From Altern-8 to SBTRKT, it is unclear why so many purveyors of electronica are attracted to masks and enigmatic aliases. Perhaps it’s a hangover from the days when being able to play ‘real’ instruments was a mark of pride, whereas playing synths was somehow shameful. New Yorker Chris Glover...

After being previously enchanted by Rubicks releases of 'Is This Love?' and 'Giddy Up' way back in 2010 which both ruffled our feathers with crunchy beats, distorted, emotionally charged, husky female vocals and infectious beats, here comes their sophomore album, "The Rise Of The Giddy" which incidentally includes those two...

Prince may have neglected to mention it, but 1999 actually belonged to Groove Armada’s Vertigo and Moby’s Play. Along with Air’s Moon Safari, released a year earlier, they were standard-issue discs in even the most causal of music collections at the end of the 90s. These...

The Marley sons know a thing or two about stepping out of the shadow of a famous fatherâ€"so does Femi Kuti. Sometimes it starts with putting together your own band (in this case, The Positive Force), but it’s all rendered pointless if you don’t have a clear vision about where...

There’s an eternal optimism to Digitalism. The sound of two friends, Jens and Isi, having the time of their lives, it takes a stubbornly miserable disposition to begrudge such bouncing positivity.

Part of the much-celebrated electro class of 2006/07, their debut album Idealism enabled the duo to graduate with honours...

"2 Hearts"from the album I Love You Dude2011iTunesDigitalism's sophomore effort, I Love You Dude, arrives almost four years after the release of their acclaimed the debut, 2007's Idealism. But it's not like the German electro duo was just sitting around on their hands. Jens Moelle...

Remix records typically come out one of two ways. Some complement the original long-player to the extent that hearing one without the other is like running a marathon without a rhino suit â€" half the experience you could be having. Others: shallow cash-in sets, simple as. So which is XI...

Kid Cudi is the new kid on the block when it comes to the alternative hip hop scene, treading ground that has been laid by the likes of De La Soul and Outkast. Does Cudi do his hip hop ancestors proud, or is this just another wanna-be rapper trying to...

Whatever your opinion is of the new Tron film, Daft Punk’s original score to the flick is undeniably its best asset. The French electronic duo’s futuristic tracks augment and elevate the film’s visuals significantly, successfully finding an intriguing partnership between their electro beats and the surging lights of the film...

Since he passed away in 1992, singer/songwriter and cellist Arthur Russell’s legacy has continued to grow. Russellâ€"a “downtown” New York artist whose bands The Sailboats, Singing Tractors, Loose Joints and Dinosaur L navigated the genres of pop, classical and electronicaâ€"had a myriad of collaborators. Now, several of his musical comrades...