Dance Music Reviews
Electric Zoo 2010
As a recent transplant from the West to the East Coast, I had no idea what to expect from New York City's Electric Zoo festival&..
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Hadamard - Studio Gangster
Hadamard's world is far removed from the gangster spheres where stretch limos and crates of Cristal are the norm. Instead, the S..
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Drums of Death - Generation Hexed
What's wrong when the chipmunked vocals of a producer sound far more normal than the uneffected ones? We're a generation hexed,..
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Redinho - Bare Blips
Many producers will tell you that the best tracks come together quickly. One man who's prone to these rapid bursts of inspiratio..
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Soul Designer - The Soul Is Back Remixes
In a rare instance of someone in the music industry actually telling it like it is—or was—Third Ear readily admits t..
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Ibex - Meltdown
With a small but perfectly formed catalogue on Planet E, Rush Hour and now Yore—just five physical EPs in ten years—..
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Transilvanian Galaxi - Transilvanian Galaxi
Not exactly a beginner's guide to house music, the catalogue of the Bergen-based Sex Tags Mania imprint is puzzlingly fascinatin..
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Lowlands Festival 2010
It came as somewhat of a shock last February: Two weeks after presale had commenced, A Camping Flight To Lowlands Paradise was c..
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Blakula! - Permanent Midnight
Like a lover that has seen it all and can't get in the mood without external stimulation, The Diaphanoids can't seem to make mus..
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Free Disco - Strange Desire EP
From his pert, electro-ish "Psychedelic Symmetry / Hippe Can Dance with Boogie" on Electric Minds in 2008 to the glossy/airy spl..
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Reggie Dokes - Until Tomorrow Remixed
Reggie Dokes' cunning lies in an ability to produce house music that doesn't sound like house music. His is a style that's typic..
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Ozka - Hidden Roots
It's not hard to tell that Ozka, AKA Belgian producer David Nizet, has been knocking around for a while. Indeed Hidden Roots
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Eastern Electrics August Bank Holiday 2010
Ewer Street Car Park has become a popular venue for some of London's more tasteful major events—Ninja Tune XX, Drumcode, t..
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Quantec - Force Vive EP
Sven Schienhammer, who makes dub techno as Quantec, keeps his tracks focused on a defined tonal range, but exploits his options..
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Johannes Heil - Loving
The album format and dance music are often two very uncomfortable bedfellows. You either have music makers uncomfortably straini..
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Jason Fine - Colors EP
Jason Fine's music is inspired by his hometown's legacy, both in his musical and theoretical approach. Like Detroit's greatest e..
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Paul Loraine - You Don't Please Me
Restraint. It's something that can go a long way in the making tech house. Recent years have shown that it's often the applicati..
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Argy - Thick & Thin EP
Either Argy is one of those annoying co-workers who genuinely enjoys the company of his boss, or—as is more likely—k..
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Jus-Ed in Chicago
Somewhere nestled in the meatpacking district of Chicago's near west side, there is a warehouse basement. Above it, depending on..
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Terrance McDonald - Mind Over Matter EP
You know those ludicrous DJ bios that claim so-and-so was experimenting with freeform jazz by his third birthday? Well, this re-..
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