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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>Clint Mansell</title>
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<category>Film Scores</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:37:31 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Seething, industrial-strength Jungle from this member of Pop Will Eat Itself. Howling synth noise, stark bleeps and clattering breaks combine to forge a spooky, cinematic mood.
- Mike Schulman]]></description>
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<title>Squarepusher</title>
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<category>Leftfield/IDM</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:14:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tom Jenkinson's alter ego, Squarepusher, aims straight for the techno jugular. Experiments in electronic glitch and manic sound collage dominate, with nods to noise, neo-jazz and drum 'n' bass. Jenkinson grew up with the sounds of jazz greats Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Art Blakey playing around the house. The son of a jazz drummer, Jenkinson is a skilled bassist and multi-instrumentalist whose experimental listening music was first discounted by some who felt his music was a perversion of jungle and drum 'n' bass. However, after releasing a debut album through Richard D. James' Rephlex label, Squarepusher found an audience among post-acid house fans. In 1995, Squarepusher joined Warp Records, where he's remained ever since, continuing to confound and delight with every record. A trickster he may be, but he's serious about his restless quest for re-invention.
- Jamie Sanchez]]></description>
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<title>Mocean Worker</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 10:34:48 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[New York-based. DJ injects a jazz-like swing into his Jungle and down-tempo beats without losing any edge or dancefloor functionality. Equally adept at all tempos, these cuts are furiously funky.
- Mike Schulman]]></description>
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<title>Karsh Kale</title>
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<category>Asian Underground</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:46:53 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This youthful knob-twiddler/tabla player has already played with heavyweights across the musical spectrum. He's appeared on albums by artists as diverse as DJ Spooky and Herbie Hancock, and most famously he's a member of the electro-Indian supergroup Tabla Beat Science, with Trilok Gurtu, Zakir Hussein, Bill Laswell and Ethiopian singer Gigi. Kale's solo work is no less interesting, mingling live instrumentation and vocals from artists like the great classical singer Sultan Khan with expansive electronica and drum 'n' bass.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>4 Hero</title>
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<category>Broken Beat</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:48 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The joint venture of Dego MacFarlane and Mark Mac since the mid-'80s, 4 Hero have always been on the forward frontier of dance music. They established their career with meticulously crafted breaks that can slice through an all-night flight like a samurai sword, and they can soften the blow with gentle beats that guide you on your way to a peaceful comedown. Their perfect fusion of hip-hop, jazz, techno and electro lets all the disparate sounds fall comfortably into the mix. With their label, Reinforced, 4 Hero have become one of the most known and respected names in Jungle through the '90s. And well they should. Their jungle output is a tiring lap-swim through treacherous waves of samples and loops crashing into each other, destabilizing the center with ill effect. 4 Hero continue to create music that propels bodies through space, and genres through time.]]></description>
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<title>Kosheen</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 10:31:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Wax Poetic</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:55:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Turkish saxophonist Ilhan Ersahin leads this innovative, variably sized ensemble through a variety of musical terrains, focusing on jazzy Trip-Hop and full-throttle live Drum 'n' Bass. He's got quite a roster of players, including rising stars such as drummer Kenny Wolleson and established veterans such as trumpeter Eddie Henderson. This diversity is characteristic of Wax Poetic: the songs combine Wolleson's avant New York jazz and Henderson's early Funk/Fusion with Herbie Hancock with hints of everyone from Kruder & Dorfmeister to Wu Tang's RZA. But the group has many other important facets, including Lisa Rudolph's stunning vocal work and slick DJ fills. The group can swell to sixteen constantly changing members, and their sound benefits from the mass of multicultural creative energy.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Roni Size and Reprazent</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Roni Size's contribution to drum 'n' bis hard to ignore. His signature style is one of the most dominant in the movement. RS brings the sound of commerce (jazzy grooves, live instruments, toasts from his band Reprazent, lush orchestration and arrangements) without softening the blow of his beats and breaks.]]></description>
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<title>Asian Dub Foundation</title>
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<category>Beats &amp; Breaks</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Self-described as "MIDI warriors," the Asian Dub Foundation have come a long way from their roots as teachers and students in a music technology workshop for Asian children. However, unlike many initially socially strident groups who finally achieve global stardom, the ADF's political viewpoints have remained steadfast throughout. From the outset, their blend of punk, jungle and Bengali instrumentation proved more popular in France then their native London, but as word spread about their incendiary live performances, people began to take notice. Wishing to capitalize on this momentum, the ADF made the smart move of re-recording their France-only release <i>R.A.F.I.</i> to reflect this live energy, resulting in 1998's <i>Rafi's Revenge</i>, which proved to be their breakthrough album. Headlining tours followed, helped by regular championing from Primal Scream and a pivotal US support tour with the Beastie Boys. Line-ups have ebbed and flowed, but the political message has remained the same Ã¢â¬â for example "Fortress Europe" on 2003's <i>Enemy of the Enemy</i> clearly indicates their views on immigration. The inevitable best-of was released in 2007 (<i>Timefreeze 1995-2007</i>), but the ADF show no signs of slowing down. Expect another retrospective 10 years in the future.
- Nicholas Baker]]></description>
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<title>Dieselboy</title>
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<category>Dark Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:03:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tough breakbeat rollers from a key American producer/DJ. The slamming breaks and growling basslines show a thorough knowledge of dancefloor dynamics, skirting abstract futurism for a lean and relentless attack.
- Mike Schulman]]></description>
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<title>Nils Petter Molvaer</title>
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<category>Fusion</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:00:43 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Mixing avant jazz Fusion with modern electronica, Molvaer is a progressive jazz trumpeter with an innovative style of composition and a soft tone reminiscent at times of Miles Davis. His languid melodies float over an ever-shifting collage of chunky beats and melancholy harmonies, all cloaked in a rich Ambient haze. His first album <i>Khmer</i> was a critical and musical success, selling more than 100,000 records -- no small feat for a jazz artist -- but more importantly it showed an expansive vision of where jazz may be headed. The people with whom Molvaer has worked are just as telling of his talent -- electronica artists Rockers Hi-Fi and Herbaliser have done remixes of his work. Furthermore, Molvaer has lent his talent to many greats over the past few years, from drummer Elvin Jones to producer Bill Laswell.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Venetian Snares</title>
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<category>Digital Hardcore</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:31:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Cujo</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:07:17 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The man behind the brilliant Jazz/Drum 'n' Bass programming of Cujo is Brazilian-born Amon Tobin, best known for his solo work released on Ninja Tune Records. While his Cujo work is a bit older (<I>Adventures In Foam</I> was released in 1996), it's clear Tobin's zest for classic jazz was already bubbling over. The Cujo stuff has arguably deeper roots in Drum 'n' Bass and Ambient Breakbeat than some of his newer material, but any fan of abstract beats, classic jazz (such as Miles Davis, Charles Mingus or Thelonious Monk), or downtempo music will love his use of old school samples of exotic orchestral instruments and complex, incredibly dense arrangements. Because Cujo/Tobin incorporates so many classic instruments into his music, there's always a scratchy undercurrent of snaps and crackles fritting about the mix.
- Tim Pratt]]></description>
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<title>PFM</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:06:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[PFM (Progressive Future Music), the combined talents of Mike Bolton and Jamie Saker, showcase complex Jungle tracks under a mellow guise. Steady breakbeats rush through a wide atmosphere of prism-like melodies that sail over rolling basslines. Comforting yet mysterious, PFM's sonic prophesies lend themselves to more interpretation than a doomsday story from the Book of Revelation.
- Melissa Piazza]]></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>Sidestepper</title>
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<category>Downtempo</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the best projects evolve out of romances, and in Sidestepper's case it was love at first sight. Englishman Richard Blair was working as a recording engineer at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios when he heard the singer Toto La Momposina for the first time. Floored by her Afro-Colombian sound, he hotfooted it to Colombia as soon as the recording was done, and thus began his love affair with Colombian music. After finding work as a sound engineer, Blair formed a group with other Colombians, mingling <I>Costenos</i> (coastal Colombians) and Bogota natives, a mix that was unheard of at the time. Sidestepper were born. The group helped make Afro-Colombian music hip in Colombia -- and in clubs around the world -- by mixing it with hip-hop and electronica. In 2003, <I>3 AM (In Beats We Trust)</i> launched two great singles, "Deja" and "Mas Papaya," and made the group a club chill-room favorite. After a long hiatus, Sidestepper returned with <I>The Buena Vibra Sound System</i> in 2008.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Black Sun Empire</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:39:13 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>State Of Bengal</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A cutting edge dj and producer, State of Bengal (aka Sam Zaman) got his start teaching music to kids in London. After a few trips to his native Bengal to study folk traditions, Zaman started making his own music and mentoring older artists -- including his brother MC Deedar, who went on to found the Asian Dub Foundation. Zaman was also breathing new life into drum 'n' bass with his club appearances, where he mixed Indian and Bengal influences with technical trickery and appealed to a young, urbane generation of British Asians. He caught Talvin Singh's attention, and appeared on Singh's <I>Anokha: Sounds of the Asian Underground</I> compilation (named for the famed British club night). His 1999 debut <I>Visual Audio</I> garnered critical praise, and he came back a year later with <I>Walking On</I>, a collaboration with Ananda Shankar recorded just before Shankar's death. 2004's <I>Tana Tani</I> saw Zaman matching wits with Paris-based singer Paban Das Baul.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>KJ Sawka</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:13 -0800</pubDate>
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- Nicholas Baker]]></description>
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<title>Echo</title>
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<category>Alt Dance</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>High Contrast</title>
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<category>Liquid Funk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:11 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Ming &amp; FS</title>
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<category>West Coast Instrumental</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:16:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If you thought Jungle was just a bastard son of Techno, prepare to think again. Turntablists Ming & FS come straight out of the NY school of hip-hop Jungle, a far cry from Photek's abstract breakbeats or Trace's dark-and-nasty Techstep. The breakbeats are lightning-quick and hard hitting. The basslines, rather than rolling in like tsunamis, stomp right along with the beat, pulling the groove as tight as a drive belt. Itchy wah-wah guitar samples tick along, building the intensity. But when Ming & FS mix in Wu-Tang, they knock out the Jungle beat entirely for a chorus and a verse, only to knock it back in just as unexpectedly. The samples will remind you where this music comes from -- they're all taken from Dancehall reggae and Old School Rap. To smooth things out, Ming & FS remix the Fugees, sending a message loud and clear: Jungle ain't just for tweaked-out ravers.]]></description>
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<title>Goldie</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If any individual was responsible for breaking Drum 'n' Bass into the mainstream, it was Goldie. He composes complex orchestrations of diva vocals, string sections, earth-shaking low-end, and always, his fierce, alarming breaks. Even in his down-tempo, melodic tunes, his breaks cut through the Jungle-lite of artists like L.T.J. Bukem without the belligerence of artists like Ed Rush and Optical. Underneath the concrete shattering beats is dark and menacing, yet elegantly painted expressions of lyric romanticism and urban despair. His recordings come together as progressive epics that move through a narrative from one track to the next, though always maintain a tough stance, as Goldie is 100% B-boy.]]></description>
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<title>Scorn</title>
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<category>Ambient Dub</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:04:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[At the close of Napalm Death's most fertile period, when Mick Harris had taken blast beats to the threshhold of human speed, and could only go further by slowing them down to a zombie's pace, Scorn (originally featuring other Napalm Death defectors Justin Broadrick and Nick Bullen) arose to emit the sinister sound of jagged synth lines wrapped around broken glass hip-hop and Dub beats. The beats are so forboding, they hardly inspire the corporeal pleasure of dance despite their occasional break into Jungle abandon. The creeping electronic textures are so distressing, they are hardly chill room fare. Scorn's ominous output is, strangely, as fearful as Napalm Death's Cuisinart Splattercore.
- Marc Kate]]></description>
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<title>LTJ Bukem</title>
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<category>Liquid Funk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:55:37 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A true pioneer in the world of Drum 'n' Bass, LTJ Bukem cut his teeth as a DJ for rare groove sound systems before being energized by the rave scene and Acid House. Taking up the challenge of production, Bukem saw the revolutionary possibilities of combining his background in Soul and jazz Fusion with Techno, House and breakbeats. Eschewing the manic excess of the majority of early Jungle, Bukem's smooth and futuristic style owes as much to Lonnie Liston Smith and Weather Report as it does to E and Vicks Vapo-Rub. Creating a template based on sleek, rolling breaks and lush melodic synths, Bukem's groundbreaking tracks like "Music" and "Horizons" threw down the gauntlet of sophistication and musicality to the raving masses. While concentrating his efforts mostly on his Good Looking and Looking Good labels, Bukem has nonetheless kept up a steady stream of classy junglist releases, with the occasional foray into soulful down-tempo territory.
- Mike Schulman]]></description>
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<title>Distance</title>
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<category>Grime/Dubstep</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Blu Mar Ten</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:06:10 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>AK1200</title>
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<category>Jump-Up</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:58:43 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As American Drum 'n' Bass pioneers, AK1200's tracks hark back to an era before producers went out on a limb trying to generate the most abrasive -- if not downright terrifying -- sounds possible. These tracks contain more than their share of Bukem-style ambiance, yet instead of aiming straight for the chill room crowd they inject the sweetness with a fair bit of Jump-Up ruffness. Bouncy, rolling breaks, caterwauling synths and tried-and-true analog basslines create a positive, dancefloor-friendly atmosphere.
- Noah Enelow]]></description>
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<title>Grooverider</title>
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<category>Dark Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:30:18 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The legendary importance of Grooverider in the creation of Drum 'n' Bass is inestimable. Beginning with partner Fabio as an Acid House DJ in the late 1980s, it was at their London club Rage that the mythology surrounding their work was first constructed. Playing a mix of House, rave Techno and Hardcore, the duo were at ground zero as breakbeats infiltrated raves and the scene fractured into Techno, Jungle and modern House. Masters of the London underground, Groove and Fabio had the capability to establish an artist by merely playing them, and it was this support that gave a critical boost to producers such as Goldie, Photek and Ed Rush. As styles further diverged, Grooverider pushed on into ever darker and harder areas, coining the term Hardstep to describe the rougher sounds he was playing; with his Prototype label (begun in 1994), he was instrumental in the development of the even harsher sounds of Techstep. Throughout the '90s, Groove was at the heart of the music, releasing influential tracks as Codename John and building the reputations of Matrix and Boymerang with releases on Prototype. In 1997, he consolidated his activities with a compilation on Prototype and followed a year later with his debut artist album <I>Mysteries of Funk</I>, which broadened his sonic palette to include a range of soulful flavors along with his trademark Techstep.
- Mike Schulman]]></description>
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<title>Minus 8</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:12:43 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Future Loop Foundation</title>
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<category>Ambient Techno</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:15 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>A Guy Called Gerald</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:55:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A Guy Called Gerald's decade-long exploration into the break has rendered him a master of mixology. Precariously twisting beats around glimmering instrumental samples, he creates driving rhythms with a glossy veneer so radiant, you might not necessarily notice the complicated programming beneath. Born into the cultural desolation that was Manchester, England in the late '60/early '70s, Gerald Simpson did what any bored future knob-twiddler would do: rebuilt electronics for fun. A decade later Simpson co-wrote "Pacific State" with the hugely influential 808 State (an original member of the band, he wasn't credited for years) and ultimately struck out on his own, launched by the club hit "Voodoo Ray." He was picked up by Sony for the next few albums, though he ultimately left them after a disputed non-release. Never one for stylistic stagnation, Simpson's tried his hand at every techno and house permutation there is. His self-released album <i>28 Gun Bad-Boy</i> is widely considered a key stepping stone in the evolution of drum 'n' bass.
- Marc Kate]]></description>
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<title>Cyantific</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:36:08 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Logistics</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:23:05 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Kotchy</title>
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<category>Beats &amp; Breaks</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:05 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Brooklyn's Kotchy crafts a deep, dusky fusion of scuffling hip-hop and dread dubstep influenced by artists like Flying Lotus, Prefuse 73 and Kode9. His vocal stylings are more comparable to the Sea and Cake, giving his music an electrifying sense of crossed wires and errant sparks.
- Philip Sherburne]]></description>
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<title>Nadirah Shakoor</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:51:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Photek</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:46:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[England's Photek, aka Rupert Parkes, was instrumental in the evolution of jungle into drum 'n' bass; his albums <I>Modus Operandi</I> and <I>Form and Function</I> are landmark works in the genre, sounding as driven -- and as strange -- today as when they were released in the late '90s. While sometimes tagged with the unfortunate term "intelligent" d 'n' b, Photek's real contribution was a new degree of rhythmic precision, with beats slicing like scissor-handed ninjas. His dry, blasted textures also helped give rise to the subgenre known as "tech-step." By '00s standards, Photek's beats might seem slow, and indeed, they eased off the frenetic pace of early ragga-jungle, highlighting the space around his distorted breaks and ethnic drums. (Dubstep traces its roots, in large part, straight back to Photek's clanging tympani and tabla.) By 2000, Photek largely left jungle behind with <I>Solaris</I>, a surprisingly adept foray into experimental breaks and Detroit-influenced deep house that featured Chicago legend Robert Owens on two tracks. Parkes went on to move to Los Angeles, where he composes music for film and television.
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<title>Mu-Ziq</title>
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<category>Leftfield/IDM</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Combining a probing, experimental nature with a prankster's sense of humor, Mike Paradinas' work as Mu-Ziq is a perfect case study in the trajectory of cutting-edge '90s electronic music. Drawing inspiration from points as far afield as Krautrock, old school hip-hop, Industrial noise and Drum 'n' Bass, his records are at times maddeningly inconsistent, but always intriguing and often influential. Early albums like <I>Tango N'Vectif</I> deftly juxtaposed harsh mechanical beats with quirky, circular melodies, while later records under aliases like Kid Spatula and Jake Slazenger delved further afield into Soul Jazz, easy listening, Electro and Jungle. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Paradinas approaches his sonic bricolage with a tongue-in-cheek attitude, injecting an air of whimsy into what is often a stiflingly po-faced style. Although the genre-hopping diversity of his early work has become more smoothly integrated with each album, it is this playful aspect of his experimentation that has continued to set his work apart.
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<title>John B</title>
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<category>Liquid Funk</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 23:05:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Aphrodite</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:31:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If you danced to Drum 'n' Bass in the mid-1990s, chances are you've boogied to the music of Aphrodite. He's one of the masterminds behind the infectious, party-oriented style known as Jump-Up, whose name stems from its aim: to make folks "jump up and hit the dance floor running." His style weaves perfectly-placed hip-hop and Ragga samples around various permutations of the classic "Amen" break, spiced up with deep, droning basslines which sound equally good at the club or booming out of your Jeep. Aphrodite often uses well-heeled, instantly recognizable samples in the service of dancefloor hits. His history of rehashes includes "Mission: Impossible," "Carmina Burana," and the O'Jays' "For the Love of Money." But his street cred's been restored by his work with well-respected hip-hop artists such as The Luniz and Jungle Brothers.]]></description>
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<title>Noel</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:18:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Jacob's Optical Stairway</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:47:42 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>DJ Marky</title>
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<category>Liquid Funk</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Cubanate</title>
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<category>Industrial Dance</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:24 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If Motorhead signed to Metalheadz, they'd likely sound like Cubanate. Phil Barry's violent Speed Metal riffs crash into razor sharp breakbeats: the results sound strangely Industrial. The cold cruelty of their synthlines and the severity of Marc Heal's voice are clearly the end of Industrial's crooked history.
- Marc Kate]]></description>
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<title>Dhamaal</title>
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<category>Asian Underground</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:00:41 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This San Francisco-based artist collective sprang up during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. That trend crashed, but Dhamaal's fortunes have been growing steadily, thanks to a wealth of talent that includes singer Sukhawat Ali Khan, percussionist Ferhan Qureshi and DJ/producer Maneesh the Twister. They use South Asian sounds as a springboard for their electronic experiments.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Terra Deva</title>
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<category>Trip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:36:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nestled cozily in a pristine patchwork of Artcore and down-tempo bliss glisten the vocal talents of Om Records' Terra Deva like a newly uncovered semi-precious stone. Sexy, smart verbals remembering past heroines of blues, jazz, R&B and Disco are a soulful contrast to sharp, intelligent electronic arrangements laden with deep basslines and rigid, silvery breaks. A native San Franciscan and a model for a new brand of divas, this sweet and sour chanteuse beckons music journalists and club scenesters alike with her powerful, spellbinding delivery and thoughtful, heart-tugging lyrics.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>DJ Fresh</title>
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<category>Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:02 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>J Majik</title>
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<category>Dark Drum 'n' Bass</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:04 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The youngest member of the Metalheadz crew, J Majik's watery grooves explore a variety of moods, from drifting, contemplative ambiance to dark abstraction. Start-and-stop passages emerge into bottom-heavy, prowling breakbeats. Vocal samples add a sinister element, while shimmering strings bring touches of melancholy.
- Noah Enelow]]></description>
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<title>Animals on Wheels</title>
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<category>Bleep</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:32:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Animals on Wheels is the pseudonym of Andy Coleman, one of many English knob twiddlers who are attempting to click and whirr their way to the top of the experimental heap. By creating disjointed Tech-Step rhythms and splicing in analog snippets, jazzy squawks and icy cool melodies, he manages to give electronics a warm breathing heart.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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