electronica Archive
22 Mar 2018
Album Review: Ryan Summers — ii
Picture this scene in your mind’s eye: a desolate, windswept landscape, mostly monochromatic and largely devoid of detail, yet with ominous pockets of darkness that suggest an unknown danger lurking […]
01 Feb 2018
Gary Numan: Adventures in Dystopia, Part Three
Continued from Part Two… [Numan continues his his response to Bill Kopp’s question about soundtrack projects] What I’m trying to do as I get older is to try to make […]
31 Jan 2018
Gary Numan: Adventures in Dystopia, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Are you ultimately optimistic or pessimistic about humanity’s future? I’m optimistic, actually. Again, to go back to the Paris Accords, I think that is a remarkable […]
30 Jan 2018
Gary Numan: Adventures in Dystopia, Part One
When Gary Numan worked his way into the collective public consciousness in 1979 with his worldwide smash single “Cars,” he presented an icy, detached, robotic and ever dour persona. The […]
17 Jan 2018
Allen Ravenstine’s “Terminal Drive”
Note: An edited version of this feature appeared previously in Keyboard Magazine. Allen Ravenstine is best known as the synthesist for Cleveland’s underground experimental rockers Pere Ubu; his work is […]
01 Dec 2017
Beats and Melody Coexist Naturally in Tokimonsta’s Music
The musical roots of producer/DJ/recording artist Tokimonsta extend in some fascinating directions. Jennifer Lee is Tokimonsta, and though her music is generally classified as electronica and instrumental hip-hop, she comes […]
01 Dec 2017
Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival: Local Focus, Careful Growth
Now in its 10th year, the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (October 12-14) is a world-class event spanning 7 venues and three days. But the festival grew from modest beginnings. BEMF […]
28 Nov 2017
New Release: RBTS WIN’s “Sensitivity Kit”
The RBTS WIN trio – synthesist Javier Bolea, vocalist/synth player Cliff B. Worsham and guitarist Josh Chassner – makes modern, electronic-based dance music. But RBTS WIN – a fixture of […]
25 Oct 2017
Album Review: Yonder — Pearl Diver
Some music insists upon itself; rock ‘n’ roll, for example – when it’s done right – is designed to be impossible to ignore. So, too can other forms – progressive […]
04 Oct 2017
Album Review: The Undergrowth — Synergy
Asheville-based The Undergrowth isn’t a band. And it’s not a person. Instead, it’s a collective of musicians and producers working nominally under the musical umbrellas of electronica, drum and bass, […]