TAG: IDM

May18

Listen To New Aphex Twin Music (Video)

Anyone familiar with the full discography of Richard D. James knows just how prolific he was in the ’90s. Which is why it’s so frustrating that there’s not been a whole lot of Aphex music since the 2005 Analord releases, which tended to fall on the harder side of Jame’s musical spectrum. Now Aphex Twin is doing a series of DJ dates in Europe, and they’re supposedly chocked full of new music, including this wonderfully dreamy six-minute segment captured by an audience member. The video sucks, but the audio is fantastic— all blurbling beats and chiming synths. Makes me wanna do the doodlebug dance in phat pants. [Pitchfork]



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Apr18

Bonobo – Black Sands (Review)

Bonobo

Black Sands

Released by Ninja Tune


Bonobo, also known as DJ and producer Simon Green, is back with the highly anticipated follow-up to his 2009 release Live at Koko with a new record, Black Sands. With already an impressive body of work with the full-lengths Animal Magic, Dial 'M' For Monkey, Days to Come, in addition to countless EPs and single releases (my personal favorite being the Scuba EP), Simon Green has kept busy by growing and innovating beyond his previous work of years past. His compositional technique, rivaling some of the work put out by DJ Shadow (see Endtroducing), labelmates Amon Tobin and Blockhead (see Music By Cavelight), Madlib, and Guillermo Scott-Herren (also known as Prefuse 73) illustrates a nuanced meeting point for the inspired fusing of Green’s varied melodious interests.  

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Apr13

Dosh – Tommy (Review)

Dosh

Tommy

Released by anticon.


One of the greatest things about hip-hop (and really all contemporary music for that matter) is the fact that so many artists intentionally blur the lines between genres, borrowing from the wide range of sources available to them while refusing to be boxed in by a certain tag. Therefore it is with hesitance that I announce that Dosh’s newest record, Tommy, is a wild adventure in left field hip-hop, because it really isn’t hip-hop at all.
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Mar02

Daedelus – “Fin de Siècle” (Video)

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Righteous Fists of Harmony is being issued March 23. In preparation for this event, Daedelus has gifted fans with this here video. There’s no hip hop shuffle, but a nice ambient strain to it all. Not surprising, but a bit different.

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Nov03

The Books – “Classy Penguin” (Video)

First of all, the Books might be the best name for a band ever. That being said, classifying its music is just as difficult as locating some obtuse non-fiction books at your local mom and pop shop. Is it history, journalism, travel writing? So, just take in this duo’s music – whether or not it’s IDM, indie stylings or other…

11/19 Waltham, MA Rose Art Museum
11/21 Bellingham, WA Mainstage
11/23 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
11/24 Seattle, WA Triple Door (2 sets, early and late)
11/25 Vancouver, BC The Clutch
11/26 Calgary, AB Broken City
11/27 San Francisco, CA Noe Valley Ministry
11/28 San Francisco, CA Noe Valley Ministry
11/29 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
11/30 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
12/01 Minneapolis, MN …

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