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Review: Mazarin – We’re Already There
Mazarin We’re Already There I & Ear Records Street: 07.26 Mazarin = James – Glastonbury + Flaming Lips – Aliens Historians have a luxury not offered to the rest of us. Rather than looking forward, they can peel back the events as they happened and find the foreshadowing with a fair amount of accuracy. Of
Review: Gene Loves Jezebel – Promise, Immigrant, Discover
Gene Loves Jezebel Promise, Immigrant, Discover (Reissues) Beggars Banquet Street: 06.07 Gene Loves Jezebel = Glam + Goth + Pop + Rock There will be those who suggest that the Jezebels were nothing more than a one-hit wonder, placing them among the brilliant and overlooked Psychedelic Furs, Soft Cell, etc., and in the money-making sense,
Review: Dead Hollywood Stars – Smoke and Mirrors
Dead Hollywood Stars Smoke and Mirrors Hymen Street: 07.11 Electronic Americana! Dead Hollywood Stars have pioneered across the dusty plains with spaghetti Western and have panned for gold in the Old West to sift out the finest nugget of country-esque music. After two successful full-length albums of Hollywood soundtrack Western music, John Sellekaers and company
Review: Dismantled – Breed to Death
Dismantled Breed to Death Metropolis Street: 04.25 As soon as I saw there was a cover of Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up,” I couldn’t wait to listen to Breed to Death, the preview to Dismantled’s third album, Standard Issue. I was never a fan of Dismantled (the whole trying-to-sound-like-Frontline Assembly thing turned me off), so I
Review: Rotersand – Welcome to Goodbye
Rotersand Welcome to Goodbye Metropolis Street: 06.27 The 90s industrial act The Fair Sex decided to update their sound and the name of their act to fit the new direction of harsh electronic music—creating their new shape in the form of Rotersand. With Welcome to Goodbye as their sophomore release, the act is growing as
Review: M2 – The Frozen Spark
M2 The Frozen Spark Ant Zen Street: 06.08 Squaremeter has always been consistent for keeping his signature beeping and for having intense negative space, but changing it up enough to keep it interesting. This time Mathis Mootz goes into a completely different direction with ominous, ambient soundscapes filled with hollow whispers and eerie consistencies. The
Review: DJ Rupert – Nutwood EP
DJ Rupert Nutwood EP Swing City Another hit release is out this season from the Swing City boys. This time, label DJ Rupert presents his scholar styles and unique expression of sounds. Rhyme and Rhythm, this EP brings us back to character- and quality-defining house music. Featuring “Bring us Back,” a bass-driven, disco-funk flavored number,
Review: Grant Nelson – So Special
Grant Nelson So Special Swing City Grant Nelson is back! Just in time for Balearic Season—this hot little number is right off the back of the “life” single, released earlier this year. Including “club” and “dub” mixes, this disco groover will top charts in full swank. Featuring vocal stabs, GN beats, funky ass bass, keys
Review: Off the Cuff – Shake
Off the Cuff “Shake” Soulfuric Trax From northeast England, the production duo of “Off the Cuff” are Karl Frampton and Si Liliker. Welcoming them to the Soulfuric team with new single “Shake,” these folks know the nectar of the house fruit. Aside includes the swingin’ talent of Martin Ikin and Darren Giles for the “Solid
Review: Hardsoul ft. New Cool Collective – Bounson
Hardsoul ft. New Cool Collective Bounson Hardsoul Pressings It’s here, the long-awaited debut release of Hardsoul Pressings! The boys from Amsterdam (Roog and Greg) are precision and engineering at its finest. As they continue to go from hit to hit with strength, they’re in demand and the studio work is more profound than ever. This