A Magazine for Craftmakers
SUPPORT THIS: Matthew Dear Sets the Stage For Tom Tom Club
Words and Photos by Andrew Parks The Artist and Their Latest Release: Matthew Dear, Black City (Ghostly, 2010) Who He Opened For: Tom Tom Club @ Irving Plaza, 1.12.11 Why He Could Have Been Headlining:
THE S/T ARCHIVES: Deep In the Heart of Memphis With Jay Reatard
Photo and Story by J Bennett Has it really been a year? That’s what the self-titled staff said this morning, as we scoured the day’s sites and realized that Jay Reatard left us on January 13, 2010. In tribute to one of the most compelling real deal rock stars we’ve ever had the pleasure to […]
NOW PLAYING: Jesu, ‘Heart Ache & Dethroned’
The Artist/Album: Jesu, Heart Ache & Dethroned (Hydra Head, 2010) A Short Review: Yesterday and today collide as Justin Broadrick props his out-of-print debut up alongside a freshly-cut EP that was started way back in 2004. While Heart Ache features two side-swallowing epics, and Dethroned focuses its energies on concentrated bursts of cloud-scraping, pedal-pushing bliss, […]
Night of Broken Glass: A Jay Reatard Mixtape
If you like any of the following tracks in our unofficial Jay Reatard mix, please support the artist’s estate by buying his music. And if you’re in any way affiliated with Jay and would like us to take this tape down, please just let us know. If you ask us, however, the only way to […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Recent Mixes From James Blake and Pariah
While everyone seems to suddenly be into James Blake–and with good reason, for the most part–we’re more partial to his R&S labelmate Pariah. After all, it’s not every day where you stumble upon a young producer who sees nothing wrong with dropping Fennesz in the same set as a stack of house singles. Hear what […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Justine D’s Exclusive Italians Do It Better Compilation
When we noticed that Justine D was bringing the extended Italians Do It Better family back to New York this week, the self-titled staff had one simple question: why not ask the longtime promoter/vinyl-toting DJ/part-time pastry maker (no, really) to cut an exclusive IDIB mix for us? Justine answered the call and went one step […]
Warp Issues Statement On the Death of Broadcast’s Trish Keenan
“It is with great sadness we announce that Trish Keenan from Broadcast passed away at 9am this morning in hospital. She died from complications with pneumonia after battling the illness for two weeks in intensive care. Our thoughts go out to James, Martin, her friends and her family and we request that the public respect […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream Warp’s Special Broadcast Playlist
Find out more about Broadcast at Warp’s official page here, or by scanning the songs and videos below…
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Earth, “Father Midnight”
Read more about Earth here, including an extensive interview with frontman Dylan Carlson. And thanks to NPR for the “Father Midnight” reveal.