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album | Invisible
1 March 2000
Unchecked ambition can be a dangerous thing in music. Former Cop Shoot Cop collaborator and film score merchant JF Coleman is Phylr (pronounced...
by Tom Magic Feet
album | Polydor/Geffen
31 July 2005
Okay, I should begin by admitting that I really loved the soporific, heartbroken country of Beck’s last album Seac...
by Kate Andrew
album | The Leaf Label
30 June 2001
It's been a while since I last had a good ambient Zulu boogie so hearing Susumu Yokota's river deep compositions has brought me a little piece of...
by Edward Blake
album | Kitty-Yo
1 March 2000
Berlin's Kitty-Yo continues to pursue its uncompromisingly eclectic vision, but with the corrupted grooves of Chilly Gonzales may have stumbled...
by Dave Stelfox
album | Hardleaders
31 March 2002
Jungle seems to be undergoing something of a quiet renaissance recently, not that the hordes of sweaty clubbers who frequent the ultra-popular...
by Edward Blake
album | Poo-Bah Records
24 March 2009
While Flying Lotus grabbed the headlines and attention in 2008, other LA producers have been busy, including Ras G whose dubwise and smoky...
by Laurent Fintoni
album | Lex Records
6 August 2003
It's hard for me not to like a hip hop producer who’s named after my favourite childhood superhero. Danger Mouse’s inventive and daring...
by Masta G
album | Warp
1 February 2002
Ask any BOC enthusiast what they associate with Boards’ musical style, and many will cite their preoccupation with the sounds of wildlife,...
by Elizabeth Wells
album | Matador
1 January 2001
What starts out as a bizarre medley of glitches (there's even a track called Obligatory Glitch Worship), snares and piercing whistles...
by Kate Butler
album | Stereo Deluxe
31 August 2000
This third installment in Stereo Deluxe's Future Lounge series will be no disappointment to fans of the German label's previous compilations. Label...
by Dave Stelfox
album | Mental Groove
17 November 2004
In recent years there has been a shift in lyric writing away from the introspective, hypnotized verses of the early noughties. Hedonism in music is...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Tresor
30 April 2000
He may be one of Detroit's less well-known producers, but Dixon has previously co-produced Juan Atkins' Skynet, released two twelves on...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Frikyiwa
31 August 2000
Frederic Galliano's pioneering label follows up last year's first Frikyiwa collection and luckily for us the same quality of music continues to...
by Rob Fraser
album | Pause_2
25 June 2003
Maps And Diagrams is one Tim Martin, a guy who grew up in the 70s listening to his dad’s collection of punk rock, Kraftwerk and Talking Heads...
by Elizabeth Wells
album | Obsessive
31 March 2001
Mr Fresh is famous for his twin obsessions of breakbeats and analogue exploration, so his choice of music here should not surprise anyone. Probing...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Couch
1 March 2000
One of my favourite discoveries of recent years, Vienna's Couch Records have built a reputation around the small, but perfectly formed output of...
by Dave Stelfox
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