By Chris Mills | May 22, 2012 at 11:25 am | No comments
The latest "bust" remix from Georgia's HeRobust challenges what's probably the hottest rap artist in the South right now in Future. You may remember a couple of remixes we recently featured from HeRobust in recent weeks (HERE), which we absolutely loved. But on this latest...
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By Chris Mills | May 21, 2012 at 1:50 pm | No comments
Locally-based DJ, vinyl enthusiast, MC and producer, Z-Sonic, recently saw one of his latest moombahton songs, "I Need You Close", catch a tracklist slot on the Ginger Shinobi-presented, Moombahdeep Vol. 2. If you remember, Z-Sonic also grabbed some light from one of his...
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By Chris Mills | May 14, 2012 at 1:25 pm | No comments
Atlanta's heRobust has been dishing out some really, really amazing beats lately. But expect that dishing to turn into nothing short of an all-out assault on the global beat game very soon with surely enough material to keep us all enthralled for the rest of the year and...
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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 | April 13, 2012 at 9:26 pm | No comments
I wasn’t expecting Ink and The Record Machine’s Middle of the Map Fest last weekend to be as draining and taxing as it turned out to be this year. Perhaps I’m just getting older? Or perhaps music festivals and I don’t always cooperate with each other.
Back in 2007,...
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By Chris Mills | March 27, 2012 at 1:11 pm | No comments
A tight-knit association of KC-based music icons, singer/producer Miles Bonny, singer/producer Reggie B, DJ/producer Joc Max and drummer/producer Brandon Draper will be putting on what we fully expect to be an outright clinic at the Kansas City Academy on Friday, March 30. ...
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By Chris Mills | March 16, 2012 at 1:48 pm | No comments
[pictured: Shaun Duval]
With Brent Tactic being out of town at SXSW (jealous), LC is filling in for him alongside Shaun Duval tonight at Gusto Lounge in Westport KCMO. LC typically messes with mostly house music, whereas Tactic is usually all over the place regarding...
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By Chris Mills | March 11, 2012 at 3:20 pm | No comments
[pictured: Groove Armada]
Soundcloud Sunday at Demencha is spearheaded by a new teaser from Groove Armada's upcoming EP, "No Knock". Get to listening, and maybe even drop a comment on one of these if you're particularly feeling something. Stay tuned for next Sunday's...
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By Madame E | February 24, 2012 at 6:16 pm | No comments
Grab your most moody apparel and prepare yourself to embark on a journey to a dark place of energetic bang. FS, the talented musician and producer from the duo Ming + FS, just released his solo album Half Android (Play Me Records) this week. I have to admit this album is not...
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By Madame E | February 12, 2012 at 9:58 am | 2 comments
As a DJ, production dabbler, dancer, former radio gal, and lover of all things musical, I am happy to accept the new privilege of contributing to Demencha. While attending an arts high school I became trained in classical orchestration and also found an affinity to underground...
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