Archive for January, 2008

It’s Eastside vs Westside all over again

Fish and chips, the breakfast of Gits

Spoken word renaissance man Saul Williams collaborates with Trent Reznor

Too self consciously clever for its own good

Múm’s first album since the departure of vocalist Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir

Welcome back to 90s techno

Nick Cave given an electronic rinsing

Text Alif Omar
Bringing on their trademark tech-house sound, German veterans Booka Shade finally get a shot at the DJ-Kicks series. The unexpected mix of obscure material that ranges from dance classics such as Yazoo’s ‘Situation’ to John Carpenter’s movie score reflects the pair’s crate digging talents.

The Mitchell duo get serious

Text Alif Omar
Not many can bastardise pop as well as Soulwax and this 2 CD opus is no exception – take Sugababes’ ‘Round Round’ for example. Eschewing the standard protocol of modifying rock songs into pop-dance, here they’ve turned that bright idea on its head and made Sugababes an all-girls indie band.