Freshly Spannered
Camilo Rocha interviews Rio-based DJ/producer and music researcher Maga Bo for the fourth in a series of interviews exploring ‘globalist DJs’.
For his article on ‘globalist DJs’ for Brazil’s most influential newspaper, Camilo Rocha interviews ethnomusicologist, blogger and DJ Wayne Marshall.
Laurent Fintoni takes a deep breath and dives into the world of bass operator Paul Rose, aka Scuba, the man behind the ever-evolving Hotflush label.
There was high attendance at this year's Detroit Electronic Music Festival — roughly one person to each of Detroit's 70,000 vacant houses. Greg Scruggs reflects on his first visit to Techno City...
Bristol-based dub and dancehall don Dub Boy returns to Spannered with a second speaker-quaking mix-up of bassline styles.
Martin Longley catches Paul Simon and David Byrne on stage in NYC, and soaks up sounds from Niger, Morocco, India and China on the city's global music circuit.
Kper maps out manoeuvres from the new wave of electronic producers warping the bones of hip hop.
Laurent Fintoni finds plenty to like in the hotly anticipated debut album from dubstep-techno operative Dave Huismans.
Martin Longley, Spannered's intrepid NYC correspondent, encounters tasteful bossa, post-bop and performance art jazz scores when he sets out for some sax in the city.
SITE FEED
- Kper, aka Laurent Fintoni, charts the evolving hip hop sound of artists such as Flying Lotus, edIT, Dabrye and Rustie with an 80-minute DJ mix.3 Jul 2008
- Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle and Moroccan Gnawa musician Hassan Hakmoun feature in Martin Longley's latest round-up of global acts playing NYC.2 Jul 2008
- Dust off the chillum and wheel out the bassbins! Bristol's DubConscious whips up a sweet set of summery reggae and 8-bit dub.26 Jun 2008
- Dub Boy's second offering for Spannered's radio section delves deep into original and contemporary roots, dub and dancehall.25 Jun 2008
- SoundGoods in Rio de Janeiro serves up a guest selection for the 33rd Sambacana show: a hot selection of hip hop and samba flavours.22 Jun 2008
- Greg Scruggs checks in from the Detroit Electronic Music Festival with a lengthy report from the birthplace of techno.4 Jun 2008
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Space Rastas In Outerspace
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Rooted and Grounded
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A Room With a View
Quarta330
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Combat Recordings
Mixed by Stormfield
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The Kneel Before Zod-Cast
The Heatwave
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After two decades in the role of Japanese hip hop ambassador, DJ Krush releases his first DVD.
Techno overlord Jochem Paap and video artist Scott Pagano unleash their audiovisual assault. But will it enjoy a lasting legacy? Kone-R investigates...
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