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[Some of the best new music of the internet, every month]

Direct Link --> https://soundcloud.com/stylss/sets/stylss-playlist-june-2016 This month features new music from thook, Tuslo, Dabow, Woolymammoth,Conrank, RVKIT, Gangus w/ Zero Tep, Tyler Tastemaker & Sigrah, Gucci Mane, Tsuruda, Ivy Lab, LSV, Ｍｉｓｏｇｉ, Gravez, Kooltrasher, G Jones& SAYER, Bleep Bloop, Sepalcure, Ollie Macfarlane [Official], Yheti,Cutoffurmind, BAKER x PHONK, P. Morris, FOXWEDDING, Ainsworth,Eigenheimer & many more.

If you like what you hear, share it! The playlist, the artist, whatever! If you don’t like what you hear, then recommend us some music.

STYLSS Playlist - May 2016 [Some of the best new music of the internet, every month]

---> https://soundcloud.com/stylss/sets/stylss-playlist-may-2016

This month features new music from Tyler Tastemaker, EASTGHOST,Sigrah, ASAP Ferg, Echavox x Albert K, Shmuck the Loyal, Wtchcrft, Noer the Boy, Bleep Bloop, G Jones, PROKO, Antwon, Sami Baha, X&G, Mr. Mitch, PYN, Jim-E Stack, Tommy Kruise, & many more.

If you like what you hear, share it! The playlist, the artist, whatever!

[Some of the best new music of the internet, every month]   Direct Link to STYLSS Playlist - April 2016: https://soundcloud.com/stylss/sets/stylss-playlist-april-2016 This month features new music from IG88, Sleeve, EASTGHOST, Bleep Bloop, WTCHCRFT, Shlohmo remixes Torey Lanez, CURSED, Echavox, ANTWON, Sigrah, Arpanaut, Sister City, Thast, Kid Smpl, Salva & Mr. Carmack, JVNITOR, PYN, The Last Artful, Dodgr, Lostodyssey bootlegs EASTGHOST, Tennyson, Dot, Woolymammoth, & many more!

STYLSS Sketches: Week 005 are now live!  This week features sketches from Mode7, wokr, BITWVLF, Golden Living Room, Mottling, ONHELL, Kooltrasher, & Quarry.

STYLSS Sketches: Week 004 are now live! This week we opened it up the sketches to anyone in STYLSS+ & had over 30 people participate! Listen to them all here.

"This mix encompasses everything that I love to listen to and everything that I create, from hip-hop instrumentals to emotive electronic music to contemporary classical composition, from Drake to Oneohtrix Point Never to S Club 7. I’ve supported a lot of my friends and peers in this mix too! Like my smallestWRLD crew, and artists from Hush Hush Records like w. baer, Kid Smpl, Kadahn & Ocean Hope. This mix also acts as a preview for my new EP, “Weekend", which will be released on Hush Hush Records on February 26th. So, keep an eye out for new music from myself in the near future!” -MICHAELBRAILEY

STYLSS Mix 060: MICHAELBRAILEY by Stylss on Mixcloud

DIRECT DOWNLOAD.

STYLSS Sketches: Week 003 are now live!

Rule: 100 BPM Color: Sparkly White

Week 003 features sketches by BITWVLF, Ollie Macfarlane [Official], Sigrah, PYN,Heavy Hand, Haarps, Golden Living Room, Lostodyssey, wokr, Sasha Jelten, Was Legit, & Quarry.

Cover Art by Molly Brooks Art

"Only the descent into the hell of self-knowledge can pave the way to godliness." - Immanuel Kant  This month we are bringing you a beautiful debut album from one of our youngest affiliates, Echavox. Download Queen of Heaven here.

https://soundcloud.com/stylss/sets/echavox-queen-of-heaven   Queen of Heaven video teaser:

 "Mumbles" Official Music Video via THUMP:

STYLSS Sketches: Week 002

Direct Link: https://soundcloud.com/stylss/sets/stylss-sketches-week-002

NEW YEAR. NEW PROJECT. CHECK IT OUT. STYLSS Sketches: Week 001

Direct Link:

https://soundcloud.com/stylss/sets/stylss-sketches-week-001

Rule: Only use the STYLSS Sample Packs --> http://STYLSS.com/SamplePack Color: Swaggy Red Art by Molly Brooks Art & Natalie Hands

[Some of the best new music of the internet, every month]   Direct Link to STYLSS Playlist - January 2016: https://soundcloud.com/stylss/sets/stylss-playlist-january-2016 This month features new music from EASTGHOST drops a surprise EP, RIVKA, FIFTY GRAND, WTCHCRFT, GANGSIGNS drops his Defining Moments EP, IG88 flips Kehlani, Harris Cole, Vassh, Shlohmo drops the Dark Red remixes, JNTHN Stein releases his Berlin EP, ONHELL remixes Dat-1, Echavox, Loki wins the first ever STYLSS Sample Pack contest, Mr. Oizo, DJDS, 2X2A, HEAVY HAND, LXXK, MOTTLING, Mothica, Alfred English, Radiohead, Arca, DJ Shadow, Kid Smpl, & many more! If you like what you hear, please share it! The playlist, the artist, whatever! If you don’t like what you hear, then recommend us some music

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BIG UPS TO THE WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL STYLSS SAMPLE PACK COMPETITION! This is a major & very rare achievement!!!!!! We are proud to give the first ever STYLSS Sample Pack Contest trophy (designed by Molly Brooks) to ----------> Loki aka Chris Jefferies from Brooklyn, New York !!!!!!

Listen to & Download the winning track "1982" here if you haven't already: https://soundcloud.com/lokisoundsystem/a1982-1 This track is literally insane. He uses samples from Bleep Bloop, EASTGHOST, Echavox, Kooltrasher, Ollie Macfarlane [Official], Mottling, Nobi_4, Sigrah, & Dj Pound! Give this champion a repost & a follow on Soundcloud, Like his Facebook Page, & Follow him on Twitter!!! Expect more from Loki out via STYLSS in 2016 RARE RUNNER UP: "Dead Inside" by Above:

--> https://soundcloud.com/1above/above-dead-inside-1  CHECK ALL TEN FINALISTS (in order received):

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HAARPS is the Moscow-based project of producer & singer Ilya Arkhipov. Often combining elements of future bass & witch house, HAARPS takes listeners to the next level with his “snowy surrealist” production and outstanding vocals. We recently caught up with HAARPS to discuss his black metal roots, day-to-day thought processes, and his ever-changing inspirations.

Additional words by Andrew Eastman. Interview by  Angel Rubio-Hale

What does STYLSS mean to you?

I’ve been apart of the STYLSS fam for several years. STYLSS is my inspiration & a gate to that kind of world I wish to live in.

How'd you get into music?

I was young and naive guy. I was dreaming about playing guitar & being a background vocalist. After some childish efforts in making grunge I started to dig black & doom metal. These genres determined my further taste & skills. I quit metal music nearly in 2009 running some efforts in electronic pop & electrofunk. Finally I made a witch house project Vagina Vangi, which is a true predecessor of what Haarps is today.

Describe your sound and what you’re going for.

My sound is a journey to the depths of the mind. Some bitter, snowy, desperate and surreal depths. Total darkness which was considered as the main theme in early days, is excessive now. It’s all about searching a harmony with my own little world & myself.

What’s your favorite song you’ve ever made?

It’s an unreleased one from my forthcoming EP titled “Kill or Be Killed". Or we could say, “My Doom” is a sort of a standard sound I’m going for with Haarps.

What kind of equipment/program do you use to produce? Play out live?

I try to record/sample & use any noise if it sounds interesting for me. For example, there’s a bottle of Lipton Ice tea sampled in “My Doom”. Starbucks cup also makes some great percussive sounds. The main framework is usually done entirely on VSTi. I seldomly use hardware synths in the studio but on our shows we use a Virus, Mopho, Volca keys & Microkorg XL. I use Cubase for production & Ableton Live for live sets.

How often do you release new music? When is your next official release?

It depends. Now when I’m totally concentrated on a new release I don’t typically release too much fresh stuff. Only for special cases like the STYLSS LOVES YOU or #internetghetto compilations. My next official EP will be released towards the beginning of 2016. I finally figured out a concept that would help make it some of my most personal stuff ever. Some hard times are happening in my life at the moment and this definitely impacts my flow.

What are you favorite artists/songs/albums?

Not so sure how to answer this. My top­ 10 constantly changes. The most inspiring artists for me are Ulver, My Bloody Valentine, Katatonia & Death Grips. I like the way FKA Twigs sounds, Neon Indian’s previous album really whips up my emotions, but my list of favorites would be gigantic anyway.

If you had the opportunity to collab with one artist, who would it be & Why?

I’m open to almost any collabs but let’s say Zach Hill would be one of my top choices. I’m not sure we’d be able to work productively but I really enjoy the madness he used to endorse.

Who are some of your musical influences? What are your influences outside of music?

The starting point was making a dark music rooted in sludge/doom stuff with heavily distorted bass-lines. Gradually I dismissed this rule and my inspirations in doom & gothic stuff passed away and R’n’B, hip­hop & future electronics took over. New music inspires me mostly. I’ve got some cliches stuck in my mind but I’m always try to reinvent my musicianship. Concerning things beyond music, I dig scientific ­popular news about space, chemistry & archaeology, religious/atheistic discussions. Tough life in Russia is excessively enough to turn your life into movie like shit. So life itself here in Russia is enough for inspiration.

What was the last live show you attended? and/or Favorite Artist/DJs you’ve seen live?

If I’m not mistaken, it was Waves Festival in Bratislava. We visited a dozen of venues there. I think the most enjoyable set was by Jimmy Pe from Gergaz label. It was really mind-­blowing. The most remarkable live gig I went to was The Deftones & Moderat a year ago.

If you could only listen to one artist for the remainder of your life who would it be & why?

Let’s say fuck the system, it would be STYLSS compilations.

What else do you do besides music ? Hobbies? Day Job?

I’m a sound producer on for TV ­ that’s my daily activity which allows me to make my own music any time as well. I try to travel a lot, take vocal lessons, Coursera lectures, read scientific news and play games on my iPad.

If you had $1000 cash given to you right now, what would you do with it?

I’d invest it in some PR campaign for my music most definitely.

Do you have any life advice or wisdom to share?

There’s no such thing as a miracle. Only supernatural

Do you have any advice to share  with upcoming/aspiring music producers?

Work hard, perform relaxed. Don’t do drugs nor alcohol. Though weed is a good companion for studio if you can control yourself.

C O N N E C T • W I T H • H A A R P S: https://soundcloud.com/hvvrps https://www.facebook.com/hvvrps https://twitter.com/hvvrps http://vk.com/haarps http://vaginavangi.bandcamp.com/ http://haarps.tumblr.com/

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“This mix is actually the first mix I've done in a couple of months so I'm really happy it's premiering with STYLSS. For me this mix represents all of the music that has been influencing me this past month. The mix features some crazy songs I've come across on the Internet, some old influences that have shaped my sound into what it is today, some songs from my friends who are progressing so much and inspire me to create everyday, and then some Extremely new content from me towards the very end. My music is starting to head in a very different direction and I think this mix is a good indication of what to expect next from me!” -WTCHCRFT

DOWNLOAD STYLSS MIX 059: WTCHCRFT

tracklist coming soon?

C O N N E C T • W I T H • W T C H C R F T: https://www.facebook.com/WTCHCRFT1 https://soundcloud.com/wtchcrft2 https://wtchcrft.bandcamp.com/

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The STYLSS Mix Series spotlights STYLSS affiliates from around the world & through-out the internet music domain.  

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[Some of the best new music of the internet, every month] Direct Link to STYLSS Playlist - December 2015: https://soundcloud.com/stylss/sets/stylss-playlist-december-2015 This month features new music from WTCHCRFT, GILA, Ollie Macfarlane releases his ALLEY EP, EASTGHOST collabs with UV Boi & drops a single via WEDIDIT’s Tombstone Recordings, EPROM, WWWINGS, DIGI, HELLION & FIFTY GRAND collab, Arca, Woolymammoth, JNTHN STEIN, XXYYXX, TSURUDA, SOPHIE, KAMANDI, SoySauce, Dabow & Noer The Boy, DJ PAYPAL, King Sol, JVNITOR, KOOLTRASHER, LUKA & NALEPA, & many more! If you like what you hear, please share it! The playlist, the artist, whatever! If you don’t like what you hear, then recommend us some music. 

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STYLSS Sample Pack Contest! We recently dropped Volume Two in our STYLSS Sample Packs Series & this time we are having a contest!

The rules are simple.

Download one (or both) of the STYLSS Sample Packs and make a track in any genre using at least 10 of the samples from either of packs (please list the samples used in the description on Soundcloud) and email them to [email protected] by Midnight PST December 15th for your chance to win a STYLSS glow in the dark hoodie as well as the track will be featured on all of our social media. STYLSS Sample Pack - Volume Two features over 500+ favorite sounds and samples from BITWVLF, BLEEP BLOOP, ECHAVOX, GANGSIGNS, Golden Living Room, HAARPS, HEAVY HAND, IG88, JNTHN STEIN, JVNITOR, lostodyssey, Mode7, mottling, Ollie Macfarlane, ONHELL PHOTON! PVNDV, PYN & Odor, QUARRY, Rachel Cee, Roman Kov, Shmuck the Loyal, Sigrah, Sleeve, Tyler Tastemaker, and WTCHCRFT. Download STYLSS Sample Pack - Volume Two here. NEW GLOW IN THE DARK STYLSS HOODIES!

We made a small batch of these glow in the dark STYLSS hoodies for Cyber Monday & once they're gone, they're gone forever.

Purchase one & support here.