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Up, Bustle & Out: A Global Sound Journey
An interview with Rupert Mould By John C. Tripp Hailing from Bristol, England, Up, Bustle and Out are producers Rupert Mould and ‘Clandestine Ein’ who met in 1989 while hosting the pirate radio show. ‘For the People’ radio boasted Bristol’s…
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That Beautiful House is Foreclosed
It was 1984 when “Stop Making Sense”, the Talking Heads seminal Jonathan Demme-directed concert documentary turned heads. A groundbreaking concert film which showcased the wacky exploits of the seminal bunch of art school dropouts turned arty new wavers known as…
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Tales of Two Countries
In Iran it is considered a violation of Muslim law while in the streets of Dakar, Senegal music pulses in the streets and defines the culture. Two excellent reports of how cultures embrace or oppress musical expression. Report From Iran:…
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Guzheng Beats
“Into The Wind” by Guzheng performer/composer Bei Bei He and Ubiquity producer Shawn Lee marries a unique blend of ancient tradition with studio trickery. This uplifting, genre-bending sound clash, recalls the afro centric harping of Dorothy Ashby and hypnotic spiritual…
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Timo Lassy Makes It to Round Two
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TuzzNnViGY&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Sax man Timo Lassy, one of the leading lights in the vivid Helsinki jazz scene has released his second album on Ricky-Tick Records. The LP, “Round Two”, is a trip deeper into Lassy’s world, complete with the contemporary vocal…
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MV Artist Buzz: Marley Carroll
Melanaster Records is proud to present 30 in 60, a brand-new live DJ mix that features the experimental looping and glitching techniques of Marley Carroll, a producer, DJ and instrumentalist based in Asheville, North Carolina. His debut album Melanaster was…
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Recession Buster! Free Music
MATTHEW HALSAL-TOGETHER Together” is one of the many highlights on Colour Yes, the new album from Matthew Halsall. Beautifully combining the modal jazz and spiritual lyricalness of John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, and Pharoah Sanders. PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND- YOU’LL DISAPPEAR Exclusive…
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Los Amigos Invisibles Keep The Latin Groove Rolling
Los, Amigos, Invisibles, free, music, Commercial It was 1997 when I met and interviewed a fresh-faced group of Venezuelanos, just in from Caracas and embarking on their first US performance at New York City’s SOB nightclub. The group had agreed…
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Domu Says Goodbye
One of the most influential underground music producers and DJs of the past decade has called it quits. Here’s his letter: The End It’s over. I can’t go into the personal reasons, but of course will leave you some explanation…
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