TAG: Roxy Music

Oct18

10 Banned Album Covers (NSFW)

Kanye West is pop culture’s ultimate villian these days, but he is hardly the first to challenge the sense and sensibility of mainstream culture. The news today that the album artwork for his upcoming album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, has been “banned” just makes him the latest in a long line of artists who album art pushed the limits. …MORE

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Mar06

Kasper Bjørke – Standing on Top of Utopia (Review)

Kasper Bjørke

Standing on top of Utopia

Released by hfn


Kasper Bjørke has had a lengthy career, and here’s his second full-length album. He comes from the heart of the thriving Copenhagen electronic scene along with Trentemøller. After more than a decade as a busy producer and DJ, Kasper has released his work on labels like Plant Music, Fine, Thugfucker and V2 Records and received a Danish Music Award as Best Producer for the well-known project Filur. Standing On Top Of Utopia is a multi-genre journey through glittering synthesizer jams, warm throbbing post-disco trips, dark pop songs and haunting minimal house with an analogue feel. Bjørke employs a handful of Danish singers--Louise Foo, who is sister to Sharin of The Ravonettes, Tomas Höffding of WhoMadeWho, and Jacob Bellens--instrumentalists like Davide Rossi (Coldplay, Røyksopp), and American musicians Kap10Kurt and Dominique Keegan for this offering.

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Jan19

Groove Armada “Shameless” Feat. Bryan Ferry Exclusive (MP3)

From RCRD LBL:

How can a tune invoke both a smoky Parisian café glinting with the reflections of lost loves and early David Bowie? Bryan Ferry keeps his legendary Roxy Music roots front and center on this exclusive Groove Armada tune—replete with a downtempo melody, piano keys and a plaintive beat that turns tempestuous. It’s Groove Armada—sexy’s a given! But there’s something more intellectual at play; it’s clear this sound is more dance-informed progression than chillout track.

Couldn’t have said it better myself. We just reviewed Groove Armada’s upcoming album, Black Light, and gave it …

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Nov26

Underworld vs. The Misterons – Athens (Review)

Underworld vs. The Misterons

Athens

Released by !K7


Being a very large fan of Underworld for quite some time now I was initially curious to discover what these two Essex boys were really on about.  Needless to say they have not let us down. Athens, titled from the accompanying painting that adorns the album, is a beautiful jazz offering of the highest caliber from the musical minds of Lemonworld Studios.  The feel of this album actually falls right in line with the classicism that has become the modern Underworld with its emphasis on the art of music, ...

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