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  1. Reviewed

    Moby
    Last Night (Mute)
    Published: April 2, 2008

    Moby's latest release is a return to the dancefloor that birthed him. This is especially true of the tracks that smack of his early-'90s compositions — "Everyday It's 1989" and "The Stars"...

  2. BeatBox

    Dust Galaxy: Thievery Corporation's Rob Garza Crafts Electro-Rock Stardust
    Published: November 28, 2007

    The eight-year-old party "Compression" is almost single-handedly keeping drum 'n' bass alive in the Bay Area. The event is now in the palatial new digs of Temple, where its promoters set up shop...

  3. Hear This

    Legendary Oddballs Ween Paint the Town Brown
    Published: November 7, 2007

    A case could be made for San Francisco's American Music Club being a truly American counterpart to Britain's Joy Division. Although they're sonically different, the two groups share common...

  4. Reviewed

    Derrick Carter + Mark Farina
    Live at Om
    Published: August 11, 2004

    Capturing DJs Derrick Carter and Mark Farina in their element -- that is, spinning back-to-back sets to a packed house last February at Om's monthly party at Mezzanine -- this double disc attempts...

  5. Reviewed

    Sandra Collins
    Perfecto Presents ... Sandra Collins
    Published: February 11, 2004

    Perfecto Presents ... Sandra Collins is the first offering from the eye-catching DJ since she signed with superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label, and her first release in 2 1/2 years....

  6. Reviewed

    Starsailor
    Silence Is Easy
    Published: February 4, 2004

    Starsailor's second album, Silence Is Easy , suffers from the dreaded sophomore slump phenomenon. The band members, particularly vocalist James Walsh, spent years contemplating -- and were under...

  7. Reviewed

    Underworld
    1992-2002
    Published: December 17, 2003

    Formed in 1989, Underworld proved that galloping rhythms, pulsating techno beats, chiming melodies, and vocalist Karl Hyde's stream-of-consciousness, borderline nonsensical words could add up to a...

  8. Reviewed

    The Sleepy Jackson
    Lovers
    Published: November 19, 2003

    Australia's the Sleepy Jackson is the project of one Luke Steele and his revolving door of musicians, who reportedly keep leaving due to the songwriter's rigidity. But it's a good thing Steele is...

  9. Reviewed

    Spiritualized
    Amazing Grace
    Published: November 5, 2003

    The first thing one thinks of when it comes to Spiritualized is drugs. Part of this has to do with central member Jason Pierce's transparent drug references, and part of it has to do with album...

  10. Reviewed

    Basement Jaxx
    Kish Kash
    Published: October 15, 2003

    Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, the British DJ/producers who make up Basement Jaxx, have never worried about fitting in musically. Rather, they make everything fit into their music. On their...

  11. Reviewed

    Steadman
    Revive
    Published: August 6, 2003

    Although Britain's latest export, Steadman, has adopted Jon Bon Jovi and Glenn Danzig's practice of naming the group after its lead singer's last name, that's where the self-indulgence stops....

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