The Juan MacLean’s second album for DFA marries sweaty NY dancefloor electro, disco and synth pop. James Dalrymple reviews.
ReviewsAuthor James Dalrymple
Crystal Antlers – Tentacles
Crystal Antlers debut album is a thrilling, visceral assault on the ears, but is let down at times by the production, says James Dalrymple
Richard Swift – Atlantic Ocean
Singer-songwriter, lo-fi champion and sometime electronic experimentalist Richard Swift’s latest melds some of his eclectic interests into a boyuant set.
The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules
The Whitest Boy Alive could effortlessly churn out hooks and funky basslines all day, but Rules’ lack of bite or surprises resigns it to design-conscious hipster muzac, says James Dalrymple
Extra Golden – Thank You Very Quickly
Extra Golden’s latest is a thrillingly psychedelic take on the Kenyan Benga style, says James Dalrymple
Fever Ray – Fever Ray
One half of post-techno outfit The Knife, Fever Ray’s debut is icy but intimate, experimental but quietly infectious, says James Dalrymple
Baikonour – Your Ear Knows Future
Baikonour’s ‘Your Ear Knows Future’ mixes electronica, post-rock, prog, Krautrock and 80s indie, but the result is not more than the sum of its parts, says James Dalrymple
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Keep Me In Mind Sweetheart EP
James Dalrymple suggests that you keep Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan’s fine new EP in mind – do you see what he’s done there? – to put in your Christmas stockings
Orouni – Jump out of the Window
James Dalrymple discovers that there is a fine line between quirky and irritating, and it is a line that Orouni flirt with dangerously throughout ‘Jump out of the Window’.
Greg Weeks – The Hive
Antiquated keyboards and medieval atmospherics by Espers guitarist Greg Weeks conspire to beguile James Dalrymple – for a while at least
Micah Blue Smaldone – The Red River
Micah Blue Smaldone’s latest offers sparse, neo-traditional folk with an eye for theatre. James Dalrymple soaks up the bleak atmospherics.
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid – NYC
The latest collaboration between the groundbreaking electronic artist and veteran jazz drummer is a heady brew that evokes the intensity and atmosphere of the Big Apple. James Dalrymple takes a bite.
