Best of 2008 (electronica-techno-house)
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Released on her own B-Pitch Control label, the fourth album by the Berlin-based queen of minimal electronic music offers a departure from the more conventional Teutonic techno sounds of Berlinette ...read more
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North West England’s experimental electronica duo Rob Brown and Sean Booth, a.k.a Autechre, have finally released their ninth album, Quaristice, the long-awaited follow-up to 2005’s Unt...read more
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A deliciously fun and filthy record, filled with irresistible beats and rhythms, courtesy of London producer Kevin Martin, aka the Bug. They call this dubstep, but the beats are heavier than last y...read more
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Anyone living under the illusion that electronic music is somehow twee and delicate need only to listen to the latest from Clark – or any Clark album for that matter – to see how prepos...read more
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Hands down, the party album of 2008. The greatest mashup album ever assembled – and “assemble” is the only right word to describe this kind of music. Who else but Girl Talk can se...read more
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Electronic music may not be known for tunes of Ramones-like brevity, but even the most ardent clubhound will be left a bit breathless after the knockout 30-minute opener (no, that’s not a mis...read more
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It’s a shame. If the year were 1978, then Todd Osborn’s first album, Osborne (why he adds the “e” to his musical persona I cannot say), would probably be a worldwide success...read more
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One of the many pleasures of the recent Gas compilation is that it’s bringing new fans to Kompakt, the Cologne-based electronic label that has been churning out great music for 15 years now. ...read more
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Two discs of supercharged, high-octane electro-pop, delirious fun from beginning to end. The fine folks at DFA here introduce artists from the Berlin-based Supersoul Recordings and their raucous mi...read more
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dance
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disco
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electronica
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house
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mash-up
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techno
