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Anika On… Her Favorite Portable Record Player, D.H. Lawrence Books, The Observer and More
Photo SHINYA KATO 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 the spirit of our continuing year-end coverage, this week’s post is devoted to one of 2010’s finest left-field […]
VIDEO: John Peel’s BBC Documentary On Captain Beefheart
Several sources–including Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone–have confirmed the death of Captain Beefheart after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Since we can’t even begin to describe his influence on experimental music, we’re going to let the following videos do the talking…
NOW PLAYING: Rafael Toral, ‘Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance’ (Reissue)
The Details: Rafael Toral, Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance (Touch, 2010; originally released in 2001) A Short Review: As a member of the “electronic orchestra” MIMEO, Rafael Toral has performed with everyone from Christian Fennesz to Editions Mego owner Peter Rehberg. He’s also worked with Sonic Youth, Rhys Chatham, John Zorn and many […]
BUY THIS SONG NOW: Storm Queen, “Look Right Through”
As we continue to wait ever so patiently for Metro Area’s second album, Morgan Geist has unveiled yet another alias: Storm Queen, “an analog approach towards modern house music with a disco pedigree.” It’s actually a little more twisted than that, as evidenced by the A-side above, the winding vocal version of “Look Right Through,” […]
2010 IN REVIEW: Caribou’s Top 20 Albums/Singles
Photo by Jessie Craig Flip through our current cover story below to find Caribou‘s Top 20 songs/albums of 2010, right alongside a special playlist. For more exclusive/ever-evolving Soundcloud sets related to our new issue, pick up the fully interactive iPad edition of self-titled here.
Kode9 Reveals Release Date, Title of His Second Spaceape Record
According to Kode9‘s Twitter account, the producer’s finally wrapped his second full-length with the Spaceape. Due out in April, it’s called Black Sun, which all-but-confirms that it’s gonna sound as delightfully gloomy as the following standout from their last album…
VIDEO: Demdike Stare, “Hashashashin Chant”
Demdike Stare‘s Tryptych collection–a three-disc set of the duo’s limited vinyl albums, rounded out by a handful of bonus tracks–is due out February 1 through Modern Love. You can sample most of the songs here.
COMING SOON: James Blake, ‘James Blake’
The Artist/Album: James Blake, James Blake (February 7, Atlas/A&M) The Details: While it’s still unclear whether James Blake’s debut album will get a proper major label rollout here or not–Atlas is his A&M-funded imprint in the UK–we’re certainly looking forward to importing the following songs either way…
2010 IN REVIEW: Darkstar, ‘North’
Quite a few records logged repeat listens on our office stereo this year. Here’s one of them: