Articles tagged "downtempo"

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Modeselektor: Body Language Vol.8

by David Amidon

[10.Nov.09] :. Thom Yorke's favorite German DJ duo takes us on a tour through 2009's best dubstep-influenced hits and a few other loose ends.

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Tosca - “Elitsa” (video)

by Alan Ranta

[29.May.09] :. If you have ever taken the time to look in a mirror on acid or shrooms, you may be able to relate to this Tosca video of a selection from 2009’s No...

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Tosca: No Hassle

by Alan Ranta

[29.Apr.09] :. Next to this, Tosca's fifth record of blunted chill, Prozac looks like a double-shot espresso.

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Broadway Project: One Divided Soul

by Alan Ranta

[10.Mar.09] :. Dan Berridge's fourth LP of cinematic downtempo will grab your undivided attention.

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The Egg: /Forwards

by Alan Ranta

[28.Jul.08] :. The production on thus fluffy electronic release is fine, but the vocals swiftly undo their modest gains.

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Supreme Beings of Leisure: 11i

by Mike Schiller

[25.Feb.08] :. Supreme Beings of Leisure sound trapped by their genre of choice.

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Tom Middleton: Lifetracks

by Mike Schiller

[23.Jan.08] :. On an album that surpasses 69 minutes, the one beautiful moment happens about 67 minutes too late.

Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid: Tongues

by Tim O'Neil

[19.Mar.07] :. A snapshot of the duo in their full flower, having mastered each others' languages and moved past any lingering reticence.

Four Tet: Remixes

by Nicolai Hartvig

[27.Nov.06] :. Kieran 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.

Steve Reid Ensemble: Spirits Walk

by Tim O'Neil

[13.Jul.06] :. Spirit Walk is ostensibly credited to the Steve Reid Ensemble, but the disc serves a far more important role as a companion piece to Reid and Hebden's recent collaborations.

Four Tet: DJ Kicks

by Tim O'Neil

[27.Jun.06] :. Insomuch as Kieran Hebden's sound is unassailably unique, his DJ Kicks is also a rather indescribable experience.

Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid: The Exchange Session Vol. 2

by Jennifer Kelly

[8.Jun.06] :. Who knew that free jazz's funkiest drumming and electronic music's warmest, most organic sounds were twins separated at birth?

Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid: The Exchange Session Vol. 1

by Scott Hreha

[31.Mar.06] :. Electricity and drum will change your mind? You better believe it.

Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic Part 2 [CD + DVD]

by Dan Nishimoto

[10.Mar.06] :. A literal makeover, Everything Ecstatic Part 2 offers a visual counterpart to Four Tet's latest album.

Beth Orton: The Other Side of Daybreak

by Alison Wong

[15.Oct.03] :. The Other Side of Daybreak is a nearly new album. It comes as the sequel to Beth Orton‘s third studio album, Daybreaker (2002), in the form of a collection of remixes, retakes,...

Four Tet: Rounds

by Adrien Begrand

[3.Jun.03] :. For a guy in his mid-20s, London’s Kieran Hebden has made quite the name for himself in such a short period of time. His post-rock project Fridge has released four albums and numerous EPs and...

Manitoba: Up in Flames

by Adrien Begrand

[27.May.03] :. Canadian laptop whiz Dan Snaith is tired of “all this lazy, complacent, shitty electronic music” that has surfaced in recent years. This, coming from a guy who specializes in the...

Four Tet: Pause

by Jason Thompson

[1.Oct.01] :. Electronic music is a funny medium. Purists balk at it, claiming there’s no talent required when composing with a bank of synths, computers, and sequencers, that it’s basically as easy...