Bump In The Hump Sneak Peek: $kullkid - Hanakotoba 花言葉

Even after nearly four years of focusing on the latest and greatest our Canadian producers have to offer, somehow I still manage to stumble across artists I'd never heard before. This happened once again last week as Soundcloud's "Related Tracks" algorithm sent me to $kullkid's "Hanakotoba 花言葉." Often times said algorithm has me immediately pressing pause or skipping tracks, but this time $kullkid's killer melodic creation had me hooked. It was like hearing early Skrillex for the first time; I was wowed by both the mysterious mixture of strings and vocals, as well as the trippy dub bass chops. I knew I had to have this track, but even better once I clicked through to $kullkid's profile page, I learned that he was from Montreal and therefore would be a fit on Bump In The Hump. Check it below!
Joining "Hanakotoba 花言葉" on tonight's episode, is a mean mix of acid, bass, and tech house tunes, alongside a more placid, yet playful section of synth pop. Of course there's also a feast of fire with club cuts, manic midtempo, dirty dubstep, turnt trap and even some sick psy-trance! Don't miss the madness live from 7-9 PM EDT on Radio Humber, but if you do, find the recording on Mixcloud here.

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Soundcloud Related Tracks

Twice in the last few days has Soundcloud's "Related Tracks" stepped up big time, delivering a great playlist half a dozen tracks long. First I got lost back in 2008, listening to "Lulu's Theme" by Lulu Rouge, and was led into the likes of Modeselektor's "The White Flash," Vessels' remix of Nils Frahm "Says," Pantha Du Prince "Saturn Strobe," and finally Moderat "Out Of Sight." The deep rolling vibes seemed endless, as my basement bedroom was transformed into a full on warehouse rave. And just today I was checking out Hatch's latest remix for Kuren "Home," when Soundcloud sent me through a number of beautiful, chill, downtempo, thought-provoking, vocal-driven tracks like Mall Grab's remix of Dro Carey "Queensberry Rules," auram "Lost Time," Golden Vessel "Never Know," and "Wave," and finally Lastlings "Chills," and "You." Despite much consternation with Soundcloud, and many moving over to Spotify, I still find Soundcloud is my best option for find new, and especially independent music, specifically stuff I can download. On that note, there's a number of free downloads in both of these playlists, so go grab those now.