Monday, September 12 2011
Hans Nieswandt: Hans Is Playing House
Hans Is Playing House is a serviceable but typical remix record, with all of the blessings and curses associated with such releases.
Wednesday, August 24 2011
Hercules and Love Affair: Blue Songs
What do you get when one of the most innovative dance producers working today tackles one of the most irritating music trends in the last 30 years?
Thursday, August 18 2011
Joaquin “Joe” Claussell: Hammock House: Africa Caribe
A misguided attempt to class up some old salsa tunes by adding remixes, jazz piano, and Sacred Rhythms.
Thursday, August 4 2011
M A N I K: Armies of the Night: I Declare War
This dreamy attempt to capture the atmosphere of a semi-fictionalised New York is admirably ambitious but a little too distant.
Tuesday, July 12 2011
Kate Simko: Lights Out
Kate Simko's debut full-length might have you longing for the film score fanatic in her.
Monday, July 11 2011
Techno’s Labor Force, Rock’s Betrayal, and the Birth of the Fascist Groove Thing
Electronic music has always maintained an ambivalent attitude towards labor, at once rejecting the notion of wage internment and creative inhibition while embracing the beauty of the cyborgian mechanics of the factory and the allure of discipline and dominance.
Monday, May 2 2011
Hugh Laurie Sings the Blues on the BBC
Hugh Laurie musically performed two tracks from his forthcoming album.
Tuesday, April 26 2011
Dirty Vegas: Electric Love
Dirty Vegas are back, and their new album is adequate!
Wednesday, March 16 2011
Waveform: FaltyDL, Bok Bok/Jackmaster, and How to Dress Well
New this week from the depths of the electronic underground comes a new record from Brooklyn's FaltyDL, a hot potato back-to-back mix from Bok Bok and Jackmaster, plus a tearjerking dancefloor heater for the price of free.
