Pages tagged “issue 45”

Rodriguez: Cold Fact

By Andy Beta on 4:53 PM on February 9, 2009

Born in Detroit to Mexican-immigrant parents, Sixto Rodriguez released his debut... read more

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Efterklang Gets Busy

By Matthew Joynt on 10:10 AM on October 2, 2008

"I was like, ‘What is going on?’” jokes Rasmus Stolberg in response to the critical success of 2007’s Parades, the latest LP from his Copenhagen-based ensemble, Efterklang. As we talk, he’s hustling from car to tour bus with a borrowed cell phone... read more

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Mr. Wouters' Machines

By Jesse Jarnow on 2:07 PM on September 29, 2008

It’s easy to mistake Roel Wouters for a filmmaker. “[What I do is] more about creating a certain circumstance or a certain condition,” insists the 32-year-old Dutch artist who works under the moniker Xelor... read more

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Natsuo Kirino (Trans. Philip Gabriel)

By Christine Thomas on 5:30 PM on September 25, 2008

Entering Kirino’s dark fictional worlds demands total submission to her... read more

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Yan Lianke (Trans. Julia Lovell)

By Charles McNair on 3:35 PM on September 24, 2008

What could be a bigger turn-on... read more

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Various Artists: An England Story—From Dancehall to Grime: 25 Years of the MC in the UK 1983-2008

By Nick Marino on 1:45 PM on September 24, 2008

An essential slab of hip-hop historyYes, it’s too long—and it’s not exactly packed with artists you know, even if you get down with Dizzee Rascal. But this two-disc compilation nonetheless serves a valuable purpose, reinforcing connections between British hip-hop and the Caribbean diaspora.... read more

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Various Artists: Brazil Classics at 20: Anti-Aging Solutions Revealed

By Jesse Jarnow on 4:56 PM on September 23, 2008

Arbitrary mix of great Brazilian groovesDrew Friedman’s Spy cartoon once depicted David Byrne peering from behind a tropical bush, only to discover Paul Simon peering back. But much of the former Talking Head’s pan-global cultural acquisition initially—and authentically—took place at the record store. While the rhythms and strategies of Brazilian Tropicália and bossa nova have certainly found their way into Byrne’s music, he has more significantly been what Malcolm Gladwell would call a maven.... read more

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Mark LeVine

By Emily L. Hauser on 2:10 PM on September 22, 2008

It’s inconvenient but true that people, societies and religious systems... read more

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Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible: Tijuana Sound Machine

By Bud Scoppa on 11:25 AM on September 22, 2008

Sound collagists capably meld electronica with traditional Mexican idiomsFormed in 1999 by Pepe Mogt (a.k.a. Fussible), the Nortec Collective has pioneered a hybrid of electronica and Norteño—the most popular form of Northern Mexican music—from its Tijuana home. The crew’s third album focuses on the songs and soundscapes of Mogt and Ramon Amezcua (the latter often referred to as the godfather of the TJ electronic scene), and it’s a hoot. The 15 primarily instrumental tracks are built from processed beats, with standard Norteño instruments deftly worked into the mix. The title track encapsulates Nortec’s combined focus on momentum and contrast, its... read more

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