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Nicolai HartvigReviews
Various Artists: Party-Keller Vol. 2German rare groove DJ Florian Keller picks refreshments of soul, funk, and disco by contemporary producers. [5 March 2007] 
Paul St. Hilaire: A Divine State of MindPaul St. Hilaire plays Caribbean blues, pulls at the strings of dub and roots with deep electronic slants -- and a most endearing idiosyncrasy shines through. [14 February 2007] 
Thomas Brinkmann: Klick RevolutionBrinkmann says this is "the sound of Sisyphus playing pinball with a rolling stone", which means it is futile to make sense of this album, it is barely musical or listenable... but irresistably intriguing. [9 February 2007] 
Various Artists: The Kings of Techno - Compiled by Laurent Garnier and Carl CraigAretha Franklin, The Stooges and Alice Coltrane, all on the shelves of record stores' techno section, as Craig and Garnier deliver a playground that makes you think. [22 January 2007] 
Ran Slavin: Insomniac CityThis is a CD and DVD of a 40-minute video art installation. How many video installations do you spend more than five minutes watching, let alone revisit? [12 January 2007] 
Various Artists: ESL Remixed: The 100th Release of ESL MusicA reinvigorating take on the polished sounds of ESL, putting careful craft to better use. [4 December 2006] 
DJ Spinna: Intergalactic SoulDJ Spinna's Intergalactic Soul opens: "From solar system to solar system / ready to blast off again." If you think you've rocked the earth to its utmost, what is the next frontier? Space, of course. [1 December 2006] 
Four Tet: RemixesKieran Hebden is the scavenger of the corners and the cracks. He pulls rogue elements of folk from everything rather than the genre itself. And all the pieces fit, which is what makes this album truly fascinating. [27 November 2006] 
Monsieur Leroc: Im Not Young But I Need The MoneyMonsieur Leroc is the guy who bought the DJ Shadow "Wanna-be-a-producer?" plastic playset -- and managed to do pretty impressive things with it. [19 October 2006] 
Ezekiel Honig: Scattered PracticesDanger: can cause drowsiness; do not operate motor vehicles or fast-spinning, sharp-toothed chainsaw while under the influence of this record. [29 September 2006] 
Kon & Amir and DJ Muro: The Kings of DigginOne compilation. Two CDs. Sixty-one tracks. No household names. And no popular hits. [14 September 2006] 
Various Artists: DJ Deep presents City 2 City Vol. IIThe task of mixing a quintessential journey through American house genres falls to... a Frenchman? [5 September 2006] 
Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada: El Nino Y El SolOcote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada take their place as an Afro-Cuban Gotan Project -- or perhaps a Breakestra for beach relaxation -- with an album that is exceptional and essential. 
SCSI-9: The Line of NineThis is fine, technically precise production quality from a Moscow scene that shows much promise. [22 August 2006] 
Various Artists: Touch 25British label Touch celebrates a quarter century of conscientious devotion to electronic music. [15 August 2006] |
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