TAG: new wave

Mar03

Munk – The Bird and The Beat (Review)

Munk

The Bird and The Beat

Released by Gomma Records


Mathias Modica aka Munk is ready with his third album, The Beat and the bird. The DJ, multi-instrumentalist and producer releases his album on Gomma Records, the label he co- founded and which is known for quality dance music. He’s basically Germany’s James Murphy, and even though James didn’t participate this time, big players like Etienne de Crecy, Alex Gopher, and Jan Driver (Boys Noize) shared the production credits. The all-rounder himself performs on everything from piano, synths, xylophones, bass, guitars and drum machines. He’s a big player like ...

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Feb03

Cut Copy – Zonoscope (Review)

Cut Copy

Zonoscope

Released by Modular


While Cut Copy’s previous releases saw them producing music predominately along the lines of neon-drenched electro-pop/rock meant for the dance floor, their third album sounds like it was meant to take you somewhere much higher. Zonoscope glimmers with a certain sonic presence that sort of showers the ears in idyllic ecstasy – so much, that you’ll probably catch yourself looking down to make sure your feet are still on the ground. This album grooves and glides through the ear canals while inducing a hypnotic bout of movement in the course ...

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Jul26

Live review: Robyn & Kelis @ The Music Box in L.A. (7.23.10) (MP3)

This was the kick-off performance of Robyn and Kelis’s North American co-headlining road show.  After a few weeks of exchanging tweets about the outing, they decided to name it the “All Hearts” tour. With both of them having new albums out, it was exciting to hear a mix of old bangers and new anthems.

First one out was R&B vamp Kelis, and she was surrounded by 2 dj’s and one drummer. It was all about glitz and glam; she was wearing a purple sequined jumpsuit and a silver sparkly wig, looking like Patrice Rushen on disco overload, and she looked stunning. She opened up with “22nd Century,” a filtered house gem from her new album Flesh Tone, and then continued with old songs like “Young, Fresh N’ New”, …

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Jul08

Bustin’ Out 1982: New Wave to New Beat Vol. 2 (Review)

Various

Bustin Out 1982: New Wave to New Beat Vol. 2

Released by 101 Distribution


The last thing this retro-fueled world needs is another compilation about how fabulous the early '80s were. We get it, the birth of punk, hip hop, new wave. Yadda, yadda, yadda. But here comes Mike Maguire of Juno Reactor with Bustin Out 1982 New Wave to New Beat Vol 2, a savvy collection that focuses not on a single artist, label or scene, but cleverly, a single year. Picking up where Bustin’ Out New Wave to New Beat: The Post Punk Era 1979–1981 left off, Maguire charts the rise ...

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Apr20

D.C.’s 9:30 Club Turns 30, Online Rockumentary

Music fans may have noticed that when a band plays in the DC area, there’s a good chance it’s at the 9:30 Club. Though I have never been to DC, this is one place I would make a pilgrimage to. Once it was the center of the underground scene that thrived in the area, now it is where bands perfect their craft. While today it is in a new space, the landmark club has some truly humble beginnings and it seems to have been in the right hands for 30 years. The Washington Post published a multimedia history of the club. Informative and inspiring, it’s a reminder of the power of music when it’s not consumed by the powers that be.

Check it out here

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