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On her second Solex album, Pick Up, Elisabeth Esselink continues to recycle bad music into good, sampling the kitschiest, cheesiest records in her ... More

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Solex, aka Dutch record shop owner Elisabeth Esselink, creates a pure, offbeat musical world on the 1998 debut, Solex vs. the Hitmeister. All of the ... More

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Listening to a new Solex album is a bit like being suddenly and completely immersed in a foreign language. At first it sounds alien, unpredictable, ... More

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In a way, EPs are the marinated olives, the fun-sized Snickers and the Frito Lays of the music world. EPs can and often do serve as an appetizer, ... More

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Swedish electro-pop duo the Sound of Arrows, consisting of Oskar Gullstrand and Stefan Storm, release their debut album Voyage. The record's dreamy ... More

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If the Sound of Arrows' debut single "Danger!" described the world as a dark and scary place (not that it necessarily sounded that way), this ... More

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The rumble-slash-squall-careen-yelp (plus cowbell) of the Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" along with the puttering, Mark E. Smith-like hectoring ... More

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Santogold, the collaboration between Santi White and former Stiffed bandmate John Hill, first began receiving notice in late 2007, thanks mostly to ... More

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On their debut album for Astralwerks/Source, Phoenix applies a slick electronica aesthetic to traditional pop/rock songwriting, resulting in a quite ... More

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Taking its title and inspiration from a collaboration between animator/filmmaker Norman McLaren and jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, Begone Dull Care is, ... More

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Ritual Union is the third album from Swedish electronic pop outfit Little Dragon. Utilizing vintage synthesizers and analog drum machines, Little ... More

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Like the most adept synthesists of '80s club music -- Morgan Geist (Metro Area), Stuart Price (Zoot Woman), Trevor Jackson (Playgroup) -- Alex ... More

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Lest you believe Little Dragon lack an aesthetic spine, their shift away from low-key left-field hip-hop, plaintive piano ballads, and acoustic jazz ... More

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Recorded across Europe during September and October of 2004, Live! Thirty Days Ago is a concise run through the best songs from United and ... More

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Last Exit was preceded by two EPs strategically placed in the hands of critics/bloggers who were likely to be open to Junior Boys' sound. These ... More

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Stars from Aircraft was titled after the Four Level's first collaborative effort, but not surprisingly you won't find that propulsive club hit here ... More

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Shout Out Out Out Out's brand of dancefloor-friendly indie rock-electro is unique in a few respects. First off, the Edmonton-based group has four ... More

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At some point after the release of the fatigued Begone Dull Care, Junior Boys' Jeremy Greenspan spent two months in China. The trip allowed him to ... More

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So This Is Goodbye involves no input and no apparent residual fingerprints from original member Johnny Dark. On their second album, Jeremy Greenspan ... More

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