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gabriawll, Ada Petcu - Desire
gabriawll and Ada Petcu made Desire, and it's far better than an NCS release has any right to be. Great vocal, zero filler. Rude, honestly.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestOne email per week with the tracks worth your time. No spam, no Coldplay. -
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A Lot Less
Read more . . . →Elon Musk told the press in 2025 he planned to spend “a lot less” on politics. His disclosure filings say otherwise: $276 million to Republican groups since July alone. $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund. $76 million to America PAC. $20 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund. $10 million to get Ken Paxton a Senate seat in Texas. His cycle total is now $366 million, more than the $290 million he spent getting Trump elected in 2024. The man who ran DOGE to slash federal agencies and fire thousands of government workers has a personal political budget that dwarfs...
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Flava D & Stush - Energy (Napes Remix)
Napes flips Flava D and Stush's Energy from half-time dubstep swagger into jump up drum and bass. The original never saw it coming.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestWhat you missed this week, minus the corporate emo. -
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Hamdi & D Double E - Heart & Soul
Hamdi and D Double E on one track sounds obvious the second you hear it. Grime vocals over dubstep weight, and Heart & Soul gets it right.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogSome shirts are statements. This one is a verdict. -
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Fink & Jan Blomqvist - More
Fink and Jan Blomqvist got me to miss my exit at midnight and I didn't mind. More is melodic house for driving nowhere in particular.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogMade for people who left the room during Yellow. -
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Valued Customers
Read more . . . →The smiley face tested better than the cameras did. Six cameras on the ceiling and a smiley face on the banner, which tells you everything about who the message is really for. The shoppers underneath keep walking. The words “Smile, You Are Data” hang across the corridor in corporate blue, cheerful and completely ignored. It says “we see you” the way a terms-of-service page says “we respect your privacy”: out loud, in writing, while doing the opposite. Somewhere a server is logging footsteps, dwell times, and how long you stared at the mannequin in the window. The banner had the...
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Jessica Audiffred & RayRay - Back To You
Jessica Audiffred and RayRay, two bass music lifers, wander into hard techno and absolutely wreck the place. Back To You is not polite.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogLooks like Helvetica. Sounds like a closing argument. -
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Eli Brown & Dimension - Frequency
Eli Brown and Dimension don't usually share a lane and the collision is the whole point. Frequency is drum and bass with a seat belt missing.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogThree words. One opinion. Cotton. -
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Defected: The House Music Institution
Defected Records is house music's establishment, not its underground: the London label that's been right for 25+ years while flashier sounds burned out.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogWhat if your laundry was also a personality? -
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Kanine - Release Me (ft. INDI) (VIP)
If you've been near a drum and bass room lately, you've heard Kanine's Release Me. The VIP just made the original sound underdressed.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogShips in 3–5 days. The outrage ships immediately.
