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Annie’s Pop Justice
Orphaned by her label after a year of delays, indie-pop queen Annie has pushed her sophomore album Don’t Stop into being with the persistence of her will and some clever marketing. But her talent for addictive hooks certainly isn’t hurting her.
Candy-sweet Norwegian singer Annie might not be human. Her songs are a little too good to be true, possibly more human than human. Listening to her is like that scene in Alien where the vicious title character explodes from its pod and implants itself in that space explorer’s face. Indeed, the melodies of Annie’s ...
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On the Cover of Issue 30: Tom Middleton
Star Wars fanatic Tom Middleton learned the production ropes with Richard “Aphex Twin” James and later created a fruitful partnership with Mark Pritchard as Global Communication and a host of other aliases. After going solo nearly ten years ago, he continues to spin his eclectic sets all over the world and is rethinking how to circumvent the music industry’s broken model for releasing music. The force is definitely with him!
Plus, artists look back on 2009; John Digweed answers questions from Big Shot's readers, Tiësto, Annie, RJD2, Udachi, Modeselektor, Dixon, Magda, Gavin Hardkiss, Book of Love, DJ Spooky, Kraftwerk, and a whole lot ...
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Album Review: Fuck Bottons / ‘Tarot Sport’ (ATP)
Listening to Tarot Sport is like taking a journey back in time to Warp Records’ heyday in the mid-‘90s heyday. There’s really nothing like the classic Warp Records sound, and ...
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Founders of Berlin’s infamous frickelsound return, this time with a massively musically diverse release from minimalist Marcel Knopf. While he has gained his name composing skeletal structures and stripped-beat mixes, ...
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Word on the street may be that minimal techno’s slow death by attrition has finally come to its agonizing end, but if the new long-player from the Bristol, UK duo ...
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Single Review: Guido Schneider & Jens Bond / “Getting Sleepy” (Highgrade)
When two of the hippest producers from Berlin team up for this late-night venture, it is guaranteed that a bomb is about to drop. Fusing hypnotic rhythms with tripped-out effect work and ...
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Compilation Review: Thoughtless Music Vol. 4 (Thoughtless Music)
Toronto-based Thoughtless Music is one of North America's most consistent techno labels. On the latest collection of dance floor-ready tracks, the label introduces a more adventurous side than the previous volumes of ...
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Video: Mamy Rock, a 69-Year-Old DJ
File this story under age ain't nuthin' but a number. Ruth Flowers (a.k.a. DJ Mamy Rock) might be a few months shy of her 70th birthday, but she's enjoying a second career as a DJ. She's apparently working the decks late into the night in Paris, where her sound and look has earned her a following. 'I've got no intention of retiring - unless I drop dead," she told The Guardian. "And I'd much rather go out with a bang than linger." Offers to spin are apparently rolling in, and she has an EP in the works. Check out this ... [read more]
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Annie’s Pop Justice
Orphaned by her label after a year of delays, indie-pop queen Annie has pushed her sophomore album Don’t Stop into being with the persistence of her will and some clever marketing. But her talent for addictive hooks certainly isn’t hurting her. Candy-sweet Norwegian singer Annie might not be human. Her songs are a little too good to be true, possibly more human than human. Listening to her is like that scene in Alien where the vicious title character explodes from its pod and implants itself in that space explorer’s face. Indeed, the melodies of Annie’s best tracks fuse themselves to your ... [read more]
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DJ Mix: 69DB Live Jam
69DB’s roots lie in the sound systems that dominated the '90s. After producing music via a slew of aliases (SP23, R-ZAC and Liveset Dub) and perfecting his live set at shows all over Europe, our man continues to push the very limits of electronic music. His latest release, "Bass Race" / "Vibradub," finds him exploring the bowels of dubstep and mixing it with his impromptu beats and blips. Have a listen to 69DB in action via this live freeform mix. [read more]
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DJ Hero Goes Mobile With Tiesto, David Guetta Working On Sequel
Meh. That's probably the best ways to succinctly describe the reaction to DJ Hero. Though its developer Activision spared no expense in bringing the game to market, it hasn't lost faith in the successor to its wildly successful Guitar Hero franchise. According to the man himself, French house phenom David Guetta is working closely with Activision on the game's sequel. And now comes word that Tiesto, who announced his involvement with the first incarnation during in its development stage (it didn't pan out for some reason), is involved with an upcoming mobile version published by port specialists Glu Mobile. No ... [read more]
