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Articles tagged "electronic music" Music ReviewThe Chemical Brothers: We Are the Nightby Tim O'Neil[16.Jul.07] :. It's not merely that the Chems were beginning to seem outdated, they seemed -- in James Murphy's immortal words -- to be losing their edge.  Music ReviewRumpelzirkus: Kalabreseby Barry Lenser[10.Jul.07] :. This debut from house spinster Kalabrese thrives off the unexpected, which can make for a chore at times but mostly proves enticing.  Music ReviewFennesz and Sakamoto: Cendreby Nate Dorr[2.Jul.07] :. While Cendre may seem considerably more lavish in arrangement than its predecessor, Insen, it is still primarily an exercise in tension.  Music ReviewThe Field: From Here We Go Sublimeby Matthew Fiander[8.Jun.07] :. An electronic album that is utterly original and not easily forgotten.  Music ReviewMotor: Unhumanby Tim O'Neil[22.May.07] :. This is as far into the future as music goes, anything less would almost by definition seem a step backwards. PopMatters Pick Music ReviewPole: Steingartenby Tim O'Neil[16.Apr.07] :. Pole's minimal electronic music is just about perfect on this latest release. Blue Stone: Worlds Apartby Evan Sawdey[10.Apr.07] :. Copping a feel from orchestral electronic masters E.S. Posthumus, the producers behind Blue Stone manage to build mid-tempo dance beats and liquid piano notes around an anonymous array of feather-voiced vixens Fun Is an OK Thing: An Interview With LCD Soundsystemby David Tatasciore[9.Apr.07] :. James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and DFA Records talks corporate sponsorship, German pronunciation, and why the kids who don't dance aren't alright. Various Artists: Ame… Mixingby Mark Szakonyi[6.Apr.07] :. With skillful mixes of pioneers, such as Coldcut, and to the more obscure, such as, Dutch wave band New Musik, the album isn’t for glow stick weekend superstars. LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silverby Michael Keefe[20.Mar.07] :. With Sounds of Silver, LCD Soundsystem pass inspection, with perhaps just a touch of tarnish on their disco ball, a patina of "great, but what's next?" ever so slightly dulling their 2005 sparkle. LCD Soundsystem: Forty-Five: Thirty-Threeby Michael Keefe[11.Jan.07] :. Joggin' James Murphy's Nike-commissioned electro-funk epic is the perfect soundtrack for running... and most other activities, too. PopMatters Pick Music ReviewLCD Soundsystem: self-titledby Matt Cibula[11.Feb.05] :. LCD has had mad buzz for three years without actually releasing an album. Which means, of course, that the knives were out for this record among the scenesters. Pan Sonic: Kestoby Tim O'Neil[8.Jul.04] :. Pan Sonic’s taproot runs deep into the soil of early industrial music, with a heavy debt owed to such obvious giants as Throbbing Gristle, Einsturzende Neubauten and Suicide. Fennesz: Veniceby Chris Toenes[27.Apr.04] :. Venice gives a peek at his enduring penchant for pop, shows him breaking out into other areas of digital territory, and allowing his listeners to see the guitar anew, with its most glimmering elements shining like sunlight through cracks in a wall, sharp as diamonds. Pole: self-titledby Dave Heaton[29.Aug.03] :. Pole might throw you for a loop if you’re overly attached to the “Pole sound” of the past, but that might be a good thing. It’s an album about forward motion and learning. Pan sonic: Aaltopiiriby Eamon P. JoyceAaltopiiri carries on, mixing light and dark, warm and cold; sounds so minimalist that they are on the brink of disappearance and so catchy that a house DJ would be remiss not to sample them. Pole: 3by Erin HuckeWe all know music can become white noise; a radio or CD on an extremely low volume is just enough to take the creepy sterile silence out of the air. But can white noise become music? |
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