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<title>Thievery Corporation</title>
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<category>Ambient Dub</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Thievery Corporation hearken back to the suave musical era of the 1950s and '60s, when swizzle sticks and long cigarette holders were in vogue, and relaxing meant having a strong cocktail in very plush surroundings. While inherently down-tempo, Thievery Corporation (Rob Garza and Eric Hilton) toss in elements of nearly every musical genre, including Dub, Reggae, hip-hop, Cocktail/Lounge, jazz, and Funk, creating a highly relaxing world in which your ears will thank you. Predominantly instrumental, the pair occasionally draft the talents of evocative, breathy-vocaled women -- some of whom sing in French! They are also the founders of the Eighteenth Street Lounge nightclub in D.C. (as well as the label of the same name), concentrating on generating a calm and peaceful world in which languid beats, exotic instrumentation, and international influences are omnipresent. While definitely designed for the headnodders, Thievery Corporation continue to gain popularity among a wide variety of people for their sophisticated, stylish, and delicate musical charm.
- Tim Pratt]]></description>
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<title>Zero 7</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:33 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Studio assistants turned superstars, London's Henry Bins and Sam Hardaker are now finding their cool and sexy tunes played all over the world. Prior to their highly acclaimed debut album, <i>Simple Things</i>, Zero 7 started making waves with a series of EPs and remixes, including Radiohead's "Climbing Up The Walls" and Lenny Kravitz's "If You Can't Say No." Soul vocalists Mozez, Sia Fuller, and Sophie Barker take their downtempo sound into the mainstream, yet their music shows no inclination to sell out.
- Nicholas Baker]]></description>
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<title>Massive Attack</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:44:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The roots of Massive Attack start in 1983 as the Wild Bunch, a DJ sound system and collective based in England's Bristol. They were known for their broad taste in music, blending reggae with classic R&B and even some punk grooves. Two of the Wild Bunch, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles split off to form Massive Attack with local graffiti artist Robert "3D" del Naja in 1987. A series of well-received singles followed, but the first Massive Attack album, <I>Blue Lines</I>, was a revelation. At the time of its release in 1992, downtempo electronica and house were the province of Soul To Soul (<I>Keep On Movin'</I>) and their dangerously overused but catchy slack-hop beat. Massive Attack, true to their name, came out of nowhere and razed all before them. There was nothing else like it. Credit must be given to producer Nellee Hooper, in some respects the fourth man of the group, since he used his experience producing the first Soul To Soul album to take this new rhythmic style to a different level with the Massive Attack boys, effectively inventing trip-hop in the process. Dubby, soulful and funky, trip-hop became an essential sound for the downtempo cognoscenti. A mini musical revolution had begun, with the likes of Portishead, Beth Orton, the Sneaker Pimps and former Massive Attack member Tricky all starting successful creative careers in the trip-hop world. Sensitive to the cultural zeitgeist of the time in England, the boys briefly changed their name after their debut release to 'Massive' during the first Iraq war. This did not play well in America however, and their first tour here proved a failure. Three years later they came back with <I>Protection</I>, another essential purchase, featuring Everything But The Girl's Tracey Thorn on the stunning opening track. The entire album was then re-mixed by the Mad Professor and released as <I>No Protection</I>. Tracey Thorn's voice was hard to beat, but they managed it with their third release <I>Mezzanine</I>, recruiting the Cocteau Twins' inimitable Elizabeth Fraser, and turning "Teardrop" into the best single the Twins' never released. By the time Massive Attack released their fourth album <I>100th Window</I> in 2003, it was effectively a solo debut for 3D, since Mushroom and Daddy G had left due to creative differences and family duties respectively. Their most recent work, <I>Danny The Dog</I>, takes them into soundtrack territory, leaving time for frequent remixing requests from anyone with an ear for an elegant and sexy beat.
- Nicholas Baker]]></description>
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<title>Everything But the Girl</title>
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<category>Adult Alternative</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ben Watt's versatile production techniques coupled with Tracey Thorn's dry yet emotionally resonant vocals continue to win critical acclaim for Everything But the Girl. They also enjoyed mainstream loyalty throughout dance music's evolution in the '90s. Collaborating with such heavy-hitters as Massive Attack and J Majik, they've brought sophisticated jazz leanings to alternative pop, Trip-Hop, Drum 'n' Bass, and House. Timelessly talented, EBTG prove their ability to both follow and rise above the trends of dance music.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Air</title>
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<category>Downtempo</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:05 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Originally gaining recognition for their down-tempo cocktail funk of "Modular Mix" and "Casanova 70" on the French SourceLab compilations of 1997, Air released their full-length debut the following year. An incredibly ambitious and successful melange of Serge Gainsbourg by way of Vangelis, <i>Moon Safari</i> is awash in strings, vocoders, analog synths, fluttering electro pulses and soulful backbeats. Everything from the rare groove of "La Femme D'Argent" to the Euro-pop of "Kelly, Watch the Stars!" is vaguely familiar, but never so successfully arranged until this point. Live, they are prone to wearing white jumpsuits while strategically placed fans blow wind through their hair, and there is no shortage of body-popping electro-funk. In the end, you are left with perfect road trip music -- assuming you're driving to the moon.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Morcheeba</title>
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<category>Downtempo</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Coming out of the post-Portishead boom of female-led trip-hop acts, Morcheeba joined the party in 1996. Inspired more by pop music than moody atmospherics, they snared American ears with "Trigger Hippie." While not completely straying from the "dark beats + spy themes = Trip-Hop" formula on 1998's sophomore outing, <I>Big Calm</I>, Morcheeba made the wise move to turn the spotlight towards the sultry whisperings of singer Sky Edwards and the exceptional guitar of Ross Godfrey. The resulting funk-fueled fire of 2000's <I>Fragments Of Freedom</I> may not have been a huge success, but it paved the way for the group's more cohesive 2002 effort, <I>Charango</I>. 2005's <I>The Antidote</I> relies on a sound that is more orchestrated pop than synthetic dance music.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Portishead</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Together with Massive Attack, Portishead broke new ground for the vocal style of Trip-Hop that grew out Bristol in the early 1990s. Their melancholy, rainy-day approach to electronica came as a refreshing alternative the overzealous club music that was being made around that time. Beth Gibbons' passionate vocals offer a surreal complement to producer Geoff Barrow's head-bobbing beats. It could be argued that Portishead make modern blues, given the way both lyrics and mood relate to troubling times.
- Peter Gavin]]></description>
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<title>Frou Frou</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:15 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Multi-talented musicians Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth make up the trip-hop duo Frou Frou. Heap's elastic, resonant voice recalls Beth Orton, while Sigsworth's production finds the organic warmth in the machine -- no small feat. After years of supporting artists like Madonna and Bjork, Sigsworth can claim Frou Frou as his first individual effort, and the creative freedom pays off: their label debut, 2002's <i>Details</i>, is a gem of expansive electronic pop. The duo got a big boost when its song "Let Go" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 film <i>Garden State</i>.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Gotan Project</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:53 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the techno age, setting tango to electronic beats should have been an obvious project --but it wasn't. It took a couple of French beatmakers, Philippe Cohen-Solal and Christoph Mueller, and a handful of Argentinean expats to finally make the connection in 2001. And what an excellent connection it was. The Gotan Project -- named after the Buenos Aires slang for tango -- have quite possibly rescued the genre from those twin ghettos of musical obscurity: classical and world music. The project takes trip-hop's trademark cool and tango's visceral excitement and makes them...well...dance together. The sound is hip and slightly tense, and that's its beauty. Singer Christina Vilallonga's voice is a thrilling, guttural instrument, and the marriage of electronics and live instrumentation is a testament to the skill of the musicians involved. Overused words like "seamless" and "organic" were made for this project. Gotan are not just for 21st century hipsters; we'd wager that any Buenos Aires resident circa 1930 would hear the band and simply <i>get</i> it.
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<title>Federico Aubele</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the Gotan Project's global success in 2003, fusing tango with electronica became, to put it mildly, fashionable. But Argentina's Federico Aubele came by his tang-tronica credentials honestly; the guitarist and producer is a native of Buenos Aires, and he fell in love with Astor Piazzolla's innovative tango early on. (Aubele calls Piazzolla the quintessential Buenos Aires musician, as tightly bound to the city as Frank Sinatra is to New York.) When he tried his hand at sampling and mixing, the stars aligned: He sent a few demos to Eighteenth Street Lounge Music and immediately impressed them. His debut <I>Gran Hotel Buenos Aires</I> dropped to critical acclaim in 2004, and the single "Postales" became an underground favorite; hipsters around the world chilled out to his aural postcard from the land of gauchos and <I>tangueros</I>. Despite his electronica flirtation, Aubele's never abandoned his acoustic roots. He doesn't use MIDI technology and plays guitar and other live instruments on almost every track he produces. In 2007 he released the eagerly awaited follow-up, <I>Panamericana</I>, which saw him working with singer Natalia Clavier.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Groove Armada</title>
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<description><![CDATA[London's rising chill-out supastars Tom Findlay and Andy Cato are equipped with a "beats 'n' brass" sound that tones down the cheekiness of Tummy Touch label owner and friend Tim "Love" Lee. Revealing a jazz-tinted collection of disco, funk and house nuances that glitter like the contents of a treasure chest, Groove Armada prove that the gritty can shine. Solidly fragmented mellowness erupts in slow motion on arrangements decorated with delectable melodic musings from trombones, flutes, trumpets, pianos and synths. Choice vocal samples add to the sweet sensuality of mixes that send a warm rush through your body like a smile from a visually-appealing stranger. Subtly uplifting, this duo's introspectively groovy style pleads with the summer season to stay a bit longer.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Tosca</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Although Richard Dorfmeister is better known for his role in the untouchable Kruder & Dorfmeister duo, the Tosca project has more in the area of original material, whereas K&D are masters of mixing other artists. Sporting smoking robes and a cocktail lounge image, Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber gained international attention among Trip-Hop fans with their sophomore album, "Suzuki," a flawless masterpiece of minimalist Trip-Hop.
- Nicholas Baker]]></description>
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<title>Cinematic Orchestra</title>
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<category>Downtempo</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:43:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Treading on the most chilled-out territory and taking it a few degrees cooler, Cinematic Orchestra sample classic jazz and slowly build upon it with live instruments and samples. The effect is mind-blowing: deep, melodic music that sounds like jazz but is subject to the profound control of a DJ with a vision.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Mark Farina</title>
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<category>Deep House</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Deep House guru, downtempo master and Acid Jazz fiend Mark Farina can set the proper mood in any lazy listening environment. Presently based in San Francisco, Farina began his DJ career at age 15, honing his skills by studying the moves of Chicago House masters. Responsible for spearheading the <I>Mushroom Jazz</I> record series and mixing it up on his <I>San Francisco Sessions</I> debut on Om Records, Farina makes appearances on various other compilations from labels all over the world including the much-respected <I>United DJs of America</I> collection. His ultramellow grooves send chill beats beneath a dubby mix of atmospheric melodies, smooth jazz aural textures and sexy wordless vocal clips, making him one of the most reputable DJ/producers on the dance music scene today.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Amon Tobin</title>
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<category>Leftfield/IDM</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the attention-getting style of Ninja Tune labelmates Funki Porcini and the Herbaliser, Amon Tobin mixes chunky beats in bass-driven atmospheres thickened with melodic elements of Ambient, Funk and Dub. Injecting gelatinous doses of blues and jazz effects into gloomy, hip-hop-oriented Drum 'n' Bass and Trip-Hop concoctions, this Brazil native, based in Brighton, brings a clouded world traveler's vision to your speakers. Encasing bitter grooves in Hitchcock-style cinematic synths, Tobin's textured atmospheres buff out gritty breakbeats like fog over rusted remains of a shipwreck. Hearty head-bobbing grooves brewed steadily for late night socializing.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Tricky</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:59:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Both as a solo artist and an early member of Massive Attack, this Bristolian legend is a pioneer of the Trip-Hop genre. Psychologically complex and socially sensitive, Tricky's individual style set a blueprint for hip-hop innovators and electronica trend-setters alike. Tortuous melodies and downtrodden vocals wallow in stagnant pools of contaminated synths as beats crack like turn-of-the-century windows made of imperfect glass. Providing a dingy lens by which one can peer into the depths of the urban soul, Tricky's sample-heavy soundscapes magnify qualities of corruption and debauchery that color the human experience.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Emiliana Torrini</title>
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<category>Dream Pop</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:05:14 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hailing from Iceland, indie folk songstress Emiliana Torrini makes sweet music that evokes hypnotic childhood memories. Backed by a delicate mix of acoustic guitar and sparse drum rhythms, Torrini's breathless vocal delivery is reminiscent of fellow Icelander Bjork. Raised in the town of Kopavogur, Torrini worked in her father's Italian restaurant and attended opera school during her teenage years. In 1999, she released her debut album, <i>Love in the Time of Science</i>, produced by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal. In 2002, famed <i>Lord of the Rings</i> director Peter Jackson asked Torrini to voice the final music for <i>The Two Towers</i> (a gig that Bjork was set to do before backing out due to pregnancy). Three years later, Torrini released <i>Fisherman's Woman</i>. Moving away from the trip-hop beats of her debut, the album showcases her otherworldly vocals in soft layers of downtempo folk, a style she continued to work with on 2008's <i>Me and Armini</i>.
- Jamie Sanchez]]></description>
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<title>Bitter:Sweet</title>
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<category>Downtempo</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:33:13 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[L.A.'s Bitter:Sweet shake up a downtempo cocktail of bossa nova, lounge jazz, '60s soundtracks, vintage French pop and just a smidgen of space-age bachelor pad music. That recipe has made them a staple on screens big and small: the duo's music has been featured everywhere from <I>Grey's Anatomy</I> to <I>The Devil Wears Prada</I> and from <I>Law and Order</I> to Victoria's Secret advertisements. The group came together when singer Shana Halligan responded to a Craigslist post from Kiran Shahani, formerly of the Supreme Beings of Leisure. They released their debut album, <I>The Mating Game</I>, in 2006 and quickly became KCRW favorites for their suave blend of swinging, '60s-driven cool and laid-back breakbeats. The following year found 21st Century hepcats like Thievery Corporation and Nicola Conte putting a clubbier spin on the material. In 2008, the duo returned with <I>Drama</I>. The blend of bitter and sweet remained the same, but with more emphasis on filmic strings and Parisian cafe ambiance, their tall, cool drink of pouty poise was even smoother.
- Philip Sherburne]]></description>
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<title>Lemon Jelly</title>
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<category>Downtempo</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:44:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Alternative, Downtempo dance outfit possesses what many like-minded groups lack: a sense of humor. How else could you explain a half-hour piece entitled, "His Majesty King Raam?" Sit back, relax, and be ready to float with the monarch on fluffy clouds of chill-out sounds.
- Will Lerner]]></description>
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<title>Lamb</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Sep 2009 09:55:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Bridging the gap between electronica and rock, Andre Barlow and Lousie Rhodes from Manchester, England formed the group in 1994. Rhodes' melancholy vocals has been compared to fellow UK downtempo artists Portishead and Massive Attack and indeed their sound is similar to these Trip-Hop icons. However their style is a more free, dark, and experimental with screeching guitar work and D'n'B teasing rhythms.
- Peter Gavin]]></description>
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<title>Hooverphonic</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:32 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[From Belgium, this ambient pop/electronica group initially was led by Liesje Sandonis on their debut, <I>A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular</I>. Since then, they have been guided by the voice of Geike Arnaert. Hooverphonic have the depth and minor quality of Portishead and their heavy use of ambient synth is comparable to the new age sound of Enya. Their hit single "2 Wicky," built around a loop from the Isaac Hayes' classic version of "Walk On By," falls nicely in the Trip-Hop category, yet doesn't represent their rock-driven sound evidenced on such albums as the 2000 release <I>The Magnificent Tree</I>.]]></description>
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<title>Mr. Scruff</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Far from nightlife's usual excesses, you won't find Mr. Scruff advocating anything more dangerous than dancing whilst sipping a warm cup of tea. Having long called London's Ninja Tune home, he's less the label's court jester than he is his footed-pajama-wearing, snack-time storyteller. That's not to say that his music, meticulously stitched together out of vintage funk, soul, reggae, rock and folk, and kitted out with good-natured sound effects and squirrelly electronic touches, is lightweight. Scruff, aka Manchester's Andy Carthy, knows what gives funk its oomph, and his albums and DJ sets both show an unusual facility for a danceable groove. But favoring psychedelic touches over the scowls of his comrades in trip-hop, Scruff's life-affirming music stands in a category of its own: This is the stuff of all-ages outdoor festivals (preferably, attended in wackily printed Wellies). And his easygoing collages work equally well in more sedate settings -- no wonder the jack-of-all-trades sells his own line of tea in his spare time. This is as cozy as electronic music gets.
- Philip Sherburne]]></description>
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<title>Nitin Sawhney</title>
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<category>Asian Underground</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:43:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[British guitarist, producer, actor, film composer and spirit chaser Nitin Sawhney composes a multi-genre world fusion. Using music theories from around the globe, Sawhney has written for Sinead O'Connor, remixed for Paul McCartney and Sting, and produced for the Algerian Rai maestro Cheb Mami and Indian songstress Amar. It's not uncommon to hear Sawhney dropping elements of classical Flamenco, angelic vocals and Middle-Eastern scales over Drum n' Bass and House rhythms. A gifted and original musician, his fusion concepts are mostly instrumental, spiritual and ahead of their time.
- Peter Gavin]]></description>
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<title>DJ Shadow</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:08:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A much-lauded DJ and beatmaker from the San Francisco Bay Area, DJ Shadow recorded several singles in the early '90s but it was his debut LP, 1996's <i>Endtroducing...</i>, that really took the world by storm. Incorporating heavy drums, hyper-obscure samples, and moody atmospherics, his unique soundscapes found praise from a wide variety of listeners and critics. He's chronicled his early work on <i>Preemptive Strike</i> (1998) and has also recorded extensively with his crew Solesides (now known as Quannum) which includes Blackalicious and Latyrx. Shadow also contributed to the <i>U.N.K.L.E.</i> album, and helped put together several compilations, including <i>Guns, Cars, and Sitars</i> and <i>Schoolhouse Funk</i>. In 2000 he provided the score to the homelessness documentary <i>Dark Days</i> and was featured on <i>Solesides Greatest Bumps</i>. Shadow's long-awaited new full-length, <i>The Private Press</i>, dropped in 2002.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Gretchen Lieberum</title>
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<category>Adult Alternative</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If you find the Brand New Heavies sound too retro and Portishead too frigid, check out Gretchen Lieberum. Her sultry '70s Soul-Jazz voice fronts subdued, moody jazz that forgoes both the frost and frivolity in favor of straight-ahead emotion. Lieberum comes across like Carmel fronting Morcheeba. Sade's continued silence has left a vacuum that this LA based singer could fill.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Dzihan &amp; Kamien</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Vienna-based duo Vlado dZihann and Mario Kamien translate their diverse heritages by crossing ethnic boundries with such concepts as Arabic strings mixed with funk, jazz, and house. Multigenre artists such as D&K are hard to categorize without simply being tossed into the broad world genre, but what keeps them away from such grouping is their European electronic vibe (a la Jazzanova and Kid Loco). Their well-received debut, <I>Freaks and Icons</I>, hit the streets in 2000 and was remixed by such house artists as Herbert, Fauna Flashh and Atjazz a year later.]]></description>
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<title>Faithless</title>
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<category>Progressive/Tribal House</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:45:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Faithless' signature Progressive House/Trance stylings straddle clubland and the pop-approving mainstream. A U.K.-based outfit that started primarily as a union between producers Rollo and Sister Bliss in the early '90s, Faithless later expanded to include two vocalists who helped to earn the group international attention with the singles "Salva Mea," "Insomnia" and "Reverence." Known for producing melodic tracks filled with lush synthlines, tradition-creating club beats and mind-opening vocals, Faithless take few musical risks to keep their existing fan base entranced.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>J Boogie's Dubtronic Science</title>
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<category>West Coast Instrumental</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:44:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science is relaxed aural stimulation for hip-hop heads in a kick-back mood. A San Francisco-based beat innovator, college radio DJ, and resident floor maestro at several popular local venues, J-Boogie sautÃÂ©es dollops of Funk, soul, Dub and hip-hop into one memorable, intoxicating at-home listening vibe, creating body-swaying grooves that cling to Ambient abstraction with a gentle urgency. Highlighting turntable mastery with itchy-scratchy hip-hop samples, wordless encouragement from an urban diva, and sexy percussion, J-Boogie's bass-heavy, sonic elixir invites you to set an intimate bedroom mood with sweet incense aromas and strategically placed candlelight. These down-tempo excursions tie you down while lapping at your ear, slowly uncovering your most remote erogenous zones and leaving you aching for more.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Esthero</title>
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<category>Dance Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hailing from Toronto, singer Esthero and guitarist Doc cover all the musical bases by crossing the streams of rock, R&B and electronica. Their tasteful production keeps them in the mainstream with their loungey (almost trip-hop) radio-friendly sound. Born Jen-Bea Englishman, Esthero flaunts an emotional style that's never too dramatic and possesses the soul of Michael Jackson and the spirituality of Bjork. Their 1998 debut, <I>Breath From Another</I>, on the Sony sub-label Work features the single "Heaven Sent," which was also released as an EP with remixes by the Mad Professor and DJ Krush.]]></description>
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<title>DJ Cam</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:44:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A skilled producer influenced by beat styles belonging to such god-like hip-hop figures as DJ Premier and Prince Paul, DJ Cam creates atmospheres to intensify your most chill moods. Widely unappreciated in his country of origin, this scene-sensitive Frenchman is celebrated in the Mo' Wax-watching sectors in America, the U.K. and Japan. Bearing an atmospheric hip-hop sound rounded out with plenty of well-chosen samples, refined breaks, vinyl scratches and engaging emcees, Cam is part of the circle made up of like-minded stylists as DJ Shadow, DJ Krush and La Funk Mob. Aspects of jazz and dub deepen his diverse head-bobbing style, serving to further mystify the hip-hop phenomenon.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Bent</title>
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<category>Downtempo</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:43:43 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Post-house outfit Bent spoon-feed you chilled, pop-friendly delights dripping with trendy yet appealing sound textures and inventive knob-twiddling techniques. Dreamy lo-fi arrangements piece together bottomless synths with lazy beats and past-remembering vocal loops to envelop your consciousness in comfort. Future-looking cuts employ featherweight melodies to wrestle with fatigued rhythms, creating a magical electronic listening experience known only to those that frequent Ibiza in the summertime. Inviting grooves that ask you to lie back and doze. They'd rub your tired feet if they could.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Fila Brazillia</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:09:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Members of the acclaimed underground label Pork Recordings, Fila Brazillia's innovative productions bring a warm, live feel to Downtempo electronic music, freely drawing from idioms of Funk, hip-hop, and jazz. Producers Steve Cobby and Dave McSherry happen to be ace instrumentalists, piecing together deceptively simple breakbeats, deep, sinuous basslines, and swirls of synths in several voices, from the watery sounds of a Fender Rhodes to the squirm of an abused oscillator. Many of their productions ooze futuristic Lounge kitsch, full of hip-wiggling bongo breaks, lush keyboards, snippets of flute, and electronically doctored horn blasts. Others are pure instrumental Funk, complete with clavinet lines straight from the Headhunters. And the occasional crunchy guitar riff reveals sympathy with the pleasure of rock 'n' roll, though always filtered through several layers of chorusing and flange effects.
- Noah Enelow]]></description>
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<title>Si*Sé</title>
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<category>World Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:44:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Like anything on the Luaka Bop label, Si*Sé evade stereotypes. Although New York drum 'n' bass scenester Carol C teamed up with programmer/DJ U.F. Low to create the group, don't expect drum 'n' bass. And although both band members claim Latin roots, don't expect all the songs to be salsa-fied Spanish-language burners. Instead, Si*Sé blend all their influences into a cool downtempo stew that's deftly produced and enriched by Carol C's slippery, seductive voice. Urbane and jazzy, this is the sound of New York summers  with the air-con turned up.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Kruder &amp; Dorfmeister</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Renowned for their ability to translate any tune into a signature remix, the talents of Austria-based Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister have earned them a much-deserved worldwide respect. These chill-out room favorites have reworked the sounds of such eclectic artists as Roni Size, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Depeche Mode and Bomb the Bass, glazing various tracks into creamy morsels of downbeat goodness. Merging earthy, dub-inflected effects with bright, otherworldly synth textures, these masters of "deep" turn out smooth tracks blended like charcoal drawings. Deftly balancing the positive with the negative on any given aural composition, Kruder & Dorfmeister detail the best way to make the blunt sound beautiful.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Coldcut</title>
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<category>Cut &amp; Paste</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:43:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For proof that Jonathan More and Matt Black of Coldcut are legendary beat manipulators, just look at their record: theyâve produced one quality sample-driven track after another, beginning with the classic "Say Kids, What Time Is It?" in 1987. Ex-art teacher More and computer programmer Black are not only audiovisual artists, pirate radio DJs and sought-after remixers, theyâre also the forces behind Ninja Tune, the imprint designed for beat fiends and hip-hop experimentalists. Featuring the urban-centric sounds of fellow Coldcut innovators DJ Food, the Herbaliser, DJ Vadim, Funki Porcini and Kid Koala, this UK-based label is a favorite among electronic music intellectuals, hip artist types and groove-seeking clubbers alike.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Four Tet</title>
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<category>Laptronica</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:48:41 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A solo endeavor of Fridge's Kieran Hebden, Four Tet is a twisted form of Downtempo. If you soloed one instrumentalist off of an early '60s Blue Note LP, looped it, and fused it to broken breaks, you would find yourself in Four Tet territory.
- Nicholas Baker]]></description>
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<title>Sneaker Pimps</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:43:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Formed in the late 1990s, this rock/electronica crossover act helped set a standard for the Alt Dance genre alongside such likeminded radio darlings as Morcheeba, Portishead and Garbage. A polished blend of easy Trip-Hop beats and pop guitars highlight Kelli Dayton's addictive, throaty vocal stylings.]]></description>
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<title>Nightmares on Wax</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:55:27 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Wholly inviting, this British act's distinctive brand of trip-hop keeps heads nodding with blunted beats and strutting vibes. Stirring up chunky bits of electro, soul and hip-hop, George Evelyn's choice and placement of hooky samples is discriminating and precise. Relaxingly funky rhythms shake up the dance floor with gritty melodies borrowed from a dusty August evening in the South, plus clunky beats and soulful rap and urban lyrics. These tight, downbeat hip-hop grooves are attention-getting fare that's likely to keep lingering bodies swaying, but they'd also make excellent background-enhancers at an intimate house party.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Primitive Radio Gods</title>
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<category>Post-Modern Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 3 May 2009 08:33:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With their mix of Trip-Hop rhythms and New Wave atmospherics, the Primitive Radio Gods caused quite a stir with their verbosely titled hit, "Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand." Although subsequent releases weren't as commercially successful, the PRG maintained their creative drive, imaginatively putting old school samples next to fresh, trendy beats.
- Linda Ryan]]></description>
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<title>Funki Porcini</title>
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<category>Downtempo</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:04:13 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ninja Tune favorite Funki Porcini serves up jagged breakbeats encrusted with phenomenal aural atmospherics. Downplaying a cheeky sense of humor, this Londoner translates aural anecdotes from extensive world travels into delectable Downtempo goodness. Influenced by hip-hop, blues, Soul, Funk and beat poetry, Funki Porcini composes abstract tapestries that recall the past and foretell the future, like a finger-paint project from an old soul trapped in the body of a five-year-old child prodigy. From jazz-infected Trip-Hop complexity to manic Drum 'n' Bass abstraction, these Funk-fueled vibes make for pleasing wallpaper during an after-dinner ritual of espresso and a cigarette, or mood-matching sonic accompaniment to a good-natured temper tantrum.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Tommy Guerrero</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:31:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sparse, personal compositions filled with guitar drones and juicy beats that range from extremely simple to quirky and offbeat. Little bits of Samba, jazz and electronica seep into Guerrero's music, infusing each song with an introspective feel lost on many of his post-rock peers. He's in good company on the Mo Wax label, which allows him to craft music as he sees fit and which led to excellent results on his album <i>A Little Bit of Something</i>. Even if this guy's music sucked (which it absolutely does not), Guerrero would still be respected; this is the same Tommy who wowed us with his massive ollies and revolutionary street-skating prowess on Powell Peralta's Bones Brigade team in the classic videos <i>Future Primative</i> and the <i>Search For Animal Chin</i>.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Supreme Beings Of Leisure</title>
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<category>Downtempo</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:31 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Creamy female vocals splash about thick, churning, down-tempo beats. She's no Dancehall diva wrung dry for a quick sample, but a soulful voice that carries a tragic romanticism through an ever-evolving song. The phat, growling low-end offsets a high, dreamy synthetic string section.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Finley Quaye</title>
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<category>Adult Alternative</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:51:12 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Juana Molina</title>
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<category>Latin Rock</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For a woman who spent seven years entertaining Argentina -- and much of Latin America -- with a comedy show, Juana Molina's musical persona flies directly in the face of her television persona. Though she found her fame as a comedian, Molina's first passion was music. She began playing guitar at age five and was witness to her father's -- tango player Horacio Molina -- collaborations with some of the greatest Brazilian musicians of the day, and her songwriting sense is almost miraculously subtle as a result. Forced to leave Argentina with her family during the worst years of the dictatorship, Molina's six-year stint in Paris may have also influenced her sound and eclectic approach to composition. Still, listening to her third album, 2004's <I>Tres Cosas</I>, it's hard not to feel that we're simply being given a window into the workings of an unusual mind. Her whispery voice meshes gently with a musical landscape that's deftly sketched with panoply of instruments and electronic effects.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>BossaCucaNova</title>
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<category>Bossa Nova</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:20:34 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[New and classic Bossa Nova remixed in part by the son of lesser-known Bossa Nova great Roberto Menescal. These tunes crackle with coolly contained energy, swinging with the help of Trip-Hop beats, bright Latin guitar work, and intoxicating rhythms.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>The Avalanches</title>
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<category>Cut &amp; Paste</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:39:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This collective of DJs and musicians takes the best of both downtempo and scratch DJ styles and introduces a new, celebratory sound in Trip-Hop. Behind Robbie Chater and Darrin Seltmann, the group released the "El Producto" EP in 1997 and, while fine-tuning their live sets, they released the eighteen-track "Since I Left You" in 2000 (which didn't gain popularity until late 2001). The Avalanches had a few brushes with the mainstream, such as opening for the Beastie Boys and getting permission from Madonna to sample "Holiday" for their tasteful "Stay Another Season" track.]]></description>
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<title>DJ Krush</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:37 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[He can drop breaks and samples from any source into a smooth, seamless, seemingly effortless flow. Japan's DJ Krush's beats take on a painterly lyricism that feels like simple repetitions, but they reveal themselves as highly complex with deep listening. They're not merely providing an auto-pilot groove; they're highly expressive. It's a reflection of his deep roots in the traditions of hip-hop. Though his productions are flawless, they are essentially a combination of sparing, raw elements fused by laboratory attention to detail. As a rock break repeats unpredictably, cool jazz instrumentation leans against fluttering soul textures and creates a fluid hybrid of musics that, under his hands, sound like they were destined to meet. His frequently fragile arrangements sound like they might unravel at the tug of one loose thread. But he leaves no edges unhemmed; his tracks are finished with precision and grace. More recently, his increasing collaborations with vocalists have added yet another perfect factor in his ever-evolving mix.
- Marc Kate]]></description>
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<title>Fluke</title>
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<category>Beats &amp; Breaks</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Acclaimed for creating a number of dents in the U.K. Top 40 charts, this genre-defying trio conquered a variety of dance floor trends: Acid House, Trip-Hop, Trance and Big Beat. Accomplished remixers whose credits include tracks originating from such eclectic acts as New Order, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Bjork, former housemates Jon Fugler, Mike Tournier and Mike Bryant have earned a reputation for eluding categorization with a vengeance and a smirk. Fluke's still-growing following tends not toward the flighty, trend-sensitive set, but to dedicated loyalists addicted to the trio's ever-changing sound.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Olive</title>
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<category>Alt Dance</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:43:20 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The duo known as Olive offer high-energy dance doctored up with "today's" sounds (i.e., a distinct euro-dance stamp).
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:47:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A beatmaker best known for his work with indie rap icon Aesop Rock and other members of the Def Jux family, New York's Blockhead is revered for his signature production style, which fuses classic hip-hop with mellow downtempo sensibilities. In 2004, noted U.K. label Ninja Tune released Blockhead's solo debut, the mellow but dope <i>Music By Cavelight</i>. The following year he returned with his second full-length <i>Downtown Science</i>.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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