Forget about the Prodigy Brothers, the new and improved techno U2, or whoever it is that’s being hailed as The Next Big Thing in electronic dance music this week. On the debut album by Tranquility Bass, Chicago’s Mike Kandel creates loopy sonic tapestries where Grateful Dead-styled world beats meet Terry Riley’s minimalist melodies, and driving dance-floor grooves are …
It’s hard to think of a more restless pop album than Juan Manuel. Stylistically, this disc is all over the place. Despite its lounge and kitsch elements, the spirit of this wildly eclectic CD is closer to playful exuberance than it is to camp. The opener, “Nordic Laser,” recalls both New Orleans piano man Esquerita and the Terry …
Deluxe Edition includes DVD. 2012 release from the French duo. Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip to the Moon) is a classic silent film by revered French director Georges Méliès. Released in 1902, this legendary 16-minute film is widely considered one of the most important works in film history, and the very first to use science fiction …
Over a decade has passed since The Chemical Brothers debut that ushered the crossover of electronic music into the rock mainstream. They continue with their musical progression that entices their original fanbase while generating new ones. With over 8 million albums sold, hits like Rock Blockin’ Beats, and the ever present music of Galvanize as the music in …
2010 album from the British Electronic duo. It starts with what sounds like an alien morse code transmission; Earth bound signals bouncing off the side of orbiting space debris. Snatches of voices found out in the ether cut through the machine fog, drifting across burbling analogue equipment lovingly kept working long after supposed sell-by date. By the time …
The Chemical Brothers are back with their fifth studio, ‘Push The Button’, Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons once again demonstrate that, when it comes to beat-based innovation, inspired collaboration & sheer sonic excellence, they are matchless. The first single ‘Galvanize’ is a Middle Easton-flavoured juggernaut, featuring A Tribe Called Quest legend Q-Tip. Old sparring partner Tim Burgess continues …
With Don’t Think , multi GRAMMY® Award-winning electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers bring their mind-bendingly psychedelic live show to the big screen for the first time, and in grand style. A state of art spectacle shot at Japan s Fujirock Festival in front of 50,000 ravenous fans, Don’t Think combines the Chemical Brothers famously ferocious modern electronic …
‘Two years ago,’ remembers Porter Robinson, ‘I only had the inkling of the idea that I wanted to do something different. I needed to do something that was honest and real,’ Porter explains. So he turned down countless DJ offers in 2013 to spend the entire year devoting himself to a process of introspection and reinvention. ‘I figured …
‘Two years ago’, remembers Porter Robinson, ‘I only had the inkling of the idea that I wanted to do something different. I needed to do something that was honest and real’, Porter explains. So he turned down countless DJ offers in 2013 to spend the entire year devoting himself to a process of introspection and reinvention. ‘I figured …