EXP – Review

May 1, 1997

Discordant melodies over rhythms that trip over themselves, a clarinet blowing strange figures over clashing sounds, like a carnival in Hell.

DJ Shadow – Endtroducing… – Review

May 1, 1997

Like the computer-animated cast of Toy Story, DJ Shadow’s sampled relics take on a mind and soul of their own and joust for prominence in the listener’s life.

Cranes – Population Four – Review

May 1, 1997

A poppier, more tasteful blend of 2 AM melancholera, all late-eighties acousticism, non-threatening, spacious arrangements, with Alison Shaw’s airy trills.

JB 3 – Cose Grind – Review

April 1, 1997

Joey Beltram’ eschews the countless electronic sub-genres that he unwittingly helped to create, sticking with his bread-and-butter, “less is more” philosophy.

Badawi – Bedouin Sound Clash – Review

April 1, 1997

Hip hop scratching and Orbital-style machine musings move dub into the future, while analog recording and multivox echo chamber preserve the link to dub’s past.

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