“hip-hop” News

netBloc Vol. 17: Refined Excursions For The Discriminating Listener available now!

Once again… back is the incredible! Here we have another excellent netBloc release for you. It’s always a pleasure to bring you this monthly collection. This month we’ve got music from Basque, US, France, Russian Federation, Netherlands, Poland, UK and Canada. The music included is as always quite v…… Read “netBloc Vol. 17: Refined Excursions For The Discriminating Listener available now!”

'5 For Insight' with niwa

As you may or may not already know, the netBloc PDF liner-notes now have a new feature called "5 For Insight". I ask each participating artist five questions. Here's a set for track 2 that feature's niwa. Be sure to check out his excellent track 'When She Looked At Me (I Saw Her Wondering)' on netBl…… Read “'5 For Insight' with niwa”

'5 For Insight' with Monk Turner

As mentioned before, the netBloc PDF liner-notes now have a new feature called "5 For Insight". I ask each participating artist five questions and hopefully we glean a bit of insight from their answers. These mini-interviews will also be posted online. Here's the first with Monk Turner. Be sure to c…… Read “'5 For Insight' with Monk Turner”

netBloc Vol. 10: Postmodernism is dead. Postmillennialism killed it... sorry Andy :(

Thanks once again for checking out our latest installment in the netBloc series. 10 more net audio gems for you to groove to. Here we present to you hip-hop, trip-hop, jazz, electro-pop and rock from Germany, France, Spain, Bulgaria and Canada. I'm sure you'll be curious what the title means, read a…… Read “netBloc Vol. 10: Postmodernism is dead. Postmillennialism killed it... sorry Andy :(”

netBloc Vol. 9: Lo-Fi Adventures on Planet Rheton!

Hello again everyone. After a month off, I was eager to unleash volume 9 to the world. As the title suggests, it's focused on "lo-fi" offerings that the world of net audio has to offer. Lo-fi as a description for music is kind of vague and can include many genres. Personally, I define lo-fi as any m…… Read “netBloc Vol. 9: Lo-Fi Adventures on Planet Rheton!”

WARNING: Listen to Highly Addictive "netBloc Vol. 8: I Copyleft!" at Your Own Risk

As some of you may or may not know, I run a freelance graphic design business at nvzion.com. When I'm not working full-time at my "day job" or finding the best new net audio for you, I'm designing albums for Public Enemy and Chuck D's Slamjamz music label. This past week I've been wrapping up work o…… Read “WARNING: Listen to Highly Addictive "netBloc Vol. 8: I Copyleft!" at Your Own Risk”