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10.22.2012

YAO - " Honey - Tinged Time Turbine vol. 1"// (mix of unreleased YAO beats)* (METAUNT)




check out this nice new mix of all unreleased beats by our mans Yao a.k.a. Yaoser(s)

“I have tons of unreleased beats and sketches from over the years and wanted to release some of these things to the masses. I’ve been sitting on some of these works for a long while watching as they collect dust, inhabiting mostly just my own and a few others ear space. So now as my style, sound and approach invariably move on I’d like to share them with you in what is the first of likely more of these mixes to come in the future. Honey- Tinged Time Turbine vol. 1. Hope you enjoy!”

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3.14.2012

Roche 2012 Spring China Tour



Roche is currently in China on a mini tour playing some select shows in Hong Kong and Chengdu. Check the dates below...

3/8 -
没有快乐的结局
3/9 - DJ Rahaan, Roche (dj set) ,K-Melo @ XXX -Hong Kong
3/10- Vague Logic #2 ft. The Bug (Ninjatune)| Roche(live) | Daddy Freddy |Kid Fresh, Yao, Enso @ XXX-Hong Kong
3/17 - Roche, Enso - @ The Buzz Bar , Chengdu, CN

3.12.2012

Roche XXX Hong Kong

live audio/video recording from roche here

live audio/video recording from roche here

10.25.2011

XLR8R review of Samuel Max (Roche + CB Radio) "Rayne"

Samuel Max "Rayne"

There's something really wonderful about two brothers working together to make music. San Francisco's Roche (a.k.a. Ben Winans) is an artist we've featured multiple times on XLR8R, but his big brother Bret (a.k.a. CB Radio) makes quality beats of his own out in Brooklyn. Why it took this long for the Winans boys (pictured above, sometime in the '90s) to properly collaborate remains a mystery, but "Rayne," created under the moniker Samuel Max, is a wonderful start. A house tune of the most relaxed variety, the song skates along mellow, clap-punctuated percussion while cooly rolling out breezy synth melodies and a plucky bassline. Yes, it's a little Balearic and more than a little retro, but it's all tastefully done and thoroughly enjoyable. Mama Winans should be proud.