Reviews by MBP, BBC Radio1, and Resident Advisor

Jus-Ed in Chicago

Somewhere nestled in the meatpacking district of Chicago's near west side, there is a warehouse basement. Above it, depending on..

Jus-Ed in Chicago

Somewhere nestled in the meatpacking district of Chicago's near west side, there is a warehouse basement. Above it, depending on..

Terrance McDonald - Mind Over Matter EP

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 23:00
You know those ludicrous DJ bios that claim so-and-so was experimenting with freeform jazz by his third birthday? Well, this re-..

Ali Love - Love Harder

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 19:00
Best known for his 2007 collaboration with The Chemical Brothers on their "Do It Again" single, British singer Ali Love is no ne..

Underworld - Barking

Dance Music Reviews - by BBC - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 18:00
The sound of musicians with nothing to prove and everything to give.

Pariah - Safehouses

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 17:00
Do you still get docked points for being derivative when you better the source material? London's Pariah made his name on a soul..

Automatic Tasty - In It for the Money EP

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 11:00
Tongue planted firmly in his cheek, this release by Irish producer Automatic Tasty spectacularly fails to live up to its title's..

Breach - Fatherless

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:00
A world prone to anthems, bass music tends to find one track to revolve around every few months, one universal hit that gets rin..

Rondenion - Beginning of the Ring

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:00
When it comes to house music, just how slow can you go? That's a question that Tokyo-based deep house producer Hirofumi Goto is..

Cloud 9 Festival

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:00
The sleepy village town of Congleton was rudely awoken last month by just shy of two thousand revelers itching to inebriate them..

Afro Celt Sound System - Capture (1995-2010)

Dance Music Reviews - by BBC - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:00
It can almost feel all-pervasive – the soundtrack of the modern world.

DJ Nate - Da Track Genious

Dance Music Reviews - by BBC - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:00
Nate’s footwork beats breathe exciting freshness into global bass culture.

We Love - We Love

Dance Music Reviews - by BBC - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:00
Instrument-making Italian duo reveals a downbeat electro debut of some heart.

Röyksopp - Senior

Dance Music Reviews - by BBC - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:00
Makes a strong claim to be 2010’s best electronic album.

Superisk - Find Your Way

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 17:00
Bristol's Punch Drunk records is a label that tends to deal in extremes; on the one hand, there's the reduced time capsules of l..

Pinch - The Boxer

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 11:00
What does dubstep mean to you? Chances are that it's not the dubbed-out meditations of producers like Mala, Loefah and Bristol's..

Arkist & Komonazmuk - Outbreak

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:00
It seems like drum & bass's tendency for frequent and indiscriminate collaboration is infecting dubstep, as innumerable combinat..

Skudge - Remixes Part 1

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 23:00
While the recently released third 12-inch from Skudge Records continues the Swedish duo's exploration of the intersection of tec..

Seth Troxler in Chicago

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 22:00
Day parties are an interesting breed. On one hand, what's better than being able to enjoy the warmth and sunshine of a gorgeous..

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