Who’s That Girl (Prince’s Female Protégés)

Prince’s history with women stops just short of his own musical legacy. Throughout the years of his reign, The Purple One has collaborated with an impressive list of female vocalists, dancers, writers and musicians. This week, NTS Radio host Leyla Pillai dedicated her monthly show—”Who’s That Girl”—to Prince’s female protégés. An informative intro is followed by 50 minutes of funk and an “overdose of sensual …

Matthewdavid: “Even The Sun Goes Down” OUTKAST MIX

LA-based experimental music producer and cofounder of Leaving Records, Matthew McQueen—aka Matthewdavid—pulled out all the stops for his latest mix. “Even the Sun Goes Down” is McQueen’s ADD homage to his hometown heroes, Atlanta’s Outkast. Drawing on the quick loops of breakbeat hardcore, the pulsating rhythms of drum & bass peppered with plenty of deep house, the 26-minute non-stop cut takes listeners through a journey …

Panda Bear: Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper

In an interview with Clash, Noah Lennox—aka Panda Bear—opens up about his almost non-process process for creating his fifth studio album, Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper. Citing ’90s hip-hop and R&B as influences, and sampling material from Debussy and even Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker suite (heard in “Tropic of Cancer”), the veteran solo artist alludes to this album being all about rhythmic swings.