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7 votes
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She died without learning a secret: She'd played with The Beatles
7 votes -
The Beatles - Now and Then (2023)
37 votes -
Ren: Welsh rapper's album Sick Boi is surprise number one
10 votes -
Premier Rap Battles (UK): Shuffle T vs Harry Baker
8 votes -
GUNSHIP - Empress of the Damned (feat. Lights) (2023)
17 votes -
Judas Priest - Panic Attack (2023)
9 votes -
Sir Curse - Hitchhiker Disco (2023)
9 votes -
GUNSHIP - Tech Noir 2 (2023)
10 votes -
Sir Curse - Siren (2023)
6 votes -
Koan Sound - Led by Ancient Light (2023)
11 votes -
The billion-dollar business of ABBA: A statistical analysis
13 votes -
Ren - Murderer (2023)
5 votes -
Yard Act - The Trench Coat Museum (2023)
7 votes -
Headache - The Head Hurts but the Heart Knows the Truth (2023)
5 votes -
WARGASM - Do It So Good (2023)
9 votes -
GUNSHIP - Monster in Paradise (2023)
18 votes -
Andrew Ridgeley on George Michael and life after Wham!
7 votes -
Ren - For Joe (2023)
10 votes -
Charli XCX - Speed Drive (from Barbie The Movie) (2023)
3 votes -
Jack and Tim - The Lucky Ones - Britains Got Talent (2018)
5 votes -
Rick Astley on his Glastonbury debut and those Foo Fighters rumours
11 votes -
That time Josh Daniel broke the judges. Especially Simon. (2015)
5 votes -
Aphex Twin - Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760 (2023)
14 votes -
Luke Vibert, the unsung hero of 90s electronica
This is an appreciation post for Luke Vibert, Aphex Twin's best friend, classmate, and roommate, aka Wagon Christ, Amen Andrews, Kerrier District... etc. To put it simply, I'd account a good...
This is an appreciation post for Luke Vibert, Aphex Twin's best friend, classmate, and roommate, aka Wagon Christ, Amen Andrews, Kerrier District... etc.
To put it simply, I'd account a good little chunk of Aphex Twin's style to Luke. I had a chat with Luke at one of his shows, and he claimed that Aphex Twin would have never released his stuff at all if he weren't strongly encouraged. Thanks Luke!
This track is the best evidence I have for my claim. It's from 1990, and is an amalgamation of Breakbeat, Dub, Acid, and Ambient.. kind of unheard of for the time, and the quintessential Aphex sound. Those ambient pads sound familiar? The bells? The breaks? I found it on Luke's discogs page. This was definitely shown to Aphex Twin. I've got a prize for whoever can find an earlier and similarly styled track.
This alone is fairly significant I'd say.. I don't mean to discredit Aphex Twin. Even giants are on the shoulders' of giants.
Luke's individual accomplishments are insane though. It's a shame he doesn't get much credit.
Reading this dude's comments referencing break samples that have rarely been sampled, and detailing old underground raves when people used to trade physical records of independent Jungle tracks.. He lives and bleeds electronic music. He's 50, and grew up through the Electro/Hip Hop late 80s scene, and rode through the Jungle, Hardcore, House scenes and more. I really don't think there's anyone else who was so centered to what electronic music became.
His pseudonyms are all case studies on electronic music..
This is a phenomenal case study on UK Garage, titled UK Garave. A liiittle dry for me, but his code switching is nuts. He gets it lol.
This is a study in Jungle, under the pseudonym Amen Andrews. Time warping, snare rolls.. the hallmarks, and spot on.
This is Disco House... Listen to the versatility in sampling, production techniques, and drum patterns--very distinct.
This is Acid Electro.. a blend that's not easy to pull off. Futuristic and clean.
I could go on--his breadth is ridiculous.
Would love to chat about icons. Someone else do a little write-up on electronic music history and @ me!
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Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Live, by Xavier Alern and Opus One Orchestra, May 2023)
12 votes -
Bryan Ferry - Alphaville (2018)
4 votes -
Ren - Suicide (2023)
7 votes -
Jon Hopkins - Immunity (2013)
10 votes -
Van Morrison - Rave on, John Donne / Rave on, Pt. 2 - Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (1984)
1 vote -
Writer Neil Gaiman debuts his first music album with an Australian string quartet
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ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus believes avatars are the future after greeting one millionth attender at the group's hit show, Voyage
4 votes -
Cosmo Sheldrake - Bathed In Sound (2023)
3 votes -
Singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and Estonian composer Arvo Pärt have won the 2023 Polar Music Prize
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Studio Killers – Underneath My Raincoat (2023)
3 votes -
The Go! Team - Whammy O (2022)
5 votes -
Donald MacGillavry, the genius hoax
4 votes -
Grammys: Harry Styles wins Album Of The Year for ‘Harry’s House’
7 votes -
The Longest Johns - The Workers Song Community Project (2023)
3 votes -
Ren - Hi Ren (2022)
2 votes -
dodie: Tiny Desk Concert (2023)
6 votes -
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Bush (Gavin Rossdale) - What's in my (record store) bag?
2 votes -
Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies at 79
6 votes -
Wilko Johnson: Dr Feelgood guitarist and punk forebear dies aged 75
4 votes -
The Heavy Heavy - Life and Life Only (2022)
3 votes -
How Brian Eno created Ambient 1: Music for Airports
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Maybeshewill - Not For Want Of Trying (2008)
6 votes -
65daysofstatic - Mountainhead (2010)
7 votes -
Polish venue cancels Pink Floyd co-founder's shows after Roger Waters showed support for Russia
6 votes