Category Archives: Exclusives

Still Breathing… Esthero’s “Breath From Another” Turns Sweet Sixteen

Flipher Overture… In a musical world pipe-lined by corporate businesses meant to drive record sales through mass-accessibility, truly honest records at the end of a musical fad are understandably difficult to come in contact with. Massive Attack and Portishead pioneered … Continue reading

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2020k Presents: An Interview With eyesix

“I sit at the familiar computer and try to sketch out an idea from my head and go through several drafts until I get the one to call the ‘final’.” – eyesix Deep in the heart of the Alternative Electronic … Continue reading

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2020k Presents: An Interview With July Child

Both halves of the UK based Pop/Dance act July Child are not strangers to the Infrasound section of 2020k. Songwriter, producer, and engineer Kiyon “Kiks” Samavat has interviewed with us before and his song “Tell Her,” featuring Amber Clara, was featured … Continue reading

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2020k Exclusive Download: “Sunny All Around” by Various Artists on Lo-Fi by Default

Originally the cassette B-side to the recently released Sunny Underground mixtape by the Lo-Fi by Default collective, 2020k has an exclusive digital download of this portion of the project. Encouragement to download is welcome, as well as to head on over to LFD’s … Continue reading

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Nyetscape Releases and Speaks to 2020k About Darker Third Record: “Nyetscape 3.0”

Most music that comes out of the vaporwave scene seems to thrive on nostalgia. It plays upon samples from older urban music, spun to sound like some sort of warped elevator music that pries upon the familiar sounds in which … Continue reading

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#2020kGiveaway Featuring Iamamiwhoami Vinyl, Photek, Infrasound Favorites, and More!

2020k GIVEAWAY! 2020k has been hinting at and gearing up for a massive contest in affiliation with OTMblog.com for months and now it’s finally here! Following the Canadian Music Week giveaways in March, we’re celebrating our favorite artists and independent … Continue reading

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20 Question Round Table Interview With Myself & OTM Blog For Canadian Music Week!

I’m not from Canada, but boy are Amber and Joe from OTM Blog making me feel like it! The two of them have been busy interviewing and seeing bands at Canadian Music Week, which runs in Ontario, Toronto from March 19th-24th and … Continue reading

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GIVEAWAY: Countdown to Canadian Music Week and Win With OTM!

2020k and Open ‘Til Midnight have been dropping hints at huge giveaways in collaboration with both blogs for months and the beginnings are finally happening over at OTMBlog.com! Check out the information, taken directly from Amber Waves’ blog itself and enter … Continue reading

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Photek Spotlight: Two Free Downloads To Celebrate His Nomination At The 55th Annual Grammy Awards!

Annual music award shows can truly be hit or miss. Either the nominees are widely speculated upon due to proclaimed rigged popularity contests, or they’re mildly intriguing. This year proves to be more interesting than most years. Why, you ask? … Continue reading

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2020k Giveaway: Win A Copy Of “Everything Is Expensive” by Esthero!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS SPONSORED BY AMBER WAVES OVER AT OTM BLOG. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HER SPONSORSHIP AND BEAUTIFUL WEBSITE. We’re not going to walk on eggshells here. Esthero’s not featured on part one of 2020k’s Top 40 … Continue reading

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