It’s always a bit of a joke with Richard D. James, a.k.a. Aphex Twin. His first album promised a set of ambient tunes and delivered exactly none (at least by...
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The story of Portishead can be told as a tale of three albums. On Dummy (1994), Portishead created a masterful blast of recombinant culture. They started with Gibbons’ torch song...
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Björk’s Debut (1993) album came as a bit of a surprise to me. I had known her previously through the Icelandic band the Sugarcubes, whose debut album was a late-‘80s...
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I’m useless when it comes to knowing all the subgenres of electronic music, to be honest. It’s my age, perhaps—old dog, new tricks, that sort of excuse. It’s a miracle...
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What is there to say about U2? They emerged from Ireland inspired by the UK post-punk scene, and soon developed their own voice, one that spoke of political and personal...
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Sometimes timing and luck are everything. On their first three EPs, Curve emerged from the mass of contemporary UK shoegaze bands with something new—they introduced aggressive electro beats to a...
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The pairing of French vocalist Laetitia Sadier and British guitarist Tim Gane proved to be a fruitful one. Stereolab may not have been one of the most commercially prominent band...
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I’m not a big fan of most ‘80s synthesizer-influenced music. Too many artists of the time only used synths to smooth out and fill up their music, taking the edge...
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Everything but the Girl, the duo of singer Tracey Thorn and multi-instrumentalist / producer Benn Watt, had been making music for more than ten years before I first heard of...
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The dreaded sophomore release is the burden of many a band. Following up a successful debut release often poses a challenge for a myriad of reasons—the rush to release a...
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