Cloudspeakers

You can only be the dark horse once. The Besnard Lakes may have been a (mostly) unknown quantity when they broke out to a wider audience in 2007, but they were also insiders of sorts-- guitarist/vo... Lees meer

Casey Dienel doesn't stay put for very long. The singer's last full length with White Hinterland, 2008's Phylactery Factory, swayed to brushed drums, dainty piano, and perky vocals. Later that year... Lees meer

As owner of Bristol's Rooted Records shop and founder of the Punch Drunk label, Tom Ford (a.k.a. Peverelist) doesn't have trouble staying current. But the dubstep producer's full-length debut, name... Lees meer

Finding patterns in Madlib's rambling yet brilliant production work can be difficult, but on his new In Search of Stoney Jackson album, he doesn't take long to zero-in on some recurring themes. An ... Lees meer

Boogie revivalist and long-haired LA electro visionary Damon Riddick (a.k.a. Dam-Funk) wants to make music that lets your hair blow in the wind—a difficult task, but his massive Toeachizown offer... Lees meer

Independence is thrilling, but after those first tentative or defiant steps towards freedom, the urge to look back and survey the situation you just left can be hard to resist. That seemingly contr... Lees meer

The cobbled-together beast from Greek mythology known as a chimera should be a recognizable concept for fans of electronic music, a genre that has evolved via the repurposing, re-contextualizing, a... Lees meer

Considering Underworld's elder status in the dance world and the connotations attached to the city-state of Athens, it's perhaps no surprise the duo wants to drop a bit of knowledge on their new CD... Lees meer

Jahdan Blakkamoore's solo debut begins with familiar sounds: a coy flute melody, a clapping cadence, and then the sub-aqueous bass notes of Baby Kite and Nokea's "Reef", the slow burner that kicks ... Lees meer

"Life is nothing but death and taxes/ And all the trees that get the axes," Pylon singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay dryly coos on "K", against a backdrop of prickly guitar tones and a taut bass line. "I'm... Lees meer