Milwaukee Banks x Rat & Co - "Monitor"

"Monitor" is a new collaborative track between two music groups out of Melbourne, Australia right now: Milwaukee Banks and Rat & Co. The song embedded above will land on a soon-to-be-released double a-side single.

Milwaukee Banks is one of the many acts I caught while I was down under this past September for the BIGSOUND music festival. They're a creative, ethereal hip hop duo worthy of your attention. I'm new to Rat & Co, however, but they seem to be creating some pretty sweet, pleasant electronic music. One record I came across seemed to pull from downtempo, ambient, and IDM on various spots in the track listing.

Together, Milwaukee Banks and Rat & Co just make sense; it's like I'm listening to an Australian underground music dream team. The beat on this thing is great. It's got some sharp, tangy synth leads that keep my ears at attention from beginning to end, but the groove is relaxed enough to fit Milwaukee Banks' typically calm style.

Pick up a copy of this new single at the MB Bandcamp right here.

Milwaukee Banks - "Pluto Bounce"

Check out this video for "Pluto Bounce," which one of the handful of cuts to come off the new self-titled EP from Australia cloud rap duo Milwaukee Banks. Apparently, this video was shot on about 10 minutes worth of infrared film, so nearly everything in the video has this surreal red hue to it. Insane!

The music of Milwaukee Banks is quite psychedelic as well. I'm loving the vast atmosphere, subdued flows, serene synths, and resonant bass. It reminds me a bit of what A$AP Rocky was doing when he initially hit with tracks like "Peso," but Milwaukee Banks actually delivers on the more artsy implications of the cloud rap sound.