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Features

His Vinyl Weighs a Ton: An Interview with Cut Chemist

Owner of over 30,000 records, staunch defender of Star Wars, and composer of a new solo album, Cut Chemist brings the fun(k). [20 October 2006]

Reviews

Agoraphobic Nosebleed: PCP Torpedo/ANbRX

The world's fastest band gets the remix treatment. [18 July 2006]

Josh Wink: Profound Sounds Volume 3

A DJ mix that's heavy on technology and studio time, but which eventually makes it to the dancefloor. [7 June 2006]

Julius Papp: Montreal Departure

A good introduction to the organic, laidback sounds of San Francisco house music. [5 June 2006]

Dieselboy: The Human Resource

America's top d&b DJ presents a compilation of pumped-up, scalpel-sharp tunes. [30 May 2006]

Heil, Johannes: Freaks R Us

German producer drops signature lushness for club-friendly minimal techno. [24 May 2006]

Booka Shade: Movements

Think you dislike techno? Don't think -- get physical. [18 May 2006]

Recyver Dogs: Live at Tresor Berlin [DVD]

Laypeople may not get much out of this DVD, but techno enthusiasts who have been to Tresor may get misty-eyed. [25 April 2006]

Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: insen

A deceptively relaxing collaboration between a composer and a sound designer... [10 April 2006]

They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? + Dada Swing

Heads bob, hands clap, and limbs take on a life of their own... [29 March 2006]

Collabs 3000: Metalism

Techno has found hipsters, and it's lost its hips; Speedy J and Chris Liebing push back. [3 March 2006]

Doomriders: Black Thunder

It's loud, it's fast, and it swings like a mother. In an age of increasingly toothless rock, this is rock 'n' roll that will still piss off parents. [1 March 2006]

Pelican: The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw

For the most hip metal album of 2005, look no further… [30 January 2006]

Cave In: Perfect Pitch Black

A band loses its underground fans, gets rejected by the mainstream, and makes the best album of its career. [15 December 2005]

Jan Jelinek: Kosmischer Pitch

Tired of cold, repressed minimalism? Step into a lush album where sounds might not be what they seem. [30 November 2005]

Goldie: MDZ.05

Metalheadz' latest compilation is emblematic of what's wrong with d&b today -- flawless production, little creativity, and virtually no soul. [7 November 2005]

Unsane: Blood Run

A welcome throwback to a time when rock 'n' roll was truly ugly and dangerous. [3 November 2005]

Silverstein: Discovering the Waterfront

Peel back the screamo for some perfectly played and produced pop songs. [27 October 2005]

Induce: Cycle

It's a rare album that can evoke both 'My Funny Valentine' and My Bloody Valentine. [19 October 2005]

Midaircondo: Shopping for Images

Three Swedish women in matching outfits make a soundtrack in search of a film. [26 September 2005]

Bring Back the Buffalo: Bring Back the Buffalo

A tale of two techno geniuses: One finds his voice; they both go Postal Service. [22 September 2005]

Dave Seaman: Audio Therapy Presents Across Borders: Greece

This is a collection of fine, very British progressive house that happens to come from Greece. [13 September 2005]

Ezekiel Honig & Morgan Packard: Early Morning Migration

Quintessential iPod music -- a soothing album that's not afraid to be quiet. [16 August 2005]

Armando: Trax Classix

Long-unrecognized Chicago acid house pioneer finally gets his due. [15 August 2005]

Mutamassik: Masri Mokkassar: Definitive Works

Cairo, Tuscany, Brooklyn, and London have more in common than you think. [3 August 2005]

Kaskade: House of Om

San Francisco deep house meets New York big club mentality; much flange and reverb ensues. [12 July 2005]

Afu-Ra: State of the Arts

Former Jeru the Damaja protégé sheathes lyrical swords, gets jiggy. [8 July 2005]

Bane: The Note

Boston hardcore punk - coming soon to a moshpit near you. [29 June 2005]

The Mae Shi: Heartbeeps

Short attention spans are often liabilities. But the Mae Shi have fueled their creativity with ADD -- in one-minute bursts, of course. [24 June 2005]

Trivium: Ascendancy

A band of 20-year-olds plays really, really fast, and aims for the highest metal star -- Metallica. [6 June 2005]