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Guedra Guedra-“Vexillology”: Album Review

Here’s a bit of back story to prime and hip you to you to Guedra Guedra and his great new album. Vexillology is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general. Referring as much to ...
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Seb Zito-“Truth In My Steps”: Album Review

Ever since Seb Zito first discovered electronic music in 94, he has evolved right through many elements of the underground scene. He has forged a strong house and techno sound since establishing himself as a resident at Fuse, however echoes of a ...
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Dax Pierson-“Nerve Bumps; A Queer Divine Dissatisfaction”: Album Review

Dax Pierson is a musician/producer who has called the East Bay home for 20 years. He was co- founder of the bands Subtle and 13 & God, a touring member of left of center hip-hop group Themselves and an associate of the Anticon collective. In ...
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Craig Connelly-“A Sharper Edge”: Album Review

Three years ago Craig Connelly debuted with his LP “One Second Closer.” For Craig himself the three year break provided him the time to evolve as a producer and elevate him from a promising name to major contender. With the arenas and festivals ...
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Rheinzand-“Rheinzand”: Album Review

Rheinzand is a collaborative project between Reinhard Vanbergen, the multi-instrumentalist producer, Charlotte Caluwaerts and Mo Disko from the renowned duo The Glimmers. Rheinzand’s songs are a mixture of dance music’s rich history, giving nods ...
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V/A-“Hard In Bangkok”: Album Review

The official Press Release pitch goes like this. After a three-part series of mini-releases, Barong Family’s highly anticipated “Hard in Bangkok” LP is finally out in full force! Although travel is limited for many listeners right now, the ...
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Atelier-“Varsam Court”: Album Review

Berlin-based imprint Lossless is releasing the debut album from South African electronic duo Atelier on October 11. Atelier is made up of childhood friends Alexander Inggs and Jaś Miszewski. Both share a deep passion for analog synthesizers, drum ...
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jackLNDN-“Thoughts”: Album Review

Electric Disco Man. That’s what you’ll find if you jump over to jackLNDN’s official Facebook page. Jack’s journey in music began at age seven, singing in professional choirs. By the age of ten, he will have met Queen Elizabeth and recorded ...
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Tinlicker-“This Is Not Our Universe”: Album Review

Tinlicker are the modern face of Dutch electronic dance music. Based out of Utrecht, the guys started their journey in late 2012, honing their sound, continually shaping their destination, and documenting their new ideas in music for labels Anjuna...
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Alex Mine & D-Deck- “IPSUM”: Album Review

Alex Mine emerged from the Italian underground gaining the attention of some of today's biggest Techno producers and DJs including the likes Carl Cox, Adam Beyer and Ritchie Hawtin. D-Deck also has a stellar reputation as one of Italy's top Techno ...