Influences of early synth-pop and electro are highly apparent in the music of Ladytron, but they are far from being a retro band. On their debut full-length cd, “604,” they successfully drew from the past to create a highly unique, futuristic sound. Their sonic palette often sounds like it could have been used to create … Read more
A large number of new electronic dance acts emerged out of the techno/rave explosion of the early 90’s, but few have proven to have the staying power as Orbital. With each new release, they’ve managed to give their music a unique edge without straying to far from what listeners come to expect. Now fans old … Read more
The following interview with Orbital was conducted in 2002, when the duo was in NY for the premiere of the film ‘xXx’ (which they appeared in.) At that time, they were promoting ‘Work: 1989-2002,’ a 14 song career-spanning collection. You’re quoted as saying “our best work comes from trying to copy other people and getting … Read more
Utahs Saints rose to fame very quickly about a decade ago with “Something Good,” a track driven by Kate Bush vocal samples. But while the duo of Tim Garbutt and Jez Willis continued to write, remix, and DJ, they went through the latter half of the 90’s without releasing any new Utah Saints albums. They’ve … Read more
Visions Of Excess is a new collaboration between Paul Browse (ex-Clock Dva, System 01, Effective Force, 030) and Nirto Karsten Fischer (sound artist/Forced Media Production). The two had known each other for years but felt that the time was right to join forces on a new project. Their first release, “Sensitive Disruption,” (Minus Habens) is … Read more
“Sonic Residue From Vapourspace” is not your usual remix album. In re-interpreting music from various Magna Carta artists, Mark Gage (aka Vapourspace) refrained from using any sounds not found on the original recordings. Thanks to Gage’s studio wizardry, the tracks ended up sounding radically different without relying on any new beats or samples. In an … Read more
Interview with Lauren and Susan of Book of Love5/18/01 How did the reformation come about? Did the “Best of” Book Of Love album come about before or after you decided to record new songs together? Susan: Ted and I started working together again a couple of years ago. The project organically turned into the “Best … Read more
How did you come to do music for the “Die Hard Trilogy” video game? BT: “They’d heard a couple of tracks from my album, like ‘Madskillz Mic Checka’ and The Hip Hop Phenomenon’,” and they were like ‘yeah, we want stuff like that, but even more aggro.’ They were looking for really aggressive, new school … Read more
The story goes that in 1966 future members of Devo formed a highly influential surf band called The Wipeouters. So pioneering were they that some people question whether such acts as The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and Dick Dale could have possibly accomplished what they did without The Wipeouters paving the way. But as … Read more
Over the years, J.G. Thirlwell has made quite a name for himself as a remixer. Now his own Foetus project has been given the re-mix treatment. “Blow” is a collection of re-interpretations of material from the recent “Flow” cd, featuring such remixers as Amon Tobin, DJ Food and PanSonic. In an email interview, Thirlwell told … Read more