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COMING SOON: Goldie, ‘Fabriclive 58 Mix’

The Artist/Album: Goldie, Fabriclive 58 (Fabric, August 23rd) The Details: The gold-plated don of drum & bass digs into his deep, nearly bottomless crate and comes up with twitchy tempos and “standalone tunes. It is dynamic, it does take you from one extreme to the other, because for me that’s what my life is like. […]

VIDEO: Celebrate the Life of Gil Scott-Heron With a BBC Doc

Having only recently discovered the power and the glory of Gil Scott-Heron‘s truly poetic music and spoken word pieces, we’re sad to report that the “godfather of rap” passed away in a New York hospital on Friday. Details are still slim, but a striking, brutally honest New Yorker feature on Scott-Heron’s entire career–including his ongoing […]

FEATURE: Ghost’s The Ghoul With No Name Shares Some Life Lessons

Since Stockholm’s very own Ghost are playing a pair of rare stateside shows in the coming week–one at Maryland Deathfest on Sunday, and one at Webster Hall’s small Studio space next Wednesday night–we asked their anonymous frontman (The Ghoul With No Name, specifically) one simple question: let’s say you know you’re going to die tomorrow, […]

NOW PLAYING: Chris & Cosey, ‘Songs of Love & Lust’ (Reissue)

The Artist/Album: Chris & Cosey, Songs of Love & Lust (Conspiracy International, 2011) A Short Review: “This is seduction!” wrote one reviewer when this moonlit masterpiece emerged from C & C’s music factory in 1984. That pretty much nails it, especially now that Chris Carter’s personally remastered the record and pressed it to a limited […]

TEST PRESSING: Stream a Gospel Mix From The Rapture’s Frontman

Now that the Rapture‘s wrapped their third full-length record, they can finally get around to more important things–like toasting their new Australian label (Modular) with a gospel mix. Check out Luke Jenner’s half-hour set and full tracklisting after the jump…