Son Tensei (the project of Chris Kramer) feels like a unique proposition. Based across Chicago, USA and Tokyo, Japan, Kramer raps in both English and Japanese, creating a hip-hop collection that stands out.
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In March 2026, we featured the track All Black Everything by Chicago, USA-based outfit DA-MOVEMENT. As well as garnering praise from myself, the single has reached an international audience and has recently been selected as an Official Finalist for the 2026 InterContinental Music Awards.
Continue reading “24s by DA-MOVEMENT Preserves Chicago’s Hip-Hop Legacy”
A relationship doesn’t always end with a bang. Sometimes it’s a slow fade, a lack of effort to keep things going. This is what producer duo Svndaypack explore in their new collab with singer DAMItotheWRLD, EMPIRES.
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When is an act not an act? When it’s a movement. DA-MOVEMENT are a Chicago, USA-based collective that have proven they are making more than just music.
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Earlier this year, rapper Junior released Flyest City, a track that celebrated Chicago, USA, the city in which he grew up. Now, he’s hit our radar with his latest single, Mo Money.
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A couple of years ago, the Chicago-based duo wht.rbbt.obj hit my radar. Initially drawn to their name, I quickly discovered there was a whole lot more to them.
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Man rm -ir is the cryptic title of electronic pop artist olivia brown‘s new EP.
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Exploring loss and death from two different angles, Anaesthesia and Ghost In The Shell is the new A/B side duo of singles by Softmax.
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Chicago, USA-based band Koalra first featured on our blog through Jane’s In Your Dreams – Shoegaze round-up of December 2023. A month later, I followed that up with a share of their single, Something Fails.
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