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From Telepathe to Timeblind, Matt Shadetek and DJ /rupture Take Us on a Tour of Their ‘Solar Life Raft’ Mix
December 3, 2009
In case you haven’t already heard, Solar Life Raft is one of the year’s most mesmerizing DJ mixes, a boundless, mashup-free blend of just about every genre known to man. (No country or metal, though.) Since DJ/ rupture and his Dutty Artz mate Matt Shadetek are responsible for making sense of it all–everything from the […]
A QUICK TALK WITH RAMONA FALLS ABOUT … Kanye West, Marty McFly, and the Uncertain Future of Menomena
December 2, 2009
By Arye Dworken As 2009 comes to a close and critics compile their year-end lists, one record seems destined for the sorely-overlooked pile: Ramona Falls‘ Intuit LP. The stellar solo debut of Menomena‘s Brent Knopf hit stores a few months back and hasn’t left our side since, proving that this particular side project is anything […]
From Joker to Corrupted, King Midas Sound Share Their Favorite Poets, Artists & Producers
December 1, 2009
Like his last public appearance as the Bug (2008’s speaker-pummeling London Zoo LP), Kevin Martin‘s King Midas Sound project is rooted in dub reggae and subterranean electronic music. There’s one key difference between the two, though: the Bug is dancehall gone heavy-metal and KMS is everything we wish Massive Attack were in 2009: sinister and […]
TEST PRESSING: Download New and Old DJ Mixes From The Time and Space Machine, Andrew Weatherall and Greg Wilson
November 29, 2009
If you’re like us and already back to work after an all-too-brief holiday weekend, then you probably don’t want to waste any time sifting through songs on iTunes. That’s why we rounded up a handful of genre-jumping DJ mixes: a 16-year-old (!) BBC Essential set from Andrew Weatherall, a black light-optional peek at the psych […]
1MM: Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. Battle for Indie-Rock Supremacy, While Cold Cave Thrills (Even If No One Really Cares at All)
November 22, 2009
Words and Photos by Aaron Richter If there ever were a totally bunk opening slot in indie-rock history, prepping a crowd for the guitar onslaught of Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth probably takes it. Even more so when your band performs New Ordery dance music behind three synthesizers–not a guitar in sight–as was the case […]
LISTENING STATION: Bok Bok Breaks Down London’s Bassline Movement, One Dubplate At a Time
November 21, 2009
As psyched as we are to finally see Joker paint the Big Apple purple, there’s two other reasons to roll up to Trouble & Bass early this weekend: Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990–resident DJs of London’s wildly popular Night Slugs party, and a favorite of labels like Mad Decent and Dirty Bird–are also spinning their […]
PRIMER: Cave In
November 19, 2009
Forget Master of Puppets and the ever-evolving D&D discs of Mastodon for a minute. If there’s one metal record we reach for on a regular basis, it’s Cave In‘s first proper full-length, the decade-old Until Your Heart Stops. A dizzying array of chord-climbing riffs, speaker-rattling vocals and traumatic time changes–not to mention the anvil-dropping rhythm section […]
RECORDING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: From the Field Paintings of Samuel Palmer to the Earth-Body Art of Ana Mendieta, The Clientele Breaks Down the ‘Blair Witch’ Bent of Bonfires on the Heath
November 18, 2009
[Photo by Andy Willsher] Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. In this week’s installment, The Clientele‘s frontman, Alasdair MacLean, reveals the rather haunting roots of their fifth full-length […]
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