Articles by Ashley Hampson

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  Mojib

  Whimsical Lifestyle

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2008

  There’s a lot to say about a down-tempo album that can incorporate tracks with absolutely no percussion, drop in lyrical protests and meld...

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  Laurent Garnier

  Public Outburst

  PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2007

  Finding commonality between two styles as distinct as electronic music and jazz might seem daunting to some but it comes with such ease to...

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  Near the Parenthesis

  Of Soft Construction

  PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2007

  San Francisco’s Tim Arndt is the man behind Near the Parenthesis, a whirlwind of soft electronic creations and patchwork sound. Though he’s...

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  Primes

  Facades and Pink Forms

  PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2007

  Emerging from Vancouver is the latest band to demand your attention, and rightly so. Primes have burst onto the scene with a refreshing new...

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  James Murphy & Pat Mahoney

  Fabriclive 36

  PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2007

  James Murphy and Pat Mahoney just want you to dance, to get your ass onto the dance floor and shake it to the beats pouring out of the spea...

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  Future Rock

  Gears

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2007

  Chicago band Future Rock have been compared to Daft Punk in some circles, and with an initial spin of the band’s second album, Gears, it’s...

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  Murcof

  Cosmos

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2007

  If you’ve never had the feeling of being watched, this is the album that will set such neuroses in motion. Cosmos is the third release from...

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  Letters Letters

  Letters Letters

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2007

  Stepping away from the folk-infused sounds of Avia Gardner, the Montreal-based duo consisting of singer Jenna Robertson and producer Mitche...