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Album Review: The Green Man / ‘Sound Power’ (Basswerk) 15 Aug 2013 | 08:53 pm
★★★★☆ Two discs of jump-up jungle where the jump-up comes from bullets brushing against your bootlaces. The Green Man is no enigma in darkness, yet there’s no denying his relish of the distance he ke...
Winter Music Conference 2014 Confirmed For March 21-30 15 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
The 29th Winter Music Conference has been confirmed for March 21-30, 2014 in Miami. Spread out over ten days, WMC 2014 will present two weekends of events and parties along with industry panels and a ...
Album Review: Paul Anthony / ‘Black Out’ (Dirty Fabric) 9 Aug 2013 | 12:17 am
★★★☆☆ Sophistication, grace, mercy, complexity…Paul Anthony doesn’t care for such things on this release of nearly two hours of hot and bothered, riff-a-rific tech-house. From back to front it’s an i...
Big Shot Guest Mix: Justin Johnson 7 Aug 2013 | 11:23 pm
Veteran Bay Area-based DJ/producer Justin Johnson has been exploring the worlds of breaks and house music for years through his thrilling DJ sets, party perfect productions and pair of record labels, ...
Album Review: Stacey Jackson / ‘Live It Up’ (3Big Records) 7 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
★☆☆☆☆ Not a lot of guile has gone into this grab of handbag, ritzy house. No doubt a decent set of AutoTune-free dance floor pipes media-schooled Jackson has on her, but the track set up verges on pr...
Compilation Review: ‘SUB:STANCE 072008 072013′ (SUB: STANCE) 6 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
★★★★☆ Do not call your band, album, label or product “substance” if you don’t have the goods to back it up. Snide reviewers will have a field day with readymade puns if it’s not up to the mark. For t...
Compilation Review: ‘Shlomi Aber Live from Sankey’s Ibiza’ (Be As One) 6 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
★★★☆☆ After a lot of dusky jabbing and skipping round in circles, Shlomi Aber’s Sankey’s campaign brings deep house that progressively lands more punches. Guiding you with block coverage of bass that...
Above & Beyond Go Acoustic in October at the Greek Theatre in L.A. 6 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Known globally for lighting up dance floors with their pumping beats and euphoric grooves, UK-based DJ/production trio Above & Beyond have announced they will be going unplugged for a special show tak...
Album Review: Sam Thomas / ‘Blind Theatre’ (Just Music) 6 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
★★★☆☆ Prog-rock attitude does folk-inflected, digitally bolstered instrumentalism; Sam Thomas uses his conductor’s baton as both scythe and soother for his debut theatrical spectacle. Not following a...
UK Garage Legends So Solid Crew Return with Live Dates, Best-Of Collection 6 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
Influential UK garage act So Solid Crew took the world by storm in the early 2000s, bringing dance beats to hip-hop and innovating a DIY sound whose ripple effects continue to be felt. After enjoying ...
