Articles by Ashley Hampson

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  Baths

  Cerulean

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2010

  Baths is one of many monikers taken by Will Wiesenfeld, a 21-year-old musical genius from the L.A. area. In a city where the underground be...

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  Rusko

  O.M.G.

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2010

  Leeds-born producer and DJ, Rusko is leaving quite the impression on the burgeoning UK dubstep scene despite having made his solo productio...

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  Bonobo

  Black Sands

  PUBLISHED May 18, 2010

  If one were giving credits to the emergence of downtempo, a definite shout-out would be levelled at Bonobo, the UK-based producer/DJ who fo...

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  Squid Lid

  Steam Powered Submarine

  PUBLISHED May 4, 2010

  Theatrical meets dance floor. The notion isn't absurd in the least in this climate, where putting on a show seems to place right beside qua...

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  Ramadanman

  Ramadanman

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2010

  In London, UK's ever-evolving dubstep scene, David Kennedy (aka Ramadanman) has surfaced, to great acclaim, offering his glitchy, experimen...

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  Various

  Kitsuné Maison 9: The Petit Bateau Edition or The Cotton Issue

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2010

  Although Paris label Kitsuné has only been around since 2002, it's become home to some big name artists such as Digitalism and Yelle...

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  Joy Orbison

  The Shrew Would Have Cushioned the Blow

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2010

  Joy Orbison (Peter O'Grady), the young south Londoner who's been riding the wave of success after last year's "Hyph Mngo" finally saw its r...

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  Various

  Elevator Music: Vol. 1

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2010

  Surfacing in the last decade, dub-step has become one of the most undefined, readily explored styles of music. With footing in the UK club...