Call it an aggregation of some of the best contemporary percussionists: Trilok Gurtu, Zakir Hussain, and Asian Underground star Talvin Singh combine under the sonic washes of producer Bill Laswell to show the possibilities of Indian percussion. It’s definitely a beatfest, but one of subtlety, where what is being said isn’t as important as the way it’s being …
El Oso (a literal translation of the Spanish for ‘The Bear’), released in 1998, is the third and final album by the New York City band Soul Coughing. The disc is marked by a deep drum and bass influence.
The disc yielded Soul Coughing’s biggest hit single, “Circles”. Cartoon Network gave it a music video in which a Flintstones …
2007 release, the 37th installment in the Fabriclive mix series. Caspa (25-year old Gary McCann) and Rusko (22-year old Chris Mercer) are considered part of a new breed of dubstep talent, having toured the world relentlessly for the past few years. Fabriclive 37 is an almost perfect blend of dark narcotic melancholy and up front torrential dancefloor delight, …
Formed in Perth, Australia in 2002, Pendulum has soldover 200,000 copies of their initial release Hold YourColour and have become a fixture in the UK music scenewith major airplay and appearances on BBC Radio-1 inaddition to features in Kerrang, Q, and Mix Magazines.They have sold out every one of their live shows to dateand will be playing nearly …
2010 release, the third album from the Aussie Drum ‘n’ Bass fusion merchants. On this album, their collision of styles goes even further, juxtaposing R&B-style synths and vocodered vocals with out-and-out Metal courtesy of guests In Flames. The album includes the single ‘Watercolour’ and additionally features guest appearances from Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson and Liam Howlett of The …
ROIR is proud to re-introduce one of the landmark albums of the last decade—remixed & remastered, w/ two bonus tracks (“Junglist” & “Jacob’s Ladder”) plus a new version of “Revolution”. Inna City Pressure was originally released by Dr. Israel in late 1998, at a time when the scene he was associated with (NYC’s “illbient” collective which included …
ATR is one of those bands that look great on paper: youth fighting the system, a band blending old-school punk with samplers and break beats, a musical revolution. Unfortunately, Burn, Berlin, Burn! is mere cathartic venting, not a full frontal assault on government, press, and social ills. Musically, they dish out a mix of recycled punk and bad …
Highly anticipated 2009 self titled debut album. Undeniably, Sub Focus is one of the most talented and talked about Drum ‘n’ Bass producers of this decade. He displays a real talent at incorporating elements from an eclectic range of influences to give his music a universal appeal. Having the chance to express himself fully on this album, you …
Nine tracks of immaculate, sometimes macabre, American heavy metal. Inspired by classic acts like IRON MAIDEN and MERCYFUL FATE the band also infused influences of the thrash/speed metal dominated era to develop a style that was all their own. Not necessarily aggressive enough to be called thrash, but much heavier than the classic styles of heavy metal – …
The best music is often the hardest to classify, and so it is with Ben Neill’s latest CD, Goldbug. It might be acid jazz, or ambient, or new age, or techno–often, it’s two or three at once. But then, innovation is Neill’s forte; that trumpet you hear on Goldbug is an instrument of his own invention that combines …