Category: Electronic Music
Dilla's Beats Pound From Beyond The grave
By DJ M on June 22nd, 2006
In Electronic Music
J DILLA’S upcoming album, The Shining, is setting up to be one of the most highly anticipated hip hop albums of 2006. The late hip-hop producer J Dilla's second solo project The Shining, which was nearly completed when he died Feb. 10, will be issued Au… more »
Philip Sherburne's Techno Month
By DJ M on June 22nd, 2006
In Electronic Music
PITCHFORK "For this column I'd intended to write an all-encompassing review of both MUTEK and Sónar, but after eight days of shows at both fests…and five cumulative days of assorted afterparties, the idea of presenting a totalizing perspective seems not… more »
Check Out New Categories
By DJ M on June 20th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys, Electronic Music, Miscellaneous Music
If you've paid very close attention, you might have noticed that we have finally gotten around to setting up some Categories for each post. Instead of evey post being an "Announcement," all posts will also be tagged to a specific Category; as of now, we… more »
Uusitalo – “Tulenkantaja” (Huume)
By DJ M on June 20th, 2006
In Electronic Music
Do Not Fear Techno
PITCHFORK has a review by wonder writer Philip Sherburne
PITCHFORK writer Drew Daniel (of Matmos?) reviews the track “Paskaa Musaa”
VILLAGE VOICE has a review by Andy Beta
FORCED EXPOSURE is one of the best sources for electronic… more »
Take A Swim
By DJ M on June 20th, 2006
In Electronic Music
Swimmingpool is Düsseldorf natives Michael Scheibenreiter and Stefan Schwander. On their new album Good Old Music, they make fun, summer sun dance music.
MUSIC FOR ROBOTS has a review and MP3
COMBINATION lists the record
NONSTUFF PODCAST has an OK… more »
Sorry We're A Little Late With This One
By DJ M on June 19th, 2006
In Electronic Music
DANGER MOUSE is one of our most favorite artists.
NY TIMES MAGAZINE "What changed everything was when I got into Woody Allen," says Danger Mouse, whose real name is Brian Burton. "When I got to college, I saw 'Manhattan' and 'Deconstructing Harry.'… more »
More Great Eastern European Electronic Music
By DJ M on June 19th, 2006
In Electronic Music
TBA EMPTY: Stupid Rotation CD (MAXE 010CD)
According to the label: “TBA Empty is Tbilisi, Georgia-based Goslab member Natalie Beridze, and this is her fourth full-length release on the Max Ernst label. Without a doubt, this new TBA Empty album is abo… more »
Hyphy or Hype?
By DJ M on June 2nd, 2006
In Electronic Music
YAHOO NEWS interviews Bay Area hip-hop hyphy head E-40.
PITCHFORK interviews fellow Bay Area hip-hop future star Keak Da Sneak
MIX TAPE TALK interviews The Demolition Men
SOUNDSLAM interviews Killa Klump
More HYPHY headlines:
INSIDE BAY AREA
CREA… more »
Superlongevity 4: Perlon All-Stars
By DJ M on May 30th, 2006
In Electronic Music
Perlon’s stable of artists features the best minimal techno/tech-house musicians in the game today. These electronic wizards know how to channel an enticing minimal sound by balancing repetition and change with an extra bit of booty-shaking funk.
Her… more »
Industrial hip-hop
By DJ M on May 15th, 2006
In Electronic Music
SLOW SUICIDE STIMULUS’ debut, self-titled album was released in March to little fanfare. It’s too bad that one of the best albums of 2006 has received almost no media attention. Slow Suicide Stimulus = DUSTED DONS (Govone, Charlie Chan & Melski) a… more »
R&B star Ne-Yo can't figure out brian wilson
By DJ M on May 8th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys, Electronic Music
SOUND GENERATOR What about someone like Brian Wilson, does that inspire you, with the harmony thing?
Oh yeah, I can't remember the name of the song, but they're doing this harmony, and to this day I can't figure out every note that's in it! more »
Dance music gets more ctitical atention
By DJ M on May 8th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys, Electronic Music
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS “The inveterate rock bias in the music papers, magazines and academia has left much dancefloor history still undocumented. The trad agenda set by commentators in the Sixties, heavy with value judgments - glorifying the work of the… more »
Strip Hop
By DJ M on May 8th, 2006
In Electronic Music
YAHOO NEWS "'Strip clubs have become the main breaking place for records, especially in the South,' says Jermaine Dupri, president of urban music for Virgin Records." more »
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