Archive for February, 2010

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Vex’d - Cloud Seed

‘Cloud Seed’ captures the dark, cinematic drama that defines the first golden era of Dubstep, circa 2006/2007. It has all the trimmings: Urban angst, techno noir, an overwhelming sense of melancholy and metallic jackhammer rhythms to shield you off from the outside.

23Feb2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Dag för Dag - Boo

If the dark promise of Gothic angst floats your boat then Dag för Dag are right down your alley. Like the less savoury cousins of the White Stripes hiding in a Swedish forest, Dag för Dag unleash a feast of obsessions on ‘Boo’.

17Feb2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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New Electronica, Dance Releases Roundup

There are some rather excellent upfront promos doing the rounds here at tuneraker HQ which are so good that we don’t want to wait until they hit your local record shop.

16Feb2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Plasticines - About Love

Gallic punkettes the Plasticines have been re-modeled for international success. Their second album ‘About Love’ is out today and shows the girls can still rock even if they look more glam these days.

15Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Early Album Of The Year: Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise

‘Black Noise’ has the classiest opening sequence of any album in a long time. The first three tracks coolly redefine the genre of ambient Techno in glorious, glacial panavision.

12Feb2010 | The Editor | 0 comments | Continued