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Shango: "The One"
Jackpot Records were the shit. If you ever needed to make inroads into nineties’ club culture but lacked the free...
Jul 03, 2009
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Major Lazer f/ Mr. Lexx & Santigold: "Hold The Line"
On paper Major Lazer sounds like an only-in-2k9 absurdity, notable mostly for how M.I.A. going top five probably hooked Diplo...
Jul 01, 2009
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Sleep Whale: "Josh Likes Me"
You know what feels good in the summer? Elderflower-Pear Martinis; taste like lychees. You know what else? Lively acoustic instrumental...
Jun 25, 2009
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Bobby Evans: "Freak-A-Zoid Robotz"
LA’s got a real moment going on right now—just ask any one of the many futuristic, electro-tinged beatmakers making the...
Jun 25, 2009
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Riding The Low: "Acres of Yvonne"
Musical Thespians is an odd game to play, often involving chairs, spare arses, and a lot more tape-stop than necessary....
Jun 23, 2009
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Grand Salvo: "Road"
In the shadow of Grand Salvo’s Death (2008), Soil Creatures is Paddy Mann’s quiet meditation; in many ways, all exoskeleton...
Jun 22, 2009
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Moby: "Shot In The Back Of The Head"
Moby’s first hit consisted of a single word shouted over the Twin Peaks theme and some endearingly condensed dance beats....
Jun 22, 2009
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Ramona Falls: "Salt Sack"
Menomena’s splintered nature and relatively unconventional, meticulously democratic approach to song composition is a strange thing. Interviews allude to the...
Jun 17, 2009
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Clipse f/ Pharrell: "I'm Good"
This is how hungry anticipation can give way to a collective bracing for disappointment and nervous thumb-twitters—and fast. Till the...
Jun 15, 2009