Articles by Andy Lee

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  DJ Egadz

  Monotony

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

  San Diego’s DJ Egadz follows in fellow Californian DJ Shadow’s footsteps, concocting sombre soundscapes strewn with intense rhythmic breakd...

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  Offwhyte

  The Fifth Sun

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  The title of Asian-American MC Offwhyte's sophomore LP is inspired by ancient Aztec lore, which holds that humanity is currently in its fif...

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  De Tarde, Vendo O Mar

  The Sound of Brazil

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  Twelve years ago, Brazilian bassist Luizão Maia and Japanese producer Neil Oda set out to create an album of bossa nova renditions o...

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  Encre

  Encre

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  The debut by French minimalist composer Yann Tambour as Encre is a work of heartbreaking beauty. With spacious arrangements built around so...

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  Fragile State

  The Facts and the Dreams

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  Without fail, the final step in making a down-tempo album these days seems to be the addition of breathy female vocals to the mix. Thankful...

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  Groove Armada

  Lovebox

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  Having spawned an entire legion of "chill-out" artists with 1999's "At the River," UK duo Tom Findlay and Andy Cato - otherwise known as Gr...

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  Various

  Jazzland Remixed

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  While North America, for the most part, remains mired in the constraints of traditional jazz, a small European collective has been steadily...

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  Various

  Subvert Sampler

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  New Brunswick conjures up different associations for different people, but electronic music is normally not one of them. Subvert Contra Pro...