Video: H∆SHTAG$ Episode 5- “Don’t Call It Tumblerwave” Documentary

For the fifth episode of H∆SHTAG$ , the web series chronicling Internet-based music, we get a peek into the world of Tumblrwave.

The microblogging site Tumblr has given a voice to a wide variety of alternative artists in its short history. This episode features interviews with queer rapper Le1f, hip hop new hope Kilo Kish and seapunk founders Zombelle and Ultrademon to name but a few. Topics of discussion include why the service works better than Facebook in connecting people, what happens when you can make your IRL dreams a URL reality and what happens when the mainstream comes knocking. Check it below… 

Video: H∆SHTAG$ Episode's 3 & 4 - “Don’t Call It Cloud Rap” + “Don’t Call It Beats” Documentary

Two new episodes of Red Bull Music Academy’s fantastic series of mini-documentaries entitled H∆SHTAG that explore the relationship of new music and the web.  The third installment looks at hip-hop, more specifically the micro-genre of Cloud Rap and features some heavy hitters associated with the sound including  MainAttrakionz, SpaceGhostPurrp, Flatbush Zombies and more who speak on their influences and how the internet has mutated a sound that was once determined by ones region. 

Episode 4 comes in strong with an all-star cast focusing on beats music and its origins in LA to the world-wide phenomenon it is today. Featuring interviews with the likes of Flying Lotus, TNGHT, Shlohmo, XXYXX, The Gaslamp Killer, Benji B, and more talking about how location, region and of course the internet has affected their genre and more specifically the opportunity for collaborations between beat makers and rappers living thousands of miles away from each other.  

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.

Listen: Zodiac – “PE1”

Canadian producer Zodiac dropped a new tune to coincide with the release of the first installment of Red Bull’s H∆SHTAG$ mini-documentary series that we shared last week, in which he also makes an appearance. “PE1” is a little bit different to what we have become accustomed to from the producer via his ep and work with the Weeknd, with its beat that sounds like it’s collapsing on itself and distorted moans vocal snippet you might call this one slightly more artsy.

Video: H∆SHTAG$ Episode 1 - “Don’t Call It AltRnB’” Documentary

In the first episode of a new Red Bull produced series called H∆SHTAG$ we are treated to a short film on the origins and makeup of the new R&B sound that’s emerged in the last several years.  The filmmakers gather some of “indie R&B’s” most well-known artists including Zodiac, Miguel, How To Dress Well, and get a little history on how the genre has grown over the years, and how it has used the Internet to differentiated itself from past forms of mainstream R&B. We also hear directly from the artists how they feel about terms like “PBR&B” and “hipster R&B.” The whole thing is about twelve minutes long and most certainly worth your time if you have any interest what so ever in the genre.