FLIPTRIX (freestyle)

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The freestyle sits at the heart of any rapper's repertoire.

Sure, you might go off in the rave, but unless you can lock yourself inside a booth and spray then the game is, frankly, bust.

High Focus label-head Fliptrix has always kept this in mind, always been aware that no matter where his art takes him he needs to maintain a link to his roots.

So, with new album 'Patterns Of Escapism' set to drop on November 25th (pre-order LINK), he's done exactly that.

The rapper has recorded a new freestyle, a confident display of technique and execution, alongside some of that trademark wit.

Laced with inventive and barely contained energy, the clip is as raw as they come. Recorded in collaboration with HF TV, you can check it out below.

Related: 7 Of The Best - New Voices In UK Hip-Hop

Sneaks - 'Tough Luck'

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Washington D.C. artist Sneaks' debut album 'Gymnastics' seemed to bowl over everyone who heard it.

Literally packed with ideas, the LP lasts a mere 14 minutes but fuses skeletal post-punk with more pop melodies that you could shake your bootie to.

Merge have stepped in for a full re-issue, with 'Gymnastics' set to hit record racks all over again from November 11th.

Addictive album cut 'Tough Luck' has received the visual treatment, with director Jamie Wolfe crafting a cool-as-hell animated clip.

He explains: "The video is built out of a series of vignettes, each directly playing off the repetition and rhythm in Eva’s beats. Each frame is hand-painted in sumi ink, and then colored digitally. At the beginning, I listened to the song on repeat, and painted whatever came to mind. Tons of morphy dancing bodies and gestural, abstracting forms. I animated my favourites."

Tune in below.

Photo Credit: Timothy R. Mahoney

Garbage "Magnetized"

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Garbage returned with their latest LP Strange Little Birds earlier this year, and now album cut "Magnetized" has been given the music video treatment.
 
The clip comes after visual interpretations of "Empty" and "Even Though Our Love Is Doomed," and was filmed by director Scott Stuckey at Pancake Mountain headquarters in Los Angeles. The absurdist, sci-fi tinged story delves into the wonders of science and the supernatural making for a creepy, colourful and totally magnetizing viewing experience.

 
"We wanted to create an ode to the magic of science and the mysteries of love," singer Shirley Manson said in a statement.

 
Watch that vision come to life below. Strange Little Birds is out now through STUNVOLUME.
 

Ancient Shapes (Daniel Romano) "Fearless Death Tomorrow"

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Daniel Romano made sure to bring out unrelenting drums and brazen guitars as Ancient Shapes earlier this summer, and in a new video for album cut "Fearless Death Tomorrow," something a little more strange has come out of the sky.


The short clip, shot entirely in sepia, finds a group of mermaids awaking on a rocky shoreline. While fishing in the water, a pterodactyl-like creature crashes into the sea, with the group taking it ashore before hurling rocks at it.

Take in the video for the rocking tune in the player below.

Adam Hanney & Co. "Cede"

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Winnipeg's Adam Hanney & Co.'s last video arrived as a two-parter for"Howl" and "Howl Pt. 2," and now the band are set to unveil some fresh visuals for another cut off of 12/12.
 
This time it's "Cede" that's been treated to some fancy camera work, capturing the band's on- and offstage outings along Canada's West Coast from earlier this year. Fans on the other side of the country will soon be able to take in the sights and sounds of Adam Hanney & Co.'s live show for themselves, as the band will be taking their music on tour further east this fall.
 
Find the full list of upcoming gigs listed below, then hit play to check out the video premiere for "Cede."

 
Tour dates:
 
10/12 Winnipeg, MB - The Good Will Social Club
10/14 Regina, SK - Creative City Center (BreakOut West)
10/15 Regina, SK - Crave (BreakOut West)
10/26 Thunder Bay, ON - The Foundry*
10/27 Sault Ste Marie, ON - Loplops*
10/28 North Bay, ON - Raven & Republic*
10/29 Ottawa, ON - Avante-Garde Bar*
10/30 Montreal, QC - Brasserie Beaubien*
11/02 Halifax, NS - Gus's Pub*
11/03 Charlottetown, PEI - Baba's Lounge*
11/05 Kingston, ON - Clark Hall*
11/06 Hamilton, ON - The Casbah*
11/07 Toronto, ON - Smiling Buddha
11/10 Regina, SK - Artful Dodger*
 
* supporting The Tourist Company
 

JACK GARRATT ft. Little Simz "Far Cry"

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‘FAR CRY’

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Jack Garratt teams up with North London wordsmith Little Simz for the brand new music video to their joint effort entitled ‘Far Cry’.

This track is something special as the pair confess their feelings and identify their flaws as they seek something deeper.

‘Far Cry’ is taken from Jack’s ‘Phase’ album – released during the first quater of the year, but the original doesn’ seem to feature the fenominal verse from Little Simz, regardless enjoy the video and go get the album if you feel this!

The Dirty Nil - 'Friends In The Sky'

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Canadian group The Dirty Nil owe their superlative chops to one thing, and one thing only - relentless practise sessions in a basement in their Dundas, ON hometown.

But those sessions tended to be driven by their sheer love of music, their lust for simply cranking up the amps and kicking out the jams.

Debut album 'Higher Power' was a hi-octane introduction, all fizzing pop hooks matched to dirty punk riffing.

Out now, the band have their sights set on the UK, announcing a string of European dates that will showcase their lean, taut, gripping live show.

Before that, Vivid is able to premiere the video for 'Friends In The Sky'. The clip is a homage to The Who's (in)famous debut appearance on American television, where they verbally (and literally) tore apart The Smothers Brothers.

The Dirty Nil's Luke Bentham comments: "Can silver pants from China give you cancer? I don't know. What I can tell you however, is that speaker cones will catch fire if you subject them to the business end of a smoke grenade."

Check it out now.

Catch The Dirty Nil at the following shows:

November
17 London The Macbeth