Listen: Keep Shelly In Athens - "Madmen Love"

I wouldn’t call myself the biggest fan of Greece’s Keep Shelly In Athens, others contributors here have more of an affinity for the duo than I have had in the past, it’s not that I think they are bad, I just felt there was a little to much hype surrounding them, and having grown up in Greece myself, I felt I could hear their strong 90’s influences a little too much. Having said that it’s been a while since they have released any new material and it would seem that the time away has been well spent. “Madmen Love” ditches their traditional lo-fi sound for some more beefed up production and if this is any indication of what their debut LP on Cascine will sound like it’s a good thing.

Video: H∆SHTAG$ Episode 2 - “Don’t Call It Post Dubstep” Documentary

A couple weeks back we shared the first episode of a new series of mini documentaries, called H∆SHTAG$, which looks at some of the most relevant themes in music emerging from the web and beyond today. This week we bring you episode 2 entitled “Don’t Call It Post Dubstep” which features interviews with Mount Kimbie, Bondax, Deadboy, Dave Hayes of Soundcloud, Thristian of the Boiler Room and others on the ever-evolving world of dubstep/garage/bass music. So far the series has been very enjoyable and informative and is recommended to anyone who calls themselves a fan of music regardless if the specific genre being discussed is something you gravitate towards or not.