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Svein Brunstad

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Alien in the city of lost angels, originally from Norway. Architect, graphic designer, DJ and music journalist. Obsessive about music

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Nov16

Sepalcure – Sepalcure (Review)

Sepalcure

Sepalcure

Released by Hotflush


NYC duo Sepalcure are releaseing their much anticipated debut full length through Hotflush Recordings. The London label that from its start in 2003 quickly became synonymous with the sound that came to be known as Dubstep, and its tradition of unearthing the best new talent in bass music. Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (Braille), utilize the broader canvas of the album format to develop their collaborative process and incorporate the diverse influences present in their solo work to their sonic mixture. Machinedrum has already released one of the ...

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Nov01

The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble – New record & US Tour

 

Brandt Brauer Frick have done it again. Last year, the German trio’s debut album, You Make Me Real, successfully fused techno and classical music. Now Daniel Brandt, Jan Brauer and Paul Frick have taken their genre-defying experiment to the next level with the Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble. They’ve ditched the computers they used to arrange You Make Me Real and expanded the band to a ten-piece so they can play handcrafted dance grooves completely live. …MORE

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Oct03

L-Vis 1990 – Neon Dreams (Review)

L-Vis 1990

Neon Dreams

Released by PMR Records / Island Records


London electronic label Night Slugs have defined dance floors with indefinable dance music since early 2008, and the club turned label’s steady run of 12-inches have blessed us with thick synth chords, echoes of old-skool rave euphoria and futuristic house vibes. Night Slugs is the creation of Alex Sushon AKA Bok Bok and James Connolly AKA L-Vis 1990, and the the wider Night Slugs posse includes Girl Unit and Jam City from London, Kingdom from New York, Egyptrixx from Toronto and other trendsetters like Lil Silva, Mosca, Gucci Vump, ...

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Sep27

Renaissance Man – The Renaissance Man Project (Review)

Renaissance Man

The Renaissance Man Project



Finnish duo Renaissance Man are ready with their debut LP The Renaissance Man Project released on Turbo; the label founded by Tiga in Montreal back in 1998, and known for the success of acts like Chromeo and most recently, Azari & III. The Nordic production duo has been pioneering a new breed of house and club music, similar to Claude Von Stroke, Jesse Rose, Canblaster and Myrryrs, and they met while working in the same architect’s office in Helsinki. They have been championed by tastemakers like Dubsided and Sound ...

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Sep17

Colonel Red – Keep Walkin (Review)

Colonel Red

Keep Walkin

Released by Tokyo Dawn Records


On his new album Keep Walkin, London-based Colonel Red decided to make a departure from the electronic production of his earlier albums and turn back to his musical roots. But don’t worry; his sound is still the same on his third album, just more analog. As on his 2005 debut Blue Eye Blak, you can still hear traces of broken beat through his modern take on jazz, soul, funk and fusion. He is backed by organic horns, subtle guitar, deep bass lines and jazzy keyboard melodies that ...

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