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'Brainfeeder X' Celebrates 10 Years of Flying Lotus' Brilliant Multi-Genre, Forward-looking Label

Brainfeeder X is an important collection for those who are new to the label's output and for those who want to revel in its glories. A worthy celebration of a genuinely groundbreaking label.

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Electronic Duo BeatLove Release New Single "Train" (premiere)

The first taste of BeatLove's forthcoming Gorilla EP is the shadowy, beat heavy "Train", an electronic track with a post-dub vibe.

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The Prodigy Still Have Plenty of Petrol Left in the Can to Throw on the Fire in 'No Tourists'

When the Prodigy boil their sound to its core, base elements, the results are explosive on No Tourists.

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Needs More Trombone: Elektro Guzzi Boost Their Organic Techno Approach with 'Polybrass'

Austria's prolific, three-piece instrumental outfit Elektro Guzzi add horns to their sound with the daring, dynamic new album, Polybrass.

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Elektro Guzzi Merge Analog and Digital in the Experimental Techno of "Miney Mick" (premiere)

Austria's Elektro Guzzi have made their name as a live techno group that create their music through a blend of analog instruments and electronics, and interestingly, they don't use computers to compose or loops to drive the music.

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The Depth and Breadth of Matthew Dear's 'Bunny' Makes It His Best Album Ever

Matthew Dear has written an album in Bunny that wholly reflects the person he is now, and it's the best record of his career.

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Brits in Hot Weather #6: Fröst, Peter Ibbetson, Vulgarians, Dahlia Sleeps, Freddie Frampton

In this edition we have Krautrock infused pop from Fröst, warm, ambient techno from Peter Ibbetson, shadowy post-punk from Vulgarians, spacious dream-pop from Dahlia Sleeps, and finally some kicking house from the returning Freddie Frampton.

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'Collapse' Is Another Testament to Aphex Twin's Brilliance

On his latest EP, Aphex Twin abruptly pulls the rug from under your feet, turning his nostalgic IDM perspective into an etude on electronic music deconstruction.

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Orbital's Cellar Monsters and Cosmic Despair

Phil and Paul Hartnoll reunite as Orbital for a second time to sculpt another career highpoint with Monsters Exist.

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Detroit Dance-Punk Duo ADULT. Deliver the Goods with Exhilarating New Record 'This Behavior'

Dark, dangerous, and wrapped in anarchic black leather, ADULT. return with a stunning record that matches the feverish spirit of 2003's Anxiety Always.

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Chris Liebing Ignites a 'Burn Slow' in the Darkness

On Burn Slow, Chris Liebing creates a dark techno world where the music oozes more than trips out of the speakers. There's a syrupy sense of primal life.

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Ital Tek's 'Bodied' Is Breathtaking in Its Scope and Ambition

On Bodied, Ital Tek frees himself from the limitations of time and place, creating atemporal, amorphous tracks that exist somewhere wholly new.

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Brits in Hot Weather #5: Sisteray, Alpines, RuthAnne, Inland, and the Run Up

In this edition we have swaggering rock 'n' roll from Sisteray, shadowy trip hop from Alpines, classy contemporary pop from RuthAnne, intricate ambient techno from Inland, and life-affirming pop-punk from the Run Up.

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Brits in Hot Weather #3: EMSEATEE, BlackWaters, Djrum, Natalie Shay, and Night Flight

In this edition we feature the stunning experimental electronic sounds of EMSEATEE, the full-blooded indie-punk of BlackWaters, the smooth drum 'n' bass of Djrum, the 1980s synth-inspired pop of Natalie Shay, and the reflective indie of Night Flight.

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Ross From Friends Expands His Lo-Fi Electronic Sound on Debut, 'Family Portrait'

Ross From Friends' Family Portrait is an album you can easily disappear into from one of electronic music's most thrilling new talents.

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Rizzla's 'Adepta' Is One of the Most Inventive and Original Albums of the Year

Rizzla's Adepta is nothing short of a full-on, multi-sensory assault that constantly threatens to tear itself apart.

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