Articles tagged "techno"

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Applescal: A Slave’s Commitment

by Dominic Umile

[3.Dec.09] :. Backed by an affinity for the digital tricks dealt by Nathan Fake and Extrawelt, new producer Applescal's techno is vibrant and varied.

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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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Port-Royal: Dying in Time

by Dominic Umile

[26.Oct.09] :. Frequent sonic mutation is Dying In Time's most admirable trait.

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Paul Van Dyk: Volume—The Best of Paul Van Dyk

by Evan Sawdey

[25.Sep.09] :. By focusing on Van Dyk's hits and big-name remixes -- instead of what is actually his best material -- Volume proves to be a remarkably dull dance detour.

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Basement Jaxx: Scars

by Evan Sawdey

[21.Sep.09] :. At its best, Scars sounds like prime-era Jaxx, the sheer amount of well-executed ideas and delightfully weird touches making them unlike any other dance artist this decade.

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Martin Schulte: Depth of Soul

by Dominic Umile

[9.Aug.09] :. Schulte isn't afraid to disturb his DJ-ready dub techno with some atypical trickery.

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Voodeux: The Paranormal

by Alan Ranta

[14.Jul.09] :. The debut horror-techno album from Tanner Ross and KiloWatts will run its greasy hand up your spine and swallow your soul.

 

Nathan Fake: Hard Islands

by Dominic Umile

[27.May.09] :. Hard Islands is perplexing and sharp, but you're lying if you told your friends this is an "album".

 

Pig & Dan: The Heat EP

by Dominic Umile

[19.Apr.09] :. The Heat EP is Pig & Dan's latest balancing act of the Big and the Brittle.

 

Marc Romboy: Systematic Colours Volume Two

by Dominic Umile

[16.Apr.09] :. If Romboy's wobbly mix hits a snag, it vanishes in minutes.

 

Trentemøller: Live in Concert EP

by Alan Ranta

[19.Jan.09] :. Casual fans shouldn't bother checking this release out. Only completists and those who were actually at the Roskilde Festival in 2007 need apply.

 

Various Artists: Nobody Knows Anything: DFA Presents Supersoul Recordings

by Zeth Lundy

[13.Nov.08] :. The inaugural release on DFA Records' new Death from Abroad imprint is this two-disc collection of vinyl- and digital-only tracks from Berlin's Supersoul label.

 

Shed: Shedding the Past

by Marc A. Price

[10.Oct.08] :. Detroit style German techno wizardry.

 

Heartthrob: Dear Painter, Paint Me

by Alan Ranta

[25.Sep.08] :. This 23-minute teaser is almost enough to make one want to investigate the actual debut of pounding minimal techno from Jesse Siminski.

 

Marek Bois: Boissche Untiefen

by Alan Ranta

[11.Aug.08] :. Classic presets and carefully manicured samples mark the promising debut of Niklas Worgt's solo project.

 
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Justice: Cross

by Evan Sawdey

[2.Jul.07] :. As all our favorite '90s dance heroes release albums that are more arty than funky, Justice releases an album that not only is guarunteed party-starter, but also a signal of the back-to-basics dance revolution that's nearing.

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Motor: Unhuman

by 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.

 

Various Artists: Ame… Mixing

by 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.