Jahtari steps out with its first-ever label compilation full of their unique slant on heavy dub, dancehall, and dubstep. The Leipzig, Germany label that coined the term “Digital Laptop Reggae” produces some of the finest classical computer generated dub and reggae. You won’t find Dub-techno, straight bassdrums from this reggae label, just a […]
When I first heard Aussie/LA/Londoner Sam Sparro a month ago, I immediately thought he was of black descent considering his booming soulful voice. I was wrong, this white boy can sing! Already a huge music chart climber in the UK, Sparro isn’t just a singer but a musician that writes, performs, produces and […]
It’s going to take me a little while to fully comprehend what just happened these last three days, right now I’m somewhere between complete exhaustion and stoked that this festival went off without a hitch. In short, I need a few days to really take things in as the weekend was a non-stop whirlwind. […]
Today marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, with the sun not setting until a late 8:31pm. Kick back with your favorite iced cocktail and chill to the dubbed out cosmic-disco vibe of Studio’s remake of A […]
I woke up on Monday morning and the first thing that came to my mind was, “holy shit, POPPED! is this week!” I couldn’t believe that nearly a full year had gone by since I started working on this year’s festival and that now we were just a few days away. I’ve mentioned […]
After a brief stint in Brooklyn, FRICTION returns to the borough that gave the monthly series birth with its first show at the recently-turned-three, Cake Shop. Playing their unique brand of gloomy, yet catchy and upbeat surf-inspired tunes, Brooklyn’s Crystal Stilts headline this show, supported by fellow Brooklynites and Paw Tracks signees, Rings, along […]
Oh brother. Justin will probably get one of these so it can go along with his U2 Ipod, he loves Joy Division (he has a framed photo of Ian Curtis next to his bed). New Order was always the better band anyways. To me Joy Division is as overrated as Radiohead. […]
GET HYPE! Southend, UK’s These New Puritans are bringing their trance-inducing post-punk across the pond in their first U.S. tour, which includes a stop in Brooklyn to play FRICTION at Music Hall of Williamsburg! The show also marks the quartet’s New York City debut. Two of Brooklyn’s most ambitious bands, the futuristic […]
Lo-fi glitchy dance imprint Audio Dregs‘ recent double negatively-titled, Ambient Not Not Ambient is an excellent compilation of contemporary artists take on sound art. The comp, curated by Portland’s ERock and Strategy’s Paul Dickow (and mastered by Kranky and Carpark’s Greg Davis), is an outsider’s take on ambient music done by a solid contingent […]
Have you ever been in mid-flight just before sunrise? Gazing out of the little porthole windows as the deep blue sky above the cloud canopy is painted with a swath of orange when the sun crowns on the horizon. The once dark clouds take on hues of cool blues and warm reds, yellows, […]
Philly’s Pink Skull (aka Julian S. Process and Justin Geller) are having a solid 2008. Following the release of their stellar and diverse debut LP, Zeppelin 3, they unleash one of the best remixes for HEALTH’s soon to be released HEALTH//DISCO remix album. Process and Gellar do justice to the FRICTION alums’ track […]
I meant to write about (and pick up) this compilation a while back, soon after its release date, but I spaced on it and am just getting around to it now. Better late than never, I suppose. Black Mirror: Reflections in Global Musics is a collection of twenty four tracks recorded between 1918 […]
In the mid-70s Brian Eno reportedly dubbed Harmonia “the world’s most important rock band,” later joining the Krautrock supergroup for several sessions in 1976. The group was founded by three of Germany’s experimental heavyweights, including Michael Rother of Neu! (and early Kraftwerk), along with ambient experimentalists Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedeliu of Cluster. […]
Everyone has dreams when they fall asleep, with their intensity varying greatly from person to person depending on what’s happening in their lives. Some people always remember their dreams, while others forget about them the second they wake up. Others are so affected by their dreams that they find it difficult to sleep […]
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