Album
Colorform Send Forth Your Soul
James Allen's debut recording-an EP by name but a tidy 38 minutes long-is a surprising first release for DJ Spooky's Synchronic label.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Leftfield / Experimental
- 03/26/2003
Mike Shannon Slight of Hand
While most heads have been looking to Germany, England or America's West Coast for tech-house Holy Grails the last few years, Canada quietly bloomed into a superpower in its own right. Force Inc.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, House / Techno
- 01/14/2003
Subthunk Just a Few Notes Before You Go
Say it a few times. "Subthunk." Roll it around a little; try stretching out one of the syllables. "Suuuuubthunk." Make it sound like a food, or make it more onomatopoeic, like an upended bowl of spaghetti hitting the floor.… Read more »
Cuica City to City
Brazilian music is by nature propulsive and alive; those who try to synthetically replicate the fervent rhythms often miss the point.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Future Jazz / Soul
- 01/14/2003
Vikter Duplaix International Affairs
Vikter Duplaix is one of those guys who has no problem attracting the ladies.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Future Jazz / Soul
- 01/14/2003
Frankman Different Divides
In 2002, you could have been forgiven for believing that every German house music producer possessed something akin to the Midas touch, so impressive was the continual barrage of releases from Kompakt, Playhouse, Trapez, et al.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, House / Techno
- 01/14/2003
Guitar Sunkissed
You're right: Sunkissed, the debut album from Digital Jockey and a handful of collaborators (Ayako Akashiba, Regina Janssen, G?nther Janssen) sounds uncannily-some might say almost inexcusably-like My Bloody Valentine.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 01/14/2003
Swollen Members Monster in the Closet
Rocksteady affiliates Swollen Members side-stepped the spotlight by moving to Canada and deciding to go with their own label. Yet, they still ended up the hottest MCs in the land of white tanks.… Read more »
Alexander Kowalski, Diego Hostettler, Dennis Desantis Reasons
And just like that, trance is important again!… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, House / Techno
- 01/14/2003
Supersoul 40 Acres and a Moog
You've heard Supersoul already, you just may not know it. Omar Clemetson, from Jamaica to Miami, has had a hand in the cities' vital electronic scenes for years, working the mixing desk for Florida's indigenous labels like Chocolate Industries.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Various Genres
- 01/14/2003
