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Joakim, Milky Ways (!K7)

Nov 4, 2009

Parisian musician Joakim seems to approach his work as if he were in outerspace and able to hear all of the sounds of Earth at once. Styles, techniques, instruments, genres scenes and eras get banded together, and the resulting compositions come to life as engaging musical Frankenstein’s Monsters. ...

Rubik, Dada Bandits (Stunt Company)

Oct 19, 2009

This is Finnish pop-tronica band Rubik's U.S. debut set, which at first brings to mind the light and peppy sounds of Peter Bjorn and John or I'm From Barcelona. ...

Deru, Say Goodbye to Useless (Mush)

Oct 13, 2009

After having issued music on Ghostly, Merck and more, Benjamin "Deru" Wynn delivered a set of enigmatic compositions to Mush for his debut on the label, and it's one of the strongest beat albums from the West Coast–based independent in years. Say Goodbye to Useless is stylish and varied. ...

Interview: Cougar

Sep 30, 2009

Gus Gus, 24/7 (Kompakt)

Sep 14, 2009

Reykjavik, Iceland’s Gus Gus reeked of such promise thanks to the release of their now classic albums Polydistortion (1996) and This Is Normal (1999). Although primarily the work of Daníel Ágúst, Veiran and President Bongo, Gus Gus was formally a large collective of multimedia artists combining dance music with film elements. ...