ATOP – MEDIA ROOTS SET 11 by Atop on Mixcloud MEDIA ROOTS – Let’s embrace the harshness of winter, using its solitude to dream of a less troubled future while aspiring peace come the crispness of spring. My eleventh music set for Media Roots Music is dedicated to the qualities of empathy and compassion. As humanity prepares to celebrate the … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS— Plaintive ripples of harp-like plucked string sounds of Björk’s invented gameleste set the aural stage for the Icelandic singer in Biophilia, her eigth studio album. ‘Moon‘ is a gentle opener, and tesla coil rhythms reminiscent of slightly softened saw-wave synth sounds follow with ‘Thunderbolt‘ procession, ushering the listener into Björk’s latest opus. The literal and metaphoric are then … Read More
Media Roots Music – Atop Set #10 by Media Roots MEDIA ROOTS– This set is dedicated to all those protesting in cities worldwide in participation of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Almost all of us desire to be free from the rule of outside forces, especially an elite few. Movements like Occupy Wall Street is a good beginning to demand … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- Kevin Martin is a songwriter based in San Diego, CA that identifies his music as ‘throwback pop’, combining his love of performance flair with vintage piano-pop stylings. His song ‘TV News’ was written as a result of his waking up to corporate media brainwashing. Kevin Martin performs ‘TV News’ outside of the Civic Center at Occupy San Diego. … Read More
CRAVE ONLINE– We’ve been hearing bits and pieces of this Radiohead remix album over the past couple of months, with new singles from the band ushering out a few of them at a time. Among the featured mixers on the record are appearances from Modeselektor, Jamie xx, Caribou, Four Tet and several others, making for an odds-and-ends collection of wildly … Read More
