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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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Sep28

Aeroplane – We Can’t Fly (Review)

Aeroplane

We Can't Fly

Released by Wall of Sound, Eskimo Recordings


Belgian outfit Aeroplane is now on a solo flight after a mysterious split a couple of months ago. The classically trained Vito De luca is now the captain, and he has to prove the hype created by the DJ/remixers who made their name on a stunning remix of Friendly Fires' “Paris”. We Can't Fly is one of the most anticipated albums of 2010. It was recorded all over of the world; from Toulouse, Paris and London to Los Angeles, and it was co-produced by French back-to-the-future producer ...

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Sep27

The Hundred in the Hands – The Hundred in the Hands (Review)

The Hundred in the Hands

The Hundred in the Hands

Released by Warp



Eleanore Everdell and Jason Friedman are a new-wave duo from Brooklyn (where else?). They’ve been riding on some buzz and a couple of great EP’s, and their self-titled girl/boy synth-pop album is released by Warp Records. It’s not a typical release by the former challenging and uniquely beautiful electronica label, but so wasn’t Grizzly Bear. The Hundred in the Hands LP is full of complex and personal pop songs rooted in the music of NYC's storied underground. The 11 tracks on the album is a combination of ...

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Sep16

Junip – Fields (Review)

Junip

Fields

Released by Mute


Rock trio Junip is Swedish indie folkster José González’s reunited band. The band formed back in Gothenberg in the late 90s' as a teenage hardcore group, and they have released a few singles and EPs. They got together for their new record Fields after a 5-year break where Sony used González’s cover of The Knifes “Heartbeats” to sell TV's back in 2005, and with the international success of Veneer and selling a million records he toured his solo material for a few years. This is the ...

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Sep14

Mount Kimbie – Crooks & Lovers (Review)

Mount Kimbie

Crooks & Lovers

Released by Hotflush Recordings


London duo Mount Kimbie are ready with their debut album Crooks & Lovers after having released a couple of EPs on British dubstep label Hotflush. Dominic Maker and Kai Campos have also caused some stir with their excellent remixes, and they sound nothing like their peers. They have an indie approach to their electronic beats, and in a world of shifting sounds they’re already defining "post-dubstep". They have more in common with Dilla, Four Tet or Boards of Canada than the UK bass scene, but the fractured ...

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Sep09

Donn T :: Soulful Futuristic Dance Music (interview) (MP3)

Get ready for Donn T, she’s the sister of everybody’s favorite late night drummer ?uestlove, and her new album Kaleidoscopic is out for global release. The Philly native and global citizen is no newcomer to the music scene; her parents were touring musicians and she’s been working behind the scene with Common (“I Am Music”), the Randy Watson Experience (”Morning Bell”), licensed music for TV and film,  and shared stage with artists like Amy Winehouse, Zap Mama, John Legend, Les Nubians, Floetry and more. Now it’s Donn T’s turn to be the headliner. The album is produced by the French broken beat wizard and jazzman Dj Simbad, and with Kaleidoscopic they go on a genre-busting journey where he backs her beautiful deep vocals and lyrics with a broad range of moods, styles and tempos. …MORE

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