Music

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   1. Four Tet: DJ Kicks

   The great DJ Kicks series, where electronica icons program a CD as if it were a great mix set, has produced another winner. Four Tet, AKA Kieran Hebden, spins an amazingly eclectic set that ranges ...read more

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   2. King Midas Sound: Waiting for You

   Dubstep is smokin’ hot right now, and King Midas Sound’s Waiting for You, the debut album from London’s Roger Robinson and Kevin Martin, is the best full-length the genre produced...read more

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   3. Nettle: El Resplandor: The Shining In Dubai

   Years ago, when J Dilla’s The Shining was released, I kept reading in press releases how Dilla was using samples from the horror film in his album. One review even mentioned Nicholson’s rants on ...read more

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   4. MGMT: LateNightTales

   A gas. Some may ask what the purpose is of these strange LateNightTales compilations, since they are nothing more than mixtapes from high-profile bands and musicians, but when they are put togeth...read more

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   5. Four Tet: FabricLive 59

   This is the second time Kieren Hebden, a.k.a. Four Tet, has contributed to a mixtape series, and unlike his spectacular DJ Kicks, which was an eclectic mix of pop and soul, FabricLive 59 is more ...read more

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