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Aug31

Klaxons – Surfing The Void (Review)

Klaxons

Surfing The Void

Released by Polydor



Remember when some blokes from London who called themselves the Klaxons helped launch a made up genre called "new rave" where hipsters got drunk and waved glow sticks around while dancing to such classics as "Gravity's Rainbow" and "Golden Skans"? The entire album was eventually remixed and played on dance floors everywhere inspiring a change of uniform from black to neon. The folklore has always been there - the taking of shaman ...

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Apr28

GRUM Exclusive Interview (Video & MP3)


If you’ve been on Hype Machine lately, then you probably already know that Scottish import GRUM wants you to dance. From his many remixes including the luxurious 80s feeling take on Lady GaGa’s “Bad Romance” to his own album Heartbeats out May 18th on Ultra – he is accomplishing just that. Oh yes, and he’s also currently on tour with the Twelves – playing this Thursday the 29th at Santos Party House in NYC and in LA on May 8th at V-Lounge with many stops in between. This all feels quite important – so URB caught up with this electronic maestro on what he studied at university, how he makes music and his belief in hedonism……

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Dec18

DJ Mehdi – Red, Black & Blue (Review)

DJ Mehdi

Red, Black & Blue

Released by Ed Banger


In 1988 eleven-year-old Mehdi Faveris Essadi acquired his first tape: Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. The rest is history and somewhat documented on this collection of remixes. "When it comes to this remix game, I have only one rule: first there is THE BEAT. Remixing = beat making + having fun," says Mehdi.

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Nov12

Pretty Lights Exclusive Interview (MP3)

This electronic dude Pretty Lights (Colorado based producer Derek Vincent Smith) has been selling out shows all over the nation and he’s not even on a label yet. All three of his albums are available on www.prettylightsmusic.com for the sanctioned and amazing price of FREE. His live shows are mind-bending experiences of the Pink Floyd variety, tripping the light fantastic and all that good stuff. From secret shows with Chromeo to having Tabu from the Black Eyed Peas jump onstage to freestyle over his beats – it’s safe to say dude is on the verge of explosion. URB jumped at the chance to delve into growing up in Sunday School, the overwhelming influence of House of Pain and well….read for yourselves….

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