DJ Fresh ‘Louder’ EP Out Now
A giant, hands-in-the-air party is compacted onto DJ Fresh’s EP, Louder. A precursor to his album set for domestic release in 2013, the four-track EP features two singles already released in Fresh’s UK home territory: the Sian Evans-vocalized dubstep infusion “Louder” and the chugging Dizzee Rascal-vocalized “The Power.” “The Edge” featuring Ayah Marar and the [...]
Mungolian Jet Set ‘Mungodelics’ Reviewed
Norwegian duo Mungolian Jet Set’s fourth full-length, Mungodelics, follows its predecessors in featuring a collection of remixes, remakes, and original tracks. Not tying themselves one particular style, the Mungolians shift their musical vision with each album. On Mungodelics the two are playing with a bit of jazz, a bit of progrock, and a bit of [...]
Richard Sen Presents – This Ain’t Chicago: The Sound Of Underground UK House and Acid 1987-1991
This double disc serves as the great-grandparents of today’s electronic dance music. Compiled by veteran DJ Richard Sen, this collection focuses on the British club sounds of the late ‘80s into the very early ‘90s. Growing out of the welcoming response of British clubbers to the acid house music spewing forth from Chicago, there was [...]
The Very Best ‘MTMTMK’ Reviewed
Transcontinental duo The Very Best redefines the conservative concept of world music into a progressive, global fusion. Their sophomore effort, MTMTMK plays like Graceland for the modern age. The paired down twosome of Swedish-born, London-based producer Johan Hugo and Malawian vocalist/drummer Esau Mwamwaya recorded MTMTMK wholly in Africa. Instead of the album becoming overwhelmingly African [...]
Global Dance Festival USA 2012
In its tenth year of producing touring electronic music festivals, Global Dance Festival hits four cities in the same weekend. Detroit, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Denver will experience an onslaught of top shelf electronic talent on July 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st. Taking place at well-known and centrally located venues in each town, in Detroit [...]
Digitalism in Los Angeles
Digitalism has a Wizard of Oz thing going on with its live show. The German duo brought its live show in support of its second album, I Love You, Dude to the Music Box Tuesday December 13th. But the two’s floor-centric, beat-heavy tracks would have been better suited to that venue’s Friday dance party. What [...]
