Kevin Press
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Curtis Lehr, a terrific young techno artist in Cleveland, Mississippi had her laptop lifted recently. Not only did she lose a number of works in progress, she’s now without her most important instrument. Let’s give her a hand. A GoFundMe page is up with a very reasonable goal of $500. She writes: My Macbook Pro…
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Andrew Stephens has delivered us another intensely gritty ambient piece, his second under the name Scattered Lodges. “The Alpine Chorus” is a single available as a digital download released at the beginning of July. Like its predecessor, the six-track Asymmetric Soup EP, this new work strikes a fascinating balance between rough and relaxing. The grit…
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It is a privilege to write this blog. It’s a privilege to have readers log on and spend 10 minutes checking out my recommendations. It’s a pleasure to have the luxury of setting aside an hour or so almost every day to think and write. More than anything else though, it is an honour to…
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Given how evocative and visceral electronic music can be, it’s surprising that it’s not used more often to make a political statement. It is a powerful medium, one that should be used to drive important messages home more forcefully. Benj Braman, an impressively prolific electronic music producer in Phoenix, Arizona under the name Amethyst Seer,…
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Can expert musicianship compensate for a listener’s dislike of a genre? Put another way, is it possible to dig an electric jazz record – after years of loathing electric jazz – due solely to the strength of its performances? Radio Galaksy’s Free Ride LP, released in November of last year, is proof positive that no…
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Kevin Press
