Einsturzende Neubauten – Silence is Sexy – Interview September 1, 2000 An interview with noise scientist N.U. Unruh
Slick Sixty – Nibs and Nabs – Review January 1, 2000 Hooray for Slick Sixty, who’ve made the album the Chemical Brothers and Death in Vegas wished they could have made.
VVV – Endless – Review April 1, 1999 Vega’s “return to roots” album (if the misshapen, denuded weedlets that sprout from the cracks of Avenue A can be considered roots).
Luke Slater – Freek Funk – Review September 1, 1998 An impressive debut full-length by tech-head Slater who has worked many years in the dance music scene as Peacefrog and Planetary Assault Systems.
The Normal – “Warm Leatherette” – Review September 1, 1998 In honor of Mute Records’ 20th anniversary, the label’s first-ever single, “Warm Leatherette” b/w “t.v.o.d.” by The Normal, is being re-released.
2K – Fuck The Millennium – Review September 1, 1998 Formerly the KLF, this duo yet again mines the same ultra-boring house beats, using the same samples, the same rhythms, the same everything.
Komputer – The World of Tomorrow – Review April 1, 1998 Komputer appeared 20 years after Kraftwerk, all stylistic and idealistic innovations and catastrophes (see ‘parachute pants’)) have to be taken into account.
Toenut – Danger! Humans Approach” – Review November 1, 1996 Honey-dipped female vocals set to strange timings and daintily awkward instrumentation can be a very good thing as long as it doesn’t feel forced.