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Shuffle Songs, Vol. 3 — Tricks ‘N Treats

October 30, 2008 – 10:30 am
Randomer than a Friday Records at Random post, it’s another special “El Keter’s got way too much music and only so many days in the year to write about it all” Shuffle Songs post! First up…New Orleans-via-Hollywood duo The Knux dropped their debut Remind Me In 3 Days this week. I wasn’t sure what to […]
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The Ghosts of Dancefloors’ Past, and Future

July 7, 2008 – 10:53 am
As predicted, my “holiday” wasn’t exactly what I would call celebratory. The sky of my neighborhood was almost constantly alight with illegal fireworks being lit in back yards for blocks in every direction. But I didn’t purposefully watch a fireworks display of any sort. And while a few folks did eventually turn […]
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Almost Weekend Gift-Wrap-Up

May 22, 2008 – 10:37 am
Everybody likes presents, so here’s a bunch of stuff for you to un-wrap! The self-titled debut album from Toronto, Caanda-based 8-Bit/Chiptune/Electro duo Crystal Castles has been out for a minute. Me and my Urban Alternatives Radio compatriot Emeyesi have been rocking it pretty tough, but I’ve yet to show it any love here. The […]
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Music To Survive a Robot Uprising To

May 21, 2008 – 10:15 am
So far this week’s class of Blogarhythms graduates has included a “keyboard band” that doesn’t play “robot music” and a couple of True-School Hip-Hop revivalists who added synthesizers to their arsenal without sounding like the latest retro-electro bandwagon jumpers. And although one of the latter asked us to “Do the Robot In Cyberspace,” their […]
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