By Chris Mills | April 19, 2012 at 2:44 pm | No comments
DRplus2, Osiris-1 and DJ Maangoman are chalked in to throw down some beats at the Front Space gallery on Cinco De Mayo in the Crossroads district of KC. Starting at 7:00, this should unfold as nothing short of a showcase of of just three of the finest electronic beat-makers out...
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By Chris Mills | January 17, 2012 at 9:33 pm | One comment
Having lived all over the country in places like Philadelphia, Texas and Chicago among others, Lawrence, Kansas seems like an odd place for MORRI$’ patented style of dreamy trap beats and DJ mixes to come out of. Soon to enroll back in school at KU as a film major, the blog...
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By Chris Mills | December 28, 2011 at 12:26 am | No comments
With more artists in KC doing experimental, beat music derivatives this year, I thought this separate chart would only be right. I don’t think I had near as many favorite local beats to refer to when the Demencha writers put together their 2010 music picks last year. But in...
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By Chris Mills | December 14, 2011 at 11:04 pm | No comments
Artist, Luke Rocha (aka beat-maker, Topp Boom) is DIY to the teeth. Having started the blasphemously slept-on SymbolHeavy.com in 2005 to now working with a certain Brooklyn indie-rock icon, (who we cannot name), Luke is constantly learning in addition to holding a distinctly...
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By Chris Mills | November 7, 2011 at 4:45 pm | No comments
Off the We Run KC & Demencha Magazine presented, "The City's Mine" mixtape by North Sider, Gee Watts, comes the latest video from that project. Video credits to Underground Appeal. A few of the featured acts on "The City's Mine" include Cash Image, Irv Da Phenom, Shotty...
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By Chris Mills | August 30, 2011 at 11:24 am | No comments
Where to begin with all the great music up on the Symbol Heavy site? We just got hip to the Symbol Heavy stuff a couple of months ago, and I get the feeling that a lot of other beat heads sleep on their site from time to time as well. The KC-based, Symbol Heavy collective,...
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By Chris Mills | August 14, 2011 at 5:30 pm | No comments
Preposition - "Music In The 80s", CLICK HERE for more art from Preposition.
Eddie Posadas - "Good Vibes" (Mix)
GoodVibes by eddieposadas
All things juicy and groovy. The featured art reminds me of when I used to dig for vinyl at Zebedee's RPM in Midtown (I...
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By Chris Mills | August 7, 2011 at 4:46 pm | No comments
lavrennom - "Techno Dolphin" (via lavrennom's Deviantart page)
Todd Howard- The Warm Up- August 2011 by Todd Howard
Todd Howard - The Warm Up Mix (August 2011) [via Kansascitytechno.com]
Instead of just posting some random art dug up from the www making for a "Sunday...
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By Chris Mills | July 28, 2011 at 12:58 pm | One comment
Mr. Zach Lovely himself just wrote on facebook that there will be some graffiti heavyweights in the building doing art...AND...Joc Max will be...
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By Chris Mills | July 24, 2011 at 3:14 pm | One comment
See more from Smokeyman91 HERE. This one appears to be a work in progress.
See more from Icon Creations HERE. Notice the pot leaf inside the street light, and in the greater image as well.
See more from Jonnie Dee HERE.
See more from Charlie Raven HERE. I...
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