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Recently found Kevin Saunderson's Faces and Phases on beatport and d/l'ed it. He is one of the " Belleville Three " (Detroit Techno) guys along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May. Gritty, direct, occasionally straight-up acid house-sounding, but where it's diverging into techno is the use of noise and potentially grating samples. Percussive sounds such as hats and claps rarely vary. It's just pow-pow-pow-pow...
If you are looking for a good primer or need to find some new classic electronic albums to listen to, check out Slant Magazine 25 greatest Electronic Albums of the 20th century . Its a lot of what you would expect but there are some interesting ones that might not be on your list: 14. Derrick May Innovator 15. Global Communication 76:14 16. The Art of Noise (Who's Afraid of) The Art of Noise! 17. 808...
Welcome to the Larger Than Life Chronicles, a new occasional feature here in Hackistan. It's a place to tell the stories of great, albeit under-recognized people from all walks of life. I can't begin to describe the glee I felt when I found this. Having grown up on a diet of the Electrifying Mojo in the 80s, in the iTunes-YouTube era, he's become a wonderful sub-obsession to the main music obsession...
Some techno die-hards will tell you that the action at Hart Plaza is only a precursor to the really good stuff: the parties that sprout like reeds all over the city on Memorial Day weekend. This year will be no exception, with dozens of events scheduled at lofts, warehouses, nightclubs and other venues. Here's some best-of weekend picks and a full list of afterparties.
SINCE 2001 the Triptych Festival has wowed crowds in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow with its rare blend of funk, soul, hip- hop and electronica, and our reviewers were there
People think that there's only one big music event in Leeds and it's sponsored by wazz-weak lager. Not true. At the end of May, the exciting looking Wax:On Live is taking place which features a huge variety of acts to...
Right, I'm off for two weeks holidays. This year has been very productive so far, but it has also been very hectic and the past three months have dragged on a bit. Time for a break in Thailand to recharge...
Maccabi Tel Aviv will face Barcelona tonight at Tel Aviv's Nokia Auditorium in the first game of a best-of-three series to determine who advances to the Euroleague semifinal. Tel Aviv will also host the third encounter, should one be needed. ...
Making covers of well known stuff are almost always a good catch. However getting to do a cover album of the greatest electronic anthems ever straight on is a mammoth task. Simply for the fact that these are really the biggest electronic anthems ever and you don't have the chance to go wrong. Decide to [...]
