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Sep 1, 2007
Since first bursting on the scene in the early 1990s, James Lavelle has remained one of the coolest and most important names in the electronic-music genre....
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Jul 1, 2007
You won't get a lot of wild stage antics at a Chromeo show, but the duo's subtlety is no less engaging. The first thing you'll notice is Pee Thug (aka...
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Jul 1, 2007
In 2007, after years of hyperdetailed, program-heavy albums that helped define and challenge contemporary music, Björk Guttir took a minimalist turn. Now...
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Jul 1, 2007
Back in the not-so-distant days of pre-millennial anxiety, just about everyone with a sliver of creative marrow in their bones had cultivated their own...
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Jul 1, 2007
The entire rock 'n' roll aesthetic has long weighed heavy on the minds of today's electronic dance-music producers. Ever since acts like Underworld, Daft...
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Jun 1, 2007
With a few exceptions, post-'90s dance music has lacked any identity. Although top-flight DJs continued to thrive in clubs around the world, there was...
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Jun 1, 2007
Without a good dose of jet lag, The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn would have turned out to be quite a different album. When Bianca and Sierra...
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Jun 1, 2007
More than just a victim of stage fright, Daniel Kuypers has long suffered from chronic angst while spinning hip-hop in his native Chicago. Every week,...
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Jun 1, 2007
The first thing you'll notice about the new Savath & Savalas album is the absence of Eva Puyuelo, whose aching vocals floated over the modernized Catalonian...
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Jun 1, 2007
By now notorious for its searing hot live music and even hotter desert sun, the annual Coachella festival sizzled for three long days this year, April...
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May 1, 2007
No doubt you've invested a lot of dough in your home studio. In fact, it's probably worth more than the rest of your stuff put together, especially when...
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May 1, 2007
It's good to be the king especially if you're Tim Mosley. For well over a decade now, the 36-year-old producer has spun his quirkily deconstructed beats...
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May 1, 2007
Many reggae fans can close their eyes and remember some of their favorite and freshest irie riddims of the past decade and, chances are, five-time Grammy...
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May 1, 2007
Two years ago, Tracey Thorn emerged from half a decade of maternal bliss to record vocals for German duo-of-the-moment Tiefschwarz, then slipped away...
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May 1, 2007
The techniques of musique concrte where recorded sounds are used as compositional material have been around since the 1940s. It wasn't until the mid-'60s,...
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Apr 1, 2007
Known for its genre-bending albums, performance-art live shows and a history marred by tragedy and internal struggle, Skinny Puppy is the act people most...
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Mar 1, 2007
The compositions that ended up on Based on a True Story, the debut full-length from New Zealand's Fat Freddy's Drop, will be almost four years old when...
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Mar 1, 2007
Sacramento, Brooklyn and Nashville were the cities to be in during the recording of !!!'s latest album. Anyone wandering into the right place at the right...
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Feb 1, 2007
It can rightfully be said that the Future Sound of London helped usher in the modern era of electronic music. Classic tracks such as Papua New Guinea...
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Feb 1, 2007
If guilt-free unprotected sex could be embodied in a live show, it would take the form of the Brazilian Girls. Carnivalesque costumes, punk-rock antics,...
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Jan 1, 2007
Everybody in the game has been doing our sound, Layzie Bone, one quarter of the current lineup of '90s rap heroes Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, boasts from his...
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Jan 1, 2007
There's a movement afoot. Well, maybe not a movement per se, but certainly a nascent trend is gathering momentum under a talented crop of producers that...
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Aug 1, 2006
Visually speaking, good stage lighting can make or break a show. A well-designed lighting system and expertly programmed lighting cues can make your performance...
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Feb 1, 2006
After countless hours rehearsing and several more spent hauling and setting up your gear, you feel ready to perform for a sizable audience. This isn't...
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Feb 1, 2006
Electronic drum kits certainly progress every year, but they still sound unnatural, feel artificial and look silly. Also, sequencing with click tracks...
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HIGH CONTRAST
CHROMEO
Gypsy Queen
DISCOVERY CHANNELS
BLACK STROBE
BALANCING POINT
COCOROSIE
COPPERPOT
SAVATH & SAVALAS
COACHELLA 2007
CALL SECURITY
Live Wire
STEPHEN MARLEY
TRACEY THORN
JEAN-JACQUES PERREY
SKINNY PUPPY
FAT FREDDY'S DROP
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FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON
BRAZILIAN GIRLS
BEAT BENDER
PORTABLE MUTATIONS
LIGHTING THE WAY
