This is one of those times where listening to a producer who has such a diverse range of influences is so satisfying. Paul Blackford manages to tie it all together with such precision that listening to his Deploy Strategic Reinforcement is totally pure and a fresh change. When you hear...
Once again, Christmas came early courtesy of the fine folks at Madison House: The 2019 Electric Forest lineup is here! Before we delve into that, allow me to remind those of you with loyalty codes from previous Forests that the presale starts TOMORROW, December 5th at 12 pm ET. Be...
In his first original release in six years, Gesaffelstein appears to be in the same foreboding, dark place as he was when he left us with Aleph. Which is precisely where we need and want him to be. It's not as if he's been idle this whole time; he collaborated...
On a chilly Tuesday in November, Rufus Du Sol brought the warmth of Sydney and feels-a-plenty of their music to First Avenue’s mainroom in Minneapolis. They also brought a fantastic billing of support to open for them. (Photo gallery for those who prefer) I got tied up at will call...
There's a new album out today by a music producer you're unfamiliar with, which you will happily remedy by the time you're done reading this article. That producer, Marley Carroll, has built a nice little nest at the intersection of Bonobo and Tycho, in a more upbeat neighborhood of Ulrich Schnauss. It’s quite...
If I were to ask you to come up with the makings of a party atmosphere, you probably wouldn’t respond with ‘Minneapolis on a Wednesday night’ in your first thousand answers. It might impress you, then, to know that Wednesday in Minneapolis is exactly where Gorgon City’s party played out....
RL Grime is back with his annual Halloween mix, two hours of the spookiest, darkest, droppingest tracks he can find. A perfect backdrop for adding those finishing touches to your costume, or for the last-minute mania for those of us who are better at procrastinating than, well, anything. Not much...
As soon as I saw the tracklist for George FitzGerald's sophomore record, All That Must Be, my mind focused on one track in particular, 'Half-Light - Night Version' featuring Tracey Thorne, for a couple of reasons. Most of my excitement was due to Tracey Thorne's return to the electronic music...
If your musical taste is heading in an experimental/memory inducing house music, then this Russian producer is your muse. The first thing I noticed is the great dynamics in WaveStrip's style, from deep-house-electro to alternative and experimental, all this within the 80s FamiTracker style sounds/chip music. Just listen to Game of acid, all...
The French producer on a winning spree, aka CloZee, graced Minneapolis with a midweek appearance at the Loft, much to the delight of the nearly capacity crowd. CloZee’s music doesn’t spend a lot of time in one place. Generally, you might say it tends to hover at the intersection of...