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PREMIERE: Listen to SEEDS? Inspired New Single “Love Will Lead the Way”

November 11, 2021November 17, 2021 B.Getz 808s, AL, bass music, EDM, electro-bass, electro-funk, electronic dance music, funk, funk jams, hip hop, Huntsville, jam, Love Will Lead the Way, new release, new single, old-school hip-hop, Seeds?, southern rap, trap, trunk funk

Alabama’s intergalactic funk-hop squad SEEDS? are back in action with an inspiring new single “Love Will Lead the Way”, released November 11th, 2021.

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Family Affair: NorCal Hip-Hop Crew Ultimate Fantastic Drops Sophomore Stunner ‘Gadzooks’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

October 14, 2021October 23, 2021 B.Getz bass music, burning man, ca, EDM, edm hip-hop, electronic music, future bass, hiphop, nevada city, norcal, pharroh, ultimate fantastic, ultimate fantastic gadzooks

Ultimate Fantastic is not yet a household name, but they should be, and in short order. Boasting a colossal brand of electro bass-infused rap tunes, the idiosyncratic NorCal hip-hop collective defies genre, sets fire to preconceived notions, breaks rules, and blends soundscapes with an intoxicating spirit—a mojo that sets them light years apart from many contemporaries.

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Super Smash: Flamingosis Raises The Bar On Blazing New LP ‘Daymaker’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 30, 2021 B.Getz ableton, bass music, daymaker, EDM, electro-funk, electronic music, flamingosis, flamingosis daymaker, flamingosis new album, soundcloud producer

On his latest full-length LP Daymaker, the white-hot wunderkind drafted some of the more accomplished and eclectic players in the livetronic scene to help bring his innovative visions to kaleidoscopic fruition.

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Gone Gone Beyond ‘2030’: A Conversation With The Human Experience, David Block [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 19, 2021July 27, 2021 B.Getz bass music, burning man, david block, EDM, electronic music, future folk, gone gone beyond, musician interview, musicology, rising appalachia, soul visions, the human experience, west coast festivals

Block’s international future-folk quartet Gone Gone Beyond recently released its stunning third full-length LP, 2030, to rave reviews from rabid fans and a chorus of critical acclaim.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast Ep.047: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE- David Block (Gone Gone Beyond)

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 B.Getz bass music, burning man, david block, festival culture, future folk, global bass, gone gone beyond, music podcast, musician interview, rising appalachia, soul visions, the human experience, world bass

Welcome THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE- DAVID BLOCK (solo electronic producer + Gone Gone Beyond) to Episode 047! A dancefloor General, prince of the piano, soundtrack to the squish, or conductor around the campfire, David wears myriad musical and intellectual hats.

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Upful Life’s 20 Favorite Records of 2020: Quarantine Deep Dive 365 [Reviews/Playlist]

December 23, 2020January 2, 2021 B.Getz afrobeat, bass music, best albums of 2020, best records of 2020, downtempo, dub reggae, electronic music, favorite albums, favorite albums of 2020, favorite records of 2020, favorite songs of 2020, favorite spotify albums 2020, funk, hip hop, jamband, jazz, jazz funk, live album, live music, psychedelic, psychedelics, R&B, rap, soul jazz, soul-funk, trip-hop, year-end best-of

20 favorite records reviewed, 20 more album recs, plus a smattering of singles and live sh*t. A collection of works that resonated with me most, during this complex, confounding revolution around the sun.

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GOLDEN WOLF: Adam Deitch On The Philosophy & Methodology Behind ‘Age of Imperfection’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 B.Getz adam deitch, age of imperfection, bass music, break science, EDM, electronic music, golden wolf records, hip hop, lettuce, lo-fi hip-hop, new adam deitch album

Adam Deitch is a master of emotional instrumental collages across myriad musical projects. The erstwhile veteran is back from the lab with a phenomenal nine-track EP, Age of Imperfection. His latest offering is a solo production, released August 19, 2020 on Golden Wolf Records.

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PREMIERE: West Coast Bass Maestro MORiLLO Unveils Thumping New Single, “Booty” (B.Getz on L4LM)

October 4, 2019 B.Getz bass music, booty, burning man, colibri, gravitas recordings, morillo

White-hot on the heels of fiery sets at Burning Man 2019, bass-music conjurer MORiLLO returns to the scene with the thumping “Booty”, the torrid first track from his long-awaited full-length LP, Colibri, due out on October 18th via Gravitas Recordings.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast Episode 022: SMASHELTOOTH (West Coast DJ/Producer)

September 19, 2019June 29, 2020 B.Getz bass music, burning man, dancehall, DJ, hyphy, mac dre, raindance campout, santa cruz, selectah, sizzla kalonji, smasheltooth, west coast bass

Episode 022 of *The Upful Life Podcast* w/s/g Smasheltooth is live and direkt! This celebrated, colorful, & outspoken West Coast selectah looks back on a decade in the DJ game, but of course we dig deeper into myriad topics.