Is it just because I have been gravitating more towards techno lately, or is it because we have entered an(other) age of techno in electronic music? I mean, look at all those (formerly?) UK bass guys producing more and more techno-inflected or full-on (industrial-ish) techno tracks. No complaints from me, though I do love my [...]
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Top 11 Albums of 2011 – Dj Shingo
12.27.2011 – 6:19 pm
For me, 2011 was such an exciting year for music. Amongst the platinum selling artists, Adele‘s ’21′ was definitely a highlight for me (Yes, Jamie XX‘s remix is killer, but the originals are already beautiful). So many other fine albums finally were released by familiar artists that had huge singles the previous years (James Blake‘s [...]
Top Albums of 2011 – urbansteve
12.25.2011 – 5:45 am
Lots of interesting albums in 2011. Bass producers stepped it up with some great long players – a difficult task in an exciting scene that mutates and changes monthly it seems. Indie rockers with synths and beats also made a mark as the guitar world continues to hybridize with the electronic world. Five techno/tech-house albums [...]
HOT SAUCE 16: Beats, Bass and Tings
10.10.2011 – 2:20 am
recorded: October 05, 2011 length: 1:04:11 Stromba – Manphibian – (Fat Cat) Co.fee – Gypsy Skirt – (My Hollow Drum) Dorian Concept – Sandwich Terror Hudson Mohawke – Thank You – (Warp) Zomby – Black Orchid – (4AD) Zomby – Riding with Death – (4AD) LOL Boys – Blockz – (Discobelle Records) Jon Convex – [...]
Best of 2009 – MissRuckus
01.18.2010 – 4:12 am
What can I say that has not been said already? 2009 was a great year for music! I kept discovering new tracks, new artists, and most importantly, new sounds to my ears that made me excited about music again and again and again. I’m pretty bad at coming up with yearly “best of” lists since [...]
dubstep wobblers and bassbin shakers!
09.02.2009 – 1:17 am
Ok, so MissRuckus and Shingo have both said their piece on dubstep in previous posts….so now it’s time for I, urbansteve to weigh in heavily. Afterall, I’ve been excited about this stuff since 2006 when I heard the wobbly, mystical sounds of Qawwali by Bristol dubstepper, Pinch. Listen: So for those who are unsure of what [...]
