Welcome to Hiptronic!

Hey everyone, this is James East here with Hiptronic, a new blog keeping you up to date with the latest in hiptronic news. Hiptronic is mixture of electronic and hip-hop influences, and it's becoming increasingly important in the music industry as electronic and hip-hop artists are gravitating rather quickly towards this fun and dynamic genre.

Electronic music artists such Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, and Basement Jaxx have long since dominated the electronic music industry. On the flip side, artists such Kid Cudi, Aesop Rock, DJ Shadow, and El-P have revolutionized and branched out the hip-hop scene in recent years into underground alternative hip-hop. Some notable hiptronic artists who have risen to critical acclaim in both America and overseas include: Flying Lotus, Samiyam, Hudson Mohawke, Daedelus, Tobacco, Blockhead, Prefuse 73, and Nosaj Thing.

Artists forge the signature hiptronic sound from merging together electronic and hip-hop music. From electronic music, they use synthesizers, enticing walls of fuzzy sound, and glitchy out-of-time beats to create blazing soundscapes that make you feel like you're buzzing through space. And from hip-hop, they borrow hard-hitting drums and scorching vocal and instrumental samples that keep your feet moving and make you feel like a hood-thug (in a good way!)

Sounds pretty cool, right? Here's a quick podcast showing some of these hiptronic sounds, enjoy!

Introducing Hiptronic! by jamiejames7777777

Track listing in order of appearance:

1) Flying Lotus - Tea Leaf Dancers
2) Blockhead - Sunday Seance
3) Nosaj Thing - Us