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May 1, 2008
Some things change, some stay the same. In Jamie Lidell's case, it's this simple but effective balance that has put new energy into his latest project,...
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May 1, 2008
dope music is a force like none other. Just ask 13-month-old Chloe Yoshe. Her mother is missing in action, and she can think of nothing better than to...
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May 1, 2008
For whatever reason, Propellerhead's flagship Reason 4 software is stubbornly different. Maybe the Swedish office has Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way...
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May 1, 2008
Writer's block/creative block is about as common as a cold, and it's no surprise: a 40-hour work week (46 is the average in the United States), straining...
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May 1, 2008
Around the year 2000, Dutch hip-hop producer Nicolay discovered that making cross-continental collaborations was as easy as exchanging music online. After...
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May 1, 2008
As any punk rocker will attest, screw the gear and technology the only thing that really matters is the music. In essence, that's still the basic credo...
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May 1, 2008
It takes a man firm in his musical convictions to make a record that not only embraces the days of peak disco but also beds them in a fury and leaves...
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May 1, 2008
To look at them, world-renowned rocker/drummer/producer Tommy Lee and his Electro Mayhem touring partner, relative newcomer DJ Aero (Chester Deitz), are...
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May 1, 2008
Since the early days of soft synths such as Propellerhead ReBirth and Native Instruments Pro-5, manufacturers have come a long way toward making them...
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May 1, 2008
America's music is just dying, right? asks Portishead's Geoff Barrow on the phone from Bristol. One third of this seaside town's greatest musical export...
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Apr 1, 2008
Find something you love and do it for the rest of your life. That's one classic maxim that leads to another: easier said than done. But for the many musicians...
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Apr 1, 2008
For better or worse, the '80s revival is still alive and kicking. From Knight Rider remakes to the electro resurgence, the influential decade isn't going...
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Apr 1, 2008
With a throwback sound and retro style more likened to the era of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing than that of today's typical rap group, it's safe to...
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Apr 1, 2008
As part of the innovative '90s Warp Records crew that included such mad boffins as Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, LFO, the Black Dog and Nightmares on Wax,...
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Apr 1, 2008
Some artists sit down at a piano or pick up a guitar to start writing, but Rafter finds more inspiration setting up a microphone on his desk and dropping...
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Apr 1, 2008
The Heavy Circle's first album was something of a surprise. Producer/guitarist/composer Harper Simon, son of Paul Simon (yes, that Paul Simon), and singer/songwriter...
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Apr 1, 2008
Standing among the cramped aisles of Uncle Sam's Music, a Miami Beach institution, DJ Craze looks momentarily stymied by the bins of 12-inches. he says,...
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Apr 1, 2008
The phrase If it ain't broke, don't fix it is usually sound advice for any musician who has achieved a modicum of success in today's tumultuous music...
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Apr 1, 2008
The job of a superproducer is never done. The world will always need hits, insists Jean-Claude Olivier, aka Poke, one-half of Track Masters production...
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Apr 1, 2008
Admittedly, I'm an absolute geek for Ableton Live. Ever since version 3, I eagerly await each new release with an excitement that verges on obsession....
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Apr 1, 2008
We humans naturally perform some interesting spatial decoding with each sound we hear. By tracking the microseconds of delay and minor timbral differences...
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Apr 1, 2008
The longer you work, the more experience you gain. If you keep delivering good-quality music, and if you're open-minded to all sorts of things, then your...
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Apr 1, 2008
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, (the adjective form of sibilance) is defined as having, containing or producing the sound of or a sound resembling...
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Mar 1, 2008
To modern society, 21-year-old Rollie Pemberton may seem a little behind the times. The Edmonton, Alberta native doesn't have a driver's license, and...
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Mar 1, 2008
When London's influential XFM radio DJ John Kennedy received an innocuous-looking disc in the mail in December 2006, he liked it so much, he immediately...
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Free Spirit
Solid as a Rock
4 on the Floor
Hearing Voices
Nicolay & Kay
The Kills
Malibu
Tommy Lee & DJ Aero
Go DiGiLog
Voyage of Discovery
Just Playin'
Neon Neon
The Cool Kids
Easy to Be Hard
Rafter
The Heavy Circles
Shop.Talk: DJ Craze
Some Kind of Wonderful
Hit Factory
Infinite Beats
The Final Frontier
Come Together
Diss the Hiss
Cadence Weapon
Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip
