Ben W. | December 15, 2009
December 15 on the Great 2009 Album Advent Calendar Countdown is a day for electronica.
To be specific, British electronica.
My tastes, as usual, run toward the poppier side of things. So we do not have, by any means, hardcore techno artists here. But it’s an interesting array of styles. All use electronically manipulated beats as the [...]
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Tags: Calvin Harris, Simian Mobile Disco, The Big Pink
Ben W. | November 6, 2009
Three of England’s biggest producers of electro-dance-pop released new albums this fall — Basement Jaxx, Calvin Harris and Simian Mobile Disco.
I tried to dance to all of it. But my legs got tired. And I didn’t want to go out like Strasbourg 1518.
So I made a different plan. To make some sense of it, I [...]
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Tags: Basement Jaxx, Calvin Harris, Santigold, Simian Mobile Disco, Yoko Ono
Ben W. | February 23, 2009
Monday is for items of interest. It’s Monday. So here are your items of interest.
THE AUDACITY OF HOUSE
I have very good news for you. Very good news, indeed. Future Of The Left releases a new single March 16! Hooray! It’s called “The Hope That House Built,” and it’s absolutely ferocious and awesome. No one [...]
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Tags: Beastie Boys, British Sea Power, Camera Obscura, Estelle, Future Of The Left, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Mobb Deep, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, Raekwon, Simian Mobile Disco, Suede, Super Furry Animals, The Smiths, Ting Tings, Willie Nelson