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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s legendary album, Nevermind. Which means a media frenzy around the record that caused a media frenzy even back then. And while the quintessential grunge album certainly deserves a fresh spin on this special day, it certainly wasn’t the only ingenious record released that year. In fact, constructing this list of amazing album released during the year that punk broke, one might wonder if 1991 wasn’t one of the best years for music—ever!
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With the anticipations building for Daft Punk’s upcoming TRON:Legacy soundtrack, URB figured it would be a good time to recall some of our fusions between electronic music and the celluloid arts . In some cases, the movie made songs into hits. In others, the music far outdid it’s cinematic affiliation. In all cases, it made for some of our favorite movie moments. …MORE
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“Swoon” is a great friggin’ word. Not only is it a state of being that most of us miss from our boring adult lives, but it always makes me think of My Bloody Valentine, no doubt because their song “Soon” has such a swooning effect. Kind a textual synesthesia if you will. Swoon is also the name of the newest Silversun Pick-Ups album, and now the first single off the Chemical Brother’s new full-length, Further. And does the song live up to it’s title? That’s a bingo!
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Walking down empty streets usually signifies the end of a night for someone, the wind hitting his face, footsteps creepily getting louder and storefronts dimmed. Drunks, gluttons and heathens are all around, as things keep winding down as time passes. The only soundtrack to fuel the night’s depth of darkness is the sounds of King Midas Sound, the dub-child of Kevin Martin (aka The Bug), Roger Robinson and Hitomi. The trio’s tracks inhabit cinematic landscapes, which are unearthed by rhymes, alternately power and soft. Their Hyperdub full-length, Waiting For You, was just released with notable reception, and it comes as no surprise, considering the gears that made the wheels turn. We took time out with one of those gears, Kevin Martin, to speak about the process of songwriting, views on “reviving trip-hop” and much more.
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