Badorb.com was a web-based “vinyl only” record label founded in 2001 by Alex Paterson of the Orb. Samples from a new release were posted on their website each month; at the end of the month the label would press twelve-inch EPs and t-shirts in the exact number ordered, and then delete the record from their […]

I picked up the Bo Burnham record online this weekend, just a week after catching him live at Second City. It’s a pretty decent mix of live and prerecorded material, and it’s worth a listen or two. I mean, it’s crude, and it doesn’t always hit the mark. The combination of the studio tracks and […]

The second single of four from Subliminal Sandwich, the landmark double album Meat Beat Manifesto released in 1996, is actually a cover of a 1985 debut single by a British indie band called World Domination Enterprises. And as far as covers go, it’s a pretty major departure. Aside from the lyrics and the bass line […]

6 Music was abuzz yesterday with the news of its continued existence in the face of planned cuts. And really, who can blame them and their listeners alike for celebrating? When they weren’t spreading the word, they were doing what they always do: playing great music by a wide range of new and accomplished artists […]

Did you know that most dance music is written in a minor key? Musical theory dictates that it’s the major keys that are supposed to be bright and uplifting, while the minor keys should be reserved for more dramatic or “sad” music. But if you were to make a list of your favourite dance tracks, […]

Having recently posted this and that about the KLF, I thought it might be time to finally look into the Space album. Not to be confused with the English band of the same name, Space was a side project featuring the KLF’s Jimmy Cauty, which came about follow his departure from the Orb. Space was […]

Nem-One is a ridiculously talented producer. For the past twelve years and counting, he’s been producing tracks under a wide range of pseudonyms; you may know him as Nemo Burbank, Professor Falken, Haluk + Cuban, or any number of long-discarded monikers. But the one constant, from the beginning on down, is that he’s always been […]

This one’s interesting. Bonzo Goes to Washington was a one-time collaboration by Bootsy Collins, Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and producer Daniel Lazerus. Their only recording, a single called “Five Minutes,” was released just a few weeks prior to the 1984 presidential election. “With the election long gone,” Greil Marcus later wrote, “all the rap […]

A quick Google search will tell you that “Los Hermanos” is a very popular band name, and the particular Los Hermanos that I happen to have in mind apparently isn’t even the most notable example. I couldn’t find an official standalone website, but they do have a MySpace page, which bills them as “Los Hermanos […]

Throughout their intermittent but lengthy career, Wire have made a habit of making great music, disappearing for years, and then reemerging with a whole new aesthetic. From the pop-punk sound of early records like Chairs Missing and their strangely reminiscent of Elastica debut Pink Flag, through the grander synthetic sounds of later records like Manscape, […]