Increasingly electronic music is reasserting itself as a viable album length genre. Sure it still thrives on the single and the remix but more and more there are albums, primarily from the UK scene, that manage to straddle the headphone and dancefloor worlds or in some cases they work most effectively as immersive home listening experiences. Here are the albums that we found ourselves returning … Continue reading Favourite Electronic Albums of 2013
This is by no means a snapshot across all forms of electronic music as I have little interest in some strands such as trance, commercial dance music or the mainstream adoption and bastardisation of the name dubstep. I say ‘the name’ as the music itself bears little resemblance to the sounds that were created under that tag through the 00s. My tastes instead drift towards … Continue reading DS Top Electronic Releases of 2012
The first list of acts performing at this year’s Meredith Music Festival in Victoria has been announced and as usual it looks to be a great mix of electronic, psychedelia, rock and hip hop. Check out our Rdio playlist featuring bands appearing at the event that takes place from December 7-9th. There is a ballot happening so if you want to increase your chance of … Continue reading NEWS: The line-up for Meredith Music Festival 2012
Kieran Hebden is one prolific dude. Even though his full length albums only drop every few years he always has something on the go with single releases on various labels, putting together mix comps for Fabric and collaborating with Burial and Steve Reid. One of the recent tracks to appear on his own Text label is Jupiters which starts with some sublime kosmiche synth work … Continue reading SONG OF THE WEEK: Four Tet | Jupiters
Future Bass! Post-Dubstep, post-House, post everything! Four Tet, Mala, Untold, Black Chow (Kevin Martin/The Bug’s latest project), Coki and loads more all-exclusive new tracks on this new album for Soul Jazz Records. Soul Jazz Records have brought together some of the UK’s most pioneering producers of the day to create an album that can only be defined as future music. All new exclusive tracks from … Continue reading NEWS: Soul Jazz release new compilation of bass beats…
Kieran Hebden returns with his first album in 4 years. There Is Love In You will be released on January 25th and is preceded by a single Love Cry. Love Cry, backed with the track Our Bells, is available in the shops now on 12” vinyl . A 12” with Love Cry remixes from Joy Orbison and Roska will be available from November 23rd. Head … Continue reading NEWS: New FOURTET single – Love Cry
Jack Ladder was the first full set we got to early in the day and it was a nice relief from the early afternoon sun to descend into the Basement venue to check out his indie rock ‘n’ soul sound. Ladder finally got going after some guitar issues and proceeded to play a set from his recent Love is Gone album. With the Pivot rhythm … Continue reading REVIEW: ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL 08/02/2009
A nice little treat arrived in the inblx this morning in the shape of the first batch of acts coming for the Laneway Festival. The lineup is as follows: GIRL TALK, STEREOLAB, ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, THE HOLD STEADY, THE DRONES, CUT OFF YOUR HANDS, FOUR TET, TAME IMPALA, EL GUINCHO, JAY REATARD, BURAKA SOM SISTEMA DJ/MC SET, THE TEMPER TRAP, NO AGE, JOHN STEEL SINGERS, … Continue reading NEWS: ST JEROMES LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2009 – LINEUP
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