When was “Particles & Waves” originally released? Alison: “It came out in the UK in September of 2004. In other countries in Europe, it’s been a staggered release. Like in Italy, it came out October of 2004, and in France it came out over the summer. But basically, it came out in the end of … Read more
It feels like we’ve interviewed Rasputina so many times that there couldn’t possibly be anything left to ask them. But now that they have put out a live CD, “A Radical Recital,” a few more questions came to mind. Melora was gracious enough to answer them by email. What made you decide to do a … Read more
Having already firmly established himself as a DJ and producer, Christopher Lawrence has now unleashed his first artist album, “All Or Nothing.” With the disc, Lawrence stays true to his roots in underground electronic dance music, while at the same time presenting it in a way that works outside the clubs. In a telephone interview, … Read more
Moving beyond his house music roots, Colorado’s DJ Harry has unleashed “Collision,” a fantastic new collection of his own electronic music. The album brings together a wide variety of styles and tempos, and manages to at the same time be musically complex and undeniably catchy. But breaking out of the 125 beat per minute structure … Read more
Laurence “Lol” Tolhurst, a founding member of The Cure has released 3 albums with his wife Cindy Levinson under the name Levinhurst. The following interview was conducted in 2004 around their “Perfect Life” album. Going into it, did you have a clear idea of what you wanted to do with this project? Lol Tolhurst: “Well, … Read more
WIth “The Grudge,” Norway’s Mortiis once again surprises listeners with a new musical twist. The last Mortiis release, “The Smell Of Rain,” shifted further from the ambient style of his early work in favor of more melodic, vocal-driven songs. On the new disc, Mortiis continues with more traditional song structures. But while electronics still figure … Read more
A large number of electronic dance acts emerged out of the techno/rave explosion of the early 90’s, but few proved to have the staying power as Orbital. With each new release, brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll managed to give their music a unique edge without straying too far from what listeners had come to expect. … Read more
Besides their unusual name, Salty the Pocketknife has another characteristic guaranteed to spark the curiosity of most people – Dustin Diamond (Screech from ‘Saved By The Bell’) on bass. It certainly prompted me to put their self-titled cd on the top of the ‘need to listen to’ stack of promo discs. But seconds into the … Read more
Since leaving Nine Inch Nails in 1996, Chris Vrenna has done a variety of interesting projects. Among other things, he did the soundtrack for the video game “American McGee’s Alice,” has remixed acts like Xzibit, Rasputina and Rob Zombie, and of course launched his own musical project – Tweaker. Now a partnership with Clint Walsh, … Read more
Music software has reached the point where anyone with a modern computer and a few hundred dollars to spare can create their own complete songs. But the danger is that with everyone else using the same tools, a lot of the stuff created ends up sounding the same. The trick is to go beyond the … Read more