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Autechre’s Quaristice Reviewed
Autechre Quaristice Warp, 2008 by Bryan Hopton Listening to meandering eight-minute soundscapes was part of what made Autechre's past work so exciting. It was like listening to your own acid trip. The...
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An Open Letter to the B-52’s (a.k.a. Funplex Reviewed)
The B-52's Funplex Astralwerks, 2008 Dear B-52's: Hi. How are you? I'd like to preface what I am about to do to your horrible new album Funplex by stating that your first two albums were absolutely...
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Reviewed: Ratatat’s LP3
Ratatat LP3 XL, 2008 By Bryan Hopton With Ratatat's third LP, the cleverly titled LP3, we were told that the music would be a little less reliant on riffing. For a lot of people that was like saying,...
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My Bloody Valentine with The Flowers of Hell and Gemma Hayes at the Kool Haus September 25, 2008 By Bryan Hopton I should preface all of this by informing you, the reader, that this entire evening is a...
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Deerhunter’s Microcastle in review
Deerhunter Microcastle Kranky, 2008 By Bryan Hopton Deerhunter's third album Microcastle has been available, thanks to an extremely early leak online, for nearly half a year. I've had it since I first...
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