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Lal Member Says New Album Was a 'Disgusting Challenge,' Won't Do it Again

Matt White Those bleak dystopian worlds we see in dark fictional films and television shows? Toronto electronic group Lal believe we're living those days right now. "A lot of the media and movies coming out these days are talking about this dismal apocalyptic future, but, I think we are already living in that space," Lal singer Rosina Kazi ...

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Salva, Complex Housing: DJ Cool With Pirating If It Helps Him Tour

Nite Frite Records "I wish I played piano my whole life but at the same time, I don't think I'd be where I am, coming at it backwards from a post-modern aesthetic shows in my music -- and I'm glad to be where I am, regardless," Paul Salva, creator of the surprise hit 'Complex Housing,' a fusion of abstract hip-hop, funk, Detroit techno and ...

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Trentemøller Pens 'Abstract Sound Clash' Soundtrack to 15th Century Painting

Courtesy of Audiomatique Danish electronic DJ/producer Trentemøller is currently working on a soundtrack to an apocalyptic painting hanging in the Danish National Gallery. The 15th century piece of unknown Spanish origin depicts a scene from the book of Revelations where the angels of God follow Lucifer, rather than the archangel ...

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Amon Tobin is an Innovator and Recycler: 'I Don't Believe in Creating Anything New'

Nathan Seabrook Ninja Tune DJ and producer Amon Tobin admits that after much thought the best way to tour his new experimental album, ISAM' (Invented Sounds Applied to Music), was to bow out of the spotlight and let his incredible holographic live show take center stage. "Anyone making electronic music has always had this f---ing problem," ...

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Benny Benassi Proves Himself as 'Electroman' Thanks to Stars Like Kelis

C Flanigan, Getty Images When Benny Benassi released his 2002 hit single 'Satisfaction' -- which riffed off of the original Rolling Stones classic -- the mixing of genres was still a novelty in the dance music community. "Ten years ago I couldn't even imagine a trance DJ playing house or a techno DJ playing electro," Benassi tells Spinner. ...

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Plaid Predict the Future of Electronic Music

Warp Records Warp Records' Plaid -- comprised of Ed Handley and Andy Turner -- are back with the album 'Scintilli' (meaning "I am many sparks" in Latin). The disc features signature spiraling beats and chimes from Bjork's former bandmates as well as computer-produced vocals that sound eerily human. Reproducing human voices opens up debate ...

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SebastiAn Blames the Director of M.I.A.'s 'Born Free' Video for Delaying His Album

Ed Banger Records 29-year-old Parisian electro producer SebastiAn recently irked fans, again, by releasing a simplistic radio-show-style playlist on the popular music sharing site Soundcloud. The quick cuts were a letdown for fans expecting the technical DJ sets Sebastian is known for. "I'm becoming like an old guy who sits at home with ...

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