Unless you were living under a rock in the past couple years, the music of Dutch born, Los Angeles-based Kai Hugo shall need little introduction. Fusing the catchiness
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Results8Kai Hugo works in two guises. Palmbomen is a group-oriented collaboration suited for live dynamics and instrumentation, while Palmbomen II is geared toward solitary production with an austere toolset: classic sequencers, time-tested drum machines and their contemporary counterparts.
Betonkust & Palmbomen II talk up “Hotel Breukelen”
Dutch duo Betonkust & Palmbomen II are back with their piping hot ‘Hotel Breukelen’ for Marsman’s royal-blue-clad label Pinkman. We caught up with the pair to find out more about the mysterious place from which the EP draws its title, the influence of environment on their work and studio mechanics.
Betonkust & Palmbomen II announce ‘Central Parcs’ EP for 1080p
Canadian riviera’s beloved 1080p takes home a slice of the Netherlands with producers Betonkust and Palmbomen II joining forces on the forthcoming ‘Central Parcs’ EP, scheduled for release 26th February 2016.
Best Music Videos of 2015
This year we felt that a lot of up-and-coming artists who we didn’t know last year made their mark with plenty of potential to be explored in depth. Here’s our pick of the best music videos of 2015.
Best Albums of 2015
From hallucinogenic ambient techno to jazz-infused electronic and bold lo-fi house groovers onto unearthly deep-house gems, these are our favourite albums of 2015.
Palmbomen II: Palmbomen II
Just when words like analog, lo-fi house and ‘recorded straight from hardware’ become so ubiquitous that they make you want to go foetal and listen to precision-engineered techno in a padded cell, along comes an album like Palmbomen II to take the wind right out of your sanctimonious sails.
Kai Hugo discusses California’s club scene and new album Palmbomen II
We caught up with Kai Hugo, a Dutch producer based in Los Angeles whose sublime sophomore LP “Palmbomen II” was published this week on Beats In Space.
Watch Palmbomen II video ‘Carina Sayles’ taken from forthcoming album
Watch Palmbomen II’s new music video ‘Carina Sayles’, taken from his forthcoming self-titled album, scheduled for release on Tim Sweeney’s Beats In Space imprint in March.