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Los Angeles Beatmaker Nosaj Thing's a Deft Distillernew
Like many young musicians, Los Angeles–based beatmaker Jason Chung (aka Nosaj Thing) isn’t much more than the sum of his influences. What’s remarkable about Chung is how deftly he distills and commingles secondhand sounds.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
02-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jason Chung, Nosaj Thing
Daedelus Embraces a Quiet, Close-Listening Approachnew
Since his 2001 debut, the prolific Santa Monica native has sampled literally thousands of records for his own releases, but his producer's work ethic has yet to translate into the lifeless tracks that run rampant in the computer-music scene.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
06-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
MSTRKRFT Heralds the Return of the Big Beatnew
Few of today's big-beat revivalists hew closer to the Chemical Brothers' model than Canada's own MSTRKRFT, a production duo comprising Jesse F. Keeler and Alex Puodziukas (aka Al-P).
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
07-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Atlas Sound's Bradford Cox Vows to Keep his Drama to Himselfnew
It's Friday night and Bradford Cox is, by his own admission, "losing it."
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bonobo Seeks New Ways to Fashion His Beatsnew
The producer is quick to add that his newfound studio approach is no more "authentic" than his previous sample-based style, nor does it represent a simple reversion to record-making orthodoxy.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bonobo
Ewan Pearson Devotes Himself to Eight-minute Butt-shakersnew
His embellishments of other people's songs recall '70s-era pioneers like Walter Gibbons and Patrick Cowley, the guys who basically invented the extended mix not remixes, really, but faithful elaborations of tracks that were already great to begin with.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ewan Pearson, Piece Work
M.I.A. on Making Troublenew
A kind of audio travelogue of her visits to India, Angola, Liberia, and Trinidad, M.I.A.'s excellent Kala succeeds not just musically it's one of the year's best records but as a powerful symbol of activism in an era of rampant political apathy and self-absorption.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Caribou: Harmony in His Headnew
Caribou's approach to music-making has become increasingly conventional, but Andorra is no less wonderful for it.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
10-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cop-show Themes Sparked Kavinsky's Arresting Electronew
In 1984, two major events occurred that shaped Parisian electro producer Vincent Belorgey's life: in America, Miami Vice made its television premiere, and in France, nine-year-old Belorgey (aka Kavinsky) quit taking piano lessons for good.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kavinsky
Matthew Hart's Heart is in Songwritingnew
A funny thing happened to Hart on the way to becoming Canada's next Bob Rock.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Russian Futurists
Duo Makes Justice for Allnew
Justice, with backgrounds in graphic design, is a middle finger to anyone who takes their dancing too seriously.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: justice
Switch and Diplo: Musical Enablersnew
In some ways, M.I.A. collaborators Switch and Diplo derive their vitality from their sheer defiance of the record industry's codes and models -- especially in their frequent and illicit sampling of other people's songs.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
LCD Soundsystem: Not of This Earthnew
From James Murphy's foil-wrapped spaceship comes the experimental Sound of Silver.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
05-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: LCD Soundsystem
A Stone-cold Hit Machinenew
Judging by the critical consensus on Coldplay, a person might reasonably conclude that they are consciously repressing some vital artistic streak for the sake of sales, but a person might also be wrong.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
01-20-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Coldplay
