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DOWNLOAD: Aether - Anywhere + Lykke Li - Little Bit (Aether Remix)

Tender is not an adjective often used to describe hip-hop instrumentals or IDM beats, but Diego Chavez, aka Aether, is one producer who doesn't seem to care. Although he started out producing for East Coast hip-hop crews and rockers The Panic Division, he's come into his own with a more whimsical style explored on Artifacts, his full length debut. It's almost as if the San Antonio-based producer is scoring dramatic movies before a frame is filmed. His piano-heavy productions swoon under the weight of melancholic melodies, breaking neatly under subtly shifting beats. The exceptionally concise "Anywhere" crackles with finely chopped energy as a female vocalist intones, "I'm not going anywhere." But it's his remix of Lykke Li's "Little Bit" that's likely to grab ears first, with the Swedish starlet's ethereal vocals floating above a dreamy and stuttering post-punk instrumental.

Sounds Like: Michna, Prefuse 73, Nightmares On Wax

Download: Aether - Anywhere

Download: Lykke Li - Little Bit (Aether Remix)

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