Tag: hip hop
-
‘I still try to put people onto Sonic music today’: in conversation with genre-defying producer AshZone
Following the release of his new lofi-house single me and you, Alex Walden caught up with East London/Essex producer and artist AsheZone to talk about the story behind his most recent music video, some features you may have missed, and his influences as a producer as well as an artist.
-
Nujabes: The growing legacy of the ‘Godfather of Lo-fi’
A favourite for hardworking students the world over, the relaxing tones of lo-fi hip hop make it a hidden giant of the music industry. Alex Walden traces the origins of the genre through its underappreciated founding father Nujabes and gets to the bottom of the unlikely link with anime.
-
Not just background music: the art of the soundtrack
How exactly does the art of music-making change when it becomes a small part of a much larger video game or feature film? And what makes the soundtrack of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse so remarkable? Alex Walden is on hand to reveal all.
-
Samm Henshaw live at Gorilla review – pristine at the cost of personality
With a lack of the real horns and backing singers that his densely-layered pop-soul hits demanded, Samm Henshaw was always fighting a losing battle on an underwhelming opening night in Manchester.
-
Undertone’s artists to watch for 2022
It’s been a great year here on Undertone. Now that 2021’s recaps are all complete, Alex Walden is here to guide us through the artists ready to take 2022 by storm.
-
The Top 5 COLORS Sessions Of All Time
There’s beauty in the simplicity of COLORSxSTUDIOS audiovisual experiences, presenting an artist and their music with no strings attached. Alex Walden is here to explain more and guide you through the very best that the studio has to offer.
-
Is Doctor Destruction hip hop’s new MF DOOM?
Mystery artist Doctor Destruction shocked fans with his ambitious intergalactic concept album Planetory Destruction in January. But what’s the connection to late rap legend MF DOOM? And is it all just Logic in disguise? Alex Walden investigates.
-
The importance of IGOR
This week Undertone invites special guest and music lover Alex Walden for a look into what makes Tyler, the Creator’s critically acclaimed 2019 album IGOR so special.
Undertone 