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A marvelous confusion: Daedelus

Posted on March 13, 2011 by plugoneboss

A marvelous confusion Electronic artist Daedelus escapes easy classification When Alfred “Daedelus” Darlington takes the stage, he has a decade of material to choose from. There is the glitch-ified orchestral soundtracks of 2002’s Invention, the surreal Bossa Nova of 2006’s … Continue reading →

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Don’t stop this crazy thing: Coldcut and Ninja Tune

Posted on November 11, 2010 by plugoneboss

Don’t stop this crazy thing Ninja Tune XX traces Coldcut’s path through decades of sampledelia Coldcut used to brag that it was “Ahead Of Our Time.” In the late 80s, they slapped the phrase onto a host of groundbreaking forays … Continue reading →

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Midnight marauder: TOKiMONSTA

Posted on August 6, 2010 by plugoneboss

Jennifer Lee, who goes by the name TOKiMONSTA (“toki” is Korean for rabbit) has managed to surf above a deluge of L.A. beat music. As she’s the first to admit, she doesn’t have a particularly unique “sound signature,” certainly nothing … Continue reading →

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A beautiful mine: Flying Lotus

Posted on May 6, 2010 by plugoneboss

I find it hard to embrace the new Flying Lotus album, Cosmogramma. It’s not as if it’s a bad album — it’s great, in fact. But the secret is out about FlyLo. He’s not mine anymore. I wasn’t one of … Continue reading →

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