Digging deep into Machinedrum’s “Human Energy”
by Eric Evans Perhaps it’s unfair to generalize, but there are a lot — A LOT — of electronic acts out there doing roughly the same thing in roughly the same way. Like any genre in music …
by Eric Evans Perhaps it’s unfair to generalize, but there are a lot — A LOT — of electronic acts out there doing roughly the same thing in roughly the same way. Like any genre in music …
by Eric Evans Dan Boeckner’s new band was booked blind for 2014’s Pickathon Festival based on his tenure with Wolf Parade. Operators played a wild, sweaty set in one of the dark barns on the …
by Eric Evans For years there have been two Radiation Cities: one that makes records of singular poignance and delicacy and another that blows away live crowds with power and energy. Which …
by Eric Evans What hath Moby wrought? Maybe it’s unfair to blame him for everything that’s come after him, but as the progenitor of the ultra-commercial broad-audience electro-dance album …
by Eric Evans Covering the music of other artists is a double-edged sword. It can allow a musician or band access to an audience they wouldn’t otherwise reach or to pay homage to someone …
by Eric Evans If you’re an electronic musician, being compared to Giorgio Moroder has got to be some kind of insane compliment. If it’s also accurate, as in Princess Century’s case, all the …
by Eric Evans YACHT has no casual fans. They inspire the kind of devotion I suppose any band would want: their fans have smiley face triangle tattoos. Now, YACHT sells a fraction of the …
by Eric Evans The Acid are not one of those bands who show up in your city and churn out the same show they’ve played in 140 other towns. There are no “Hello, Cleveland!” moments, no …
by Eric Evans Zola Jesus (Nika Roza Danilova) occupies a strange place in pop culture. Her music – darkly melodic, hooky tracks accompanying that resonant, soulful voice – would …
by Eric Evans Seems like people trip over themselves trying to categorize La Luz. Are they a surf band? Riot Grrrls? Are they—gasp!—Feminists? These categorizations fail to take into account …