Thursday, April 7 2011
Bibio: Mind Bokeh
Much like Ambivalence Avenue, Bibio's latest offering, Mind Bokeh, should make him a household name.
Thursday, December 2 2010
My Life With the Tape Hiss Cult
When we think of our experiences with electronic music, we can follow a thought trail that leads like a Wikipedia article from one incendiary album to many others. Their qualities are not always alike but for one: the nostalgic thread that runs through them.
Monday, November 1 2010
Brian Eno: Small Craft on a Milk Sea
The equally venerable Brian Eno and Warp Records come together for the first time, and the electronic music pioneer manages yet another astonishingly immersive creation.
Sunday, April 18 2010
‘This Is England’: Reconciling British Identity
On the 20th anniversary of Warp Records, PopMatters staff member Omar Kholeif takes a look back at one of the most influential films in Warp's film catalogue.
Friday, December 18 2009
Various Artists: Warp (Chosen) / Warp (Recreated)
Warp wonders aloud who it is in 2009 and who it was for the past 20 years. Who it will be in the future is anybody's guess.
Thursday, July 9 2009
Bibio: Ambivalence Avenue
Bibio reinvents himself as a number of different people -- Neil Young, J Dilla, Ariel Pink, bands named after animals -- but retains a thematic proximity to the idea of the persistence of memory.
Thursday, April 30 2009
Prefuse 73: Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
Heron's best work since One Word Extinguisher is a true album experience, meant to be played start to finish in one uninterrupted session for maximum enjoyment.
