Posts Tagged ‘electro’
Noisia (who took their name from the word ‘VISION’ inverted on an upside down VHS tape) are Nik Roos, Thijs de Vlieger and Martijn van Sonderen, hailing from the Netherlands. Influenced by an eclectic range of artists, from The Prodigy to James Brown, Miles Davis to Konflict, Noisia make music for DJs and dance-floors that [...]
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Tags: album, division, drum & bass, electro, noisia, split the atom, vision
Bleed, the first album by Paris-based cold-pop duo, aswefall, left an indelible mark when in appeared in 2005 on Kill the DJ, with enthusiastic reviews (Les Inrockuptibles, Libération, Nova, Magic, etc) and an advertising showcase (the track Between us was the Air France official theme-tune for four years).
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Tags: ambient, aswefall, electro, fun is dead, isolering, pop
A rich tension has always existed between machine-made sounds and human emotions. One the one hand, there is equipment – exact, untiring, dispassionate, icy. On the other, there is the human heart – hot, messy, inconstant, yearning. This textural disjoint has made for decades of great pop music, from disco through house to Bjork and [...]
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Tags: disco, electro, hot chip, house, messy, one life stand, pop, techno
Stealth Live! is all about capturing the raw dance energy of outstanding artists. A direct and undiluted experience of performance, live in the balance. The inspiration, perspiration, whoops ‘n’ cheers that define what ‘live’ really means, to both the artists and their audience. For this reason, Roger Sanchez and his label – Stealth – are [...]
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Tags: dirty vegas, electro, house, roger sanchez, sankeys manchester, sankeys soap, stealth, stealth live, tech house, techno
Subliminal Sessions is the upfront compilation series that consistently presents stadium sized DJ mixes from some of the world’s leading House DJs. It is the respected and influential Dance music imprint that delivers cross-over dance hits, mixes and underground records to DJs and clubbers around the world.
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Tags: defected, electro, house, ministry of sound, size, steve angello, subliminal, subliminal sessions, swedish house mafia, winter 2009
For years, Jeff McIlwain has been recording music as Lusine that expertly straddles the electronic/pop divide; with A Certain Distance, McIlwain cracks open his productions to reveal the beauty lurking within. A Certain Distance sees McIlwain employing human vocals and pop structures, hooks and melodies in the service of something warmer and more welcoming than [...]
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Tags: a certain distance, electro, ghostly, house, international, lusine, melody, pop, techno
With their vibrant club night Kill Em All, the Filthy Dukes have made an individual and indelible impact on the nightlife landscape of London. True pioneers in their own right, Kill Em All first struck a chord at Camden’s unassuming Barfly in 2001, after the pair recognised a thirst amongst a public raised on both [...]
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Tags: electro, electroclash, fabric london, fabrilive, filthy dukes, indie, kill em all
Simply put, 2020Soundsystem are one of the best live bands in electronic music. It’s a general feeling that, for the most part, electronic dance music is missing a really great live act. There’s been loads of great recorded music, but most concerts are set up to fail in the era of laptop presentation. 2020Soundsystem has [...]
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Tags: 2020 vision, 2020soundsystem, electro, falling, house, jazz, tech house, techno
A particularly solid compilation series is Body Language, but I don’t think anyone could have predicted them choosing manic electronic duo Modeselektor to mix the 8th volume in the series.
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Tags: body language 8, dubstep, electro, get physical, modeselktor, pop, synth, techno
After a 4 year break, Vitalic is back with “Flashmob”, a brand new album. Comprising 13 razor sharp nuggets of perfectly formed, ruthlessly effective electro, it is a stunning return to the musical landscape, and one that is certain to knock everyone for six.
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Tags: electro, flashmob, new album, pias, tech house, techno, vitalic
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