Archive for May, 2011
Here are a few mini reviews that I have prepared a few months ago but never got a chance to publish… As with all music – there’s no such thing as time – so, if you haven’t uncovered these gems yet, I’ll be glad to be the one to introduce! Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma (Warp) [...]
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Australian label, Hidden Shoal Recordings, has been featured more than once on this site. In fact, we’ve recently celebrated label’s releases with our Sound Bytes : Hidden Shoal Special, featuring reviews of the latest from Markus Mehr, Slow Dancing Society, Jumpel, and Antonymes. But the music speaks through sound, and not words. And so, without [...]
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Matt van Ax is a good ol’ friend of mine. In the late 90s Matt spent countless hours perfecting his DJing skills, creating seamless transitions of perfectly beat matched tracks across the kick-drum pounding genres. And even after numerous gigs in the clubs and underground parties across the globe, he still spins till this day… [...]
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Tags: ambient dub, dub techno
On my true Headphone Commute between New York and Philadelphia, Spring rushes past the windows of a high-speed tilting train. With two hours of music, a laptop, and spotty Wi-Fi service, I can catch up to the latest compilations that have truly excited me about the latest evolution of sound. Here are three of my [...]
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Tags: drum'n'bass, glitch, idm, tech house
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was originally published by Headphone Commute in March, 2008. Ported over as a flashback in May, 2011... Please enjoy responsibly...] On July 9, 1992, a small label, starting off as a record shop in Sheffield, England, released a first installment of its Artificial Intelligence series, with the purpose of showcasing some [...]
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Tags: idm
Mix : Yoja – Fly
Through a seemingly random occurrence I am introduced to some amazing new artists, in this almost magical mix by a mysterious Russian selector, known by the name of Yoja. The name of this special mix speaks all for itself, and through a 30+ minute journey, Yoja, “a true master of the mental acrobatics”, invites you [...]
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Tags: ambient
In our daily lives full of routines, tasks, and errands, we forget the simplest things. Our lives are filled with self created rules, constraints and expectations. And when these are not aligned, we simply get distraught. This pain and suffering is an unnecessary misery. In my mind it’s just the natural outcome when the events [...]
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Tags: ambient, modern classical
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