ChicagoVerseUniteD: Chicago Scene Salvation

Veteran MC vyle has returned after with his first new track in a year. Entitled “GOD TIER,” the track comes from the artist’s upcoming A Ü T O/M Ö T O R EP. That release is set to feature an appearance from Chicago talent Dawn Golden And Rosy Cross. Find that futuristic cut below, followed by the MC’s treatment of Chief Keef‘s runaway Internet hit, “I Don’t Like.” And look for a new vyle project with Flosstradamus to post this summer.

(Photo via Glitter Guts)

This week on the ChicagoVerseUniteD Cover Story Series audio podcast: Eliot Lipp and Vyle of Auburn! On the show, the pair discuss the making of their just-released new mixtape, T/E/L/E/X, their collaborative process, and how the origins of Auburn date all the way back to 2004 at Chicago’s old Tower Records in Lincoln Park. Stream or download the podcast below, followed by a download box for T/E/L/E/X. And catch Auburn tonight, Friday, May 27th, at Darkroom for Facemelt.

“Let’s take all our influences….and just combine everything that we like to listen to.” - Eliot Lipp, CVU82

CVU82 – Auburn

ChicagoVerseUniteD is a weekly music and nightlife podcast series. Hosted by Jaime Black, CVU features interviews with the premier talent and tastemakers in the Chicago music and nightlife communities, and is published through the Dynasty Podcasts network. Follow along on Facebook, Twitter, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, YouTube, Vimeo, Tumblr, and Posterous.

Chicago electro hip hop outfit Auburn, comprised of Vyle and Eliot Lipp, has posted a new mixtape, titled The Museo Mini-Tape. Download the surprisingly succinct and club ready compilation via the Mediafire link below, or via the Soundcloud player following the mixtape tracklist.

Auburn – The Museo Mini-Tape
1. Christoph Andersson – Metropol (Original Mix)
2. Noob – Powder (Para One x Teki Latex Remix)
3. Chromeo – Hot Mess (Duck Sauce Remix)
4. Treasure Fingers – Keep Up
5. Holy Ghost – Jam For Jerry
6. Theophilus London – Century Girl
7. Amadou & Mariam – Sabali (Vitalic Remix)
8. Depressed Buttons – Ow! (Para One Remix)
9. Auburn (vyle x Eliot Lipp) – We Don’t Gotta Leave The House (The Shines Remix)
10. Woodkid – Iron (Gucci Vump Remix)

(Photo via GlitterGuts )

Following the early February posting of the group’s first music video for the track “Ultramodern Verandah,” Vyle and Eliot Lipp‘s new electronic hip hop project Auburn has now made its second video available online. “Arrivals/Departures (Pyramid Angle),” which finds Vyle visiting various locales throughout the city including art spaces and subways, is the b-side to “Ultramodern Verandah” and, along with that track, is available as a free download via the group’s official site. Watch the clip for “Arrivals/Departures (Pyramid Angle)” below, followed by the a behind the scenes look at the video for “Ultramodern Verandah.”

(Photo via GlitterGuts)

Chicago club rapper Vyle and innovative electro artist Eliot Lipp have teamed up for a supremely cool new collaboration titled Auburn. According to the group’s bio, the musical minds bonded over common interests after meeting right here in Chicago, with this project the eventual end product of that initial encounter. Now, the pair stand on the verge of releasing a video for their track “Ultramodern Verandah,” dropping either this or Monday, February 7th, or Tuesday, February 8th, depending on which of the band’s site one refers to. The track is one of two new cuts the act has recently made available online, along with “Arrivals/Departures (Pyramid Angle).” Stream both electro hip hop tracks below, via the group’s Soundcloud page, followed by the preview clip for “Ultramodern Verandah,” or download both cuts through the group’s official site. Or, for the more social option, head to Beauty Bar this Friday, February 11th, for the video screening party hosted by Vyle and featuring DJ sets from Rob Threezy, among others. And look for the Auburn full length, D/A/T/A/S/E/T/T/E, to drop sometime in the middle of the year.

Auburn – “Ultramodern Verandah”

Auburn – “Arrivals/Departures (Pyramid Angle)”