"Kings of the basement party jam"

Straight outta Philly is Chiddy Bang, who some bloggers say is a "hipsters wet dream". Combining hip-hop and electronica with samples from MGMT, Passion Pit, even Mary Poppins, Chiddy Bang is the self-proclaimed "Kings of the basement party jam".


Opposite Of Adults (HD)

Chiddy Bang | MySpace Music Videos

Their story is as great as their music: http://my.sxsw.com/events/eid/11148

Because The Beard Said So

Yeah, that's right, the beard in that picture on our homepage told us about this guy, Detroit's own Randolph Chabot's Deastro. According to his bio on lostfm; All the music is made in Chabot’s Detroit basement with the help of sampled children’s toys and synthesizers, blurring the lines between electronic and acoustic music.
Here he performs live in-studio at KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle:



Some behind the scenes magic, following Chabot around his Detroit home: