January 2011
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The World of Detroit Techno 1991-2005, A...
I had first gotten my taste of “real” dance music in 1988 after hearing Kraftwerk’s Musik Non Stop. After getting sidetracked with industrial, goth, hip-hop, shoegaze and post-punk, in 1990, MTV‘s 120 Minutes showed a clip of 808 State performing “Cubik” at a Manchester rave; I immediately set my sights on techno. In 1991, I was sent an early Mute comp, Paroxysm, to review for my zine,...
Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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ListenAfricans With Mainframes - 98.6 (The Sound Of...
Jan 24th
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“Will the members of the Midnight Funk Association please rise. Please go to your...”
– The Electrifying Mojo - The Midnight Funk Association
Jan 21st
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Jan 17th
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Jan 14th
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Chilled Alaskan DJ - RachToy
Chilled Alaskan DJ is David van Rensburg, “freeform electronica” producer and former guitarist of the 90’s Cape Town punk band, Obnoxshis. Find out more in this interview with the now-defunct SL Magazine. His back catalogue is available on loadtheshow.com. myspace.com/chilledalaskandjcom/music/songs/rachtoy-24340740
Jan 10th
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ListenDandyesque - Night Crusher (smallfunk sampler #2,...
Jan 7th
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Jan 5th
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