29 September 2008

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News | First dubstep documentary on DVD

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 06:48 PM CDT

Dubstep has been one of the most exciting musical melting pots over the last few years. From the techno-tinged outings of 2562 to the deep percussive onslaughts of Shackleton, from Burial's enigmatic and haunting garage and early rave days nostalgia to the genre-bending works of people like Scuba, Mala, Martyn or T++, dubstep has always kept the pace, exploring new sonic territories. Finally the brooding dubstep scene becomes its first documentary.

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News | Top Track: Golden Girls ‘Kinetic’ (Orbital Mix)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 11:32 AM CDT

Fans of Orbital should snap up the digital re-release of their legendary breaks mix of Golden Girls 'Kinetic', a track from 1998 that defined the British band's era of electronic music dominance. Twisting Golden Girls' riff into a dark electronic breakbeat number, the track became one of the defining records of the Orbital days.

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News | Interview: Thievery Corporation retaliates

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 05:02 AM CDT

Eric Hilton from the unparalleled Thievery Corporation outfit discusses the influences for their newest release 'Radio Retaliation' in this audio interview for Beat Factor. With their unique talent for seamlessly weaving in and out of all kinds of styles and genres, it's little wonder that their last album, 2005's 'Cosmic Game', reached No.1 on Billboard's Top Electronic Albums chart. Click through for the interview and to listen to 'Radio Retaliation' in the player.

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News | Interview: Julien Chaptal

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 11:14 PM CDT

Julien’s album ‘Tokens’ on key Dutch label Remote Area is one of the best long players to bubble up from the underground this year. Find out some more about Amsterdam’s favourite Parisian after the jump.

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