Tag archive for ‘electronic’
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Elephant Castle – En Memoria ft. tUnE-yArDs
Elephant & Castle is the solo-project of David Vincent Reep. “Sweet Someone” and “I Will” are the first two singles off of Reep’s debut LP, Transitions, which was produced by Bay Area Low End king, Daddy Kev and features vocals from Merril Garbus, aka, tUnE-yArDs. The first three singles have ambient and euphoric undertones that are calming and [...]
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Nero at Ruby Skye [Photographs]
On December 29th,British DJ group, Nero, lit up Ruby Skye with a blast of sound. The group crossed our path with their remix of “Blinded by the Lights” by the equally iconic British band, The Streets. They may not be a household name in the US, but they are regularly played by some of the most popular European DJs [...]
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Beats Antique Breaking Barriers in 2012
When the clock struck twelve, we hope Beats Antique looked back on this past year and smiled. What should have come to mind was playing to their largest crowd ever (13,000 fans) alongside two of the biggest names in bass music, Pretty Lights and Bassnectar. And if that was not enough to coax a grin, surely this should: [...]
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Best Albums (Shows and Songs) of 2011: Patrick Kelly’s Picks
For the best albums in 2011, SF Critic will highlight each of our staff’s picks, rather than an accumulative 25, 50, 1,000 best album list. About: Patrick Kelly has been photographing and writing since almost the beginning of SF Critic. If you ever meet Patrick, which if you’re ever at a show in San Francisco you likely will, [...]
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Best Albums of 2011: Darryl Kirchner’s Picks
For the best albums in 2011, SF Critic will highlight each of our staff’s picks, rather than an accumulative 25, 50, 1,000 best album list. About: For the last year Darryl has been photographing and filming SF Critic’s experiences with an uncanny eye. From electronic, to hip hop, to indie, Darryl shoots everything. When I asked him to [...]
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Best Albums of 2011: Will’s Picks
For the best albums in 2011, SF Critic will highlight each of our staff’s picks, rather than an accumulative 25, 50, 1,000 best album list. About William Clarke: Will has written for SF Critic for just over a year now. We met at college. Will and I have always shared our tastes in music. Well, actually, I always [...]
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Plaid at Mezzanine [Photographs]
Plaid is a sweet chime from the past. The UK duo Ed Handley and Andy Turner played to a devoted crowd at Mezzanine in San Francisco on Friday night. They started in with a long drawn out experimental weave of darkly twisted undertones crisscrossed with a foreplay of very deep bass lines before the official dropping in of [...]
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Featured Artist: Polica
POLIÇA began as a collaboration between fellow Gayngs’ members Channy Casselle and Ryan Olson in June of 2011. By July they had completed 11 songs, made the key additions of drummers Ben Ivascu and Drew Christopherson, bass player Chris Bierdan, and headed into the studio. After Mike Noyce (Bon Iver) lent his voice on Lay Your Cards Out and Wandering Star, the record was [...]
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Yelle at Mezzanine [Live Review and Photos]
Julie Budet is riveting. After her first few English words, spoken with a delightfully distorted accent, one can quickly hear she’s French. Likely few members of the audience understood her lyrics, yet she draws everyone in with a few on-stage antics and a massive dose of enthusiasm. Always moving, if she wasn’t singing, she was dancing, and [...]
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Playlist [New Mp3s] Tycho, Dirty Projectors, Major Lazer
In effort to keep up with the times, but not having the time to keep up, I’ve created a playlist backlogging some song I’ve neglected to share with you. Several albums including the new Dirty Projector & Björk, Real Estate and Tycho, have caught my ear, in addition to singles from Major Lazer, The Moor, and Saint Motel. [...]
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