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NOW PLAYING: Electric Wizard, ‘Black Masses’
The Artist/Album: Electric Wizard, Black Masses (Rise Above, 2010) A Short Review: Campy cover art and B-movie song titles (“Scorpio Curse,” “Crypt of Drugula,” “Patterns of Evil”) aside, Electric Wizard’s seventh album goes great lengths to retain the group’s “heaviest band in the universe” title. Succumb to its spell and you will be rewarded with […]
VIDEO: Watch a Short Documentary On Charanjit Singh, The Maker of the Cult Acid Techno Classic ‘Ten Ragas To a Disco Beat’
When we asked Caribou about his favorite records from last year, the LP on top of his list wasn’t Kanye West; it was an obscure electronic raga album from 1982. Recently given a long-overdue reissue, Ten Ragas To a Disco Beat proves that a former wedding band leader/Bollywood composer (Charanjit Singh) beat Aphex Twin and […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Wierd’s Martial Canterel Retrospective
In honor of tonight’s You Today release show, Wierd Records have unloaded a weighty compilation of rare/unreleased Martial Canterel material. Reaching as far back as 2003, the retrospective includes strictly analog selections from a long out-of-print LP (Austerton), a self-released CD-R (Coercion), and the Moravagine alias Sean McBride assumed before Martial Canterel or his doubly […]
COMING SOON: Pantha Du Prince, ‘XI Versions of Black Noise’
The Artist/Album: Pantha Du Prince, XI Versions of Black Noise (Rough Trade, April 19th) The Details: Since he’s currently working on an audiovisual installation in Berlin, a dance piece in Paris, and a new live show “incorporating ambitious lighting and visual elements,” Pantha Du Prince has decided to deliver an 11-track collection of remixes as […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Tyler Pope’s DFA Radio Mix
With everyone psyched about scoring LCD Soundsystem tickets this week, we thought we’d share a recent DFA mix from Tyler Pope, rhythm section extraordinaire for such groove-locked groups as LCD, !!!, Hercules and Love Affair, and Out Hud. Grab the entire thing below, right alongside the complete tracklisting…
THE S/T ARCHIVES: Conrad Keely Talks About His …Trail of Dead Art
In honor of the art opening/record release show hosted by …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead at Littlefield today, self-titled thought we’d revisit the Conrad Keely feature from our third issue–an extensive look at his D&D-like artwork. Expect a streaming version of the band’s new album (Tao of the Dead, available […]
If You Like Sunn O))), You’ll Love … Juv
Ever hear a record that reminds you of another artist, only better on several levels? Here’s one: