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Koreless & Sampha Collaborate on Short Stories

…in the musical sense. If you are not too familiar with the pair, they are absolutely worth keeping an eye on. Sampha is the soothing voice that brings a sense of introspection to the dubstep electronica sounds of SBTRKT. Koreless, [...]

Tags: Blaine Skrainka, dubstep, Electronica, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Koreless, Let It Go, music, On The Way, Sampha, SBTRKT, Short Stories, The Wild Magazine, UK music
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Sounds in the Clouds v.12.12

It’s been an utterly gloomy weekend here in the U.S. and we want to begin by acknowledging the horrifying tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Our thoughts are with their families and members of the community. As we often blog about music, [...]

Tags: A&E EP, Black Butter Records, Blaine Skrainka, Clean Bandit, Cyril Hahn, Jamie xx, Jessie Ware, Kerry Leatham, Lapalux, music, SBTRKT, soundcloud, Sounds in the Clouds, Star Slinger, The Wild Magazine
Sounds in the Clouds v11.12 WILD mag music playlist

Sounds in the Clouds v11.12

We are back for the November edition of Sounds in the Clouds, your round-up of the strange happenings in the digital sphere that is SoundCloud. The stormy election season and Hurricane Sandy have passed; the manic holiday season begins in [...]

Tags: Avan Lava, Blaine Skrainka, Chaz Bundick, Chillwave, CSS, Cyril Hahn, Destiny's Child, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Mark Ronson, music, Paul Lester, riot grrrl, Solange, soundcloud, Sounds in the Clouds, The Wild Magazine, Toro y Moi, Vondelpark
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Jamie xx B2B Four Tet, Photos + New Track

Fans of The xx, if you were washed out of this week’s NYC shows, here’s a small consolation prize from Jamie xx. Today he released a re-work of Four Tet’s track “Lion.” The seven-minute piece is moody and introspective — [...]

Tags: Four Tet, Jamie xx, Lion, music, Red Bull Music Academy, The Wild Magazine, The xx
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The xx Perfect Depressive Pop

Three, long years after the release of The xx’s debut self-titled album, the mysterious, ridiculously cool British trio have finally released their sophomore record, Coexist. The xx have by now, crafted a highly distinguished reputation amongst fans and critics alike. [...]

Tags: Coexist, Emily Kirkpatrick, Jamie xx, Oliver Sim, Romy Madley-Croft, The Wild Magazine, The xx, xx
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The xx / Chained

The xx have released the second single off their upcoming record Coexist. After the brilliance of the band’s debut, the anticipation for a follow up has been nearly unbearable. The new track, “Chained,” features intricate beats from Jamie Smith, aka [...]

Tags: Blaine Skrainka, Chained, Coexist, Jamie Smith, Jamie xx, music, Oliver Sim, Romy Madley-Croft, The Wild Magazine, The xx, XL Records
The xx video premiere in The WILD

The xx / Angels

Almost three years have passed since The xx released their platinum-selling debut album, xx. Their second offering, Coexist, is due out in September this year and as pre-cursor they have just released the video for the track “Angels,” which will be [...]

Tags: atmosphere, bass, British, electronic, English, Jamie xx, Joseph Johnson, music, new album, percussion, premiere, review, The Wild Magazine, The xx, video
Drake collaborates with Rihanna, Jamie xx, and Woodkid

Video of the Week – Take Care

Drake and Rihanna have collaborated before and they’re at it again, this time on the title track of Drizzy’s sophomore album Take Care. The song has already achieved international success and gone platinum in America, which is unsurprising given its [...]

Tags: Beyonce, Drake, Estelle, Gil Scott-Heron, Hip-Hop, Jamie xx, Joseph Johnson, music, pop, R&B, relationship, review, Rihanna, Take Care, The Wild Magazine, The xx, video, Woodkid, Yoanne Lemoine
Electronic Sounds from the UK

HEAVY ROTATION // UK ELECTRONIC

To compliment The WILD’s Music To Start The Week With, we’re adding our new end of the week feature, Heavy Rotation. We’ll share what we’ve been listening to over the last week or so, and loosely tie the artists together. [...]

Tags: Blaine Skrainka, Electronica, Heavy Rotation, Heavy Rotation UK Electronic, Jamie xx, Jessie Ware, Koreless, Little Boots, London, Metronomy, music, Sampha, SBTRKT, The Wild Magazine, UK, UK Electronic
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REMIxx

Jamie Smith, a soft spoken young man from London, could easily disappear into a crowd at a local college pub. Clad in inconspicuous black hoodies and shaggy hair, the remix artist is anything but an average twenty two year old. [...]

Tags: Adele, Blaine Skrainka, Burial, Florence + the Machine, Four Tet, Gil Scott-Heron, Hot Chip, I'm New Here, Jamie xx, music, Remix, Rolling in the Deep, The Wild Magazine, The xx
Gil Scott Heron

DEATH OF A POET

Every time, a record comes along that’s bound to change all of your perspectives and ultimately, your life. It could be old or new, the important thing is that it does something to you. It shocks you, it inspires you. [...]

Tags: Cypress Hill, Diego Martinez, Gil Scott-Heron, Hip-Hop, I'm New Here, Jamie xx, Jazz-funk, Minimal, Poet, Public Enemy, Rap, Richard Russel, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The Wild Magazine, XL Recordings