gurl


Grouplove - Tongue Tied (Little Dragon Remix)


Justin Martin - Ruff Stuff (Eats Everything Remix)


Now this final track is really something special, all the way back from the year 1999. Do some homework on the song and you will find that it made some big waves in it's time and was a seminal song for electronica. The quality of the song is testament to just how good it still is almost 14 years later. Sit back and absorb the atmospheric and chilled sounds and listen to how the song progresses and changes until finally the last minute of it arrives with pure thunder.

Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker

Download link: http://soundowl.com/track/2pe0/aphex-twin-windowlicker-original-mix

Shayne