Articles by Chad Barnes

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  Deadbeat

  The Jacks EP

  PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2015

  Deadbeat's The Jacks EP first revisits his beloved 2008 track "Grounation (Berghain Drum Jack)" with a similarly titled "Berghain Drum Jack...

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  Four Tet

  Morning/Evening

  PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2015

  Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, released his latest album Morning/Evening digitally ahead of its physical release date, but just in time for t...

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  Hot Chip

  Why Make Sense?

  PUBLISHED May 15, 2015

  Hot Chip's sixth studio album, Why Make Sense?, marks a departure from a number of characteristics that have defined the band over time. To...

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  Braille

  Mute Swan

  PUBLISHED May 4, 2015

  Having reviewed Braille's previous Everyone's Crazy EP, I thought I knew what to expect; my only critique of it was that it created paramet...

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  Trickfinger

  Trickfinger

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2015

  John Frusciante's initial solo releases, dating back to the early '90s, were often eclipsed by a number of factors that had no relation to...

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  Patrick Perez

  Synths & Memories

  PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2015

  Patrick Perez's self-released Synths & Memories EP delivers a collection of six solid tracks. The compositions are unified by frosty, crisp...

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  The Notwist

  Messier Objects

  PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2015

  The Notwist's latest album, Messier Objects, is a collection of instrumental compositions culled from the scores they generated for various...

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  Braille

  Everyone's Crazy

  PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2015

  NYC producer Braille, otherwise known as Praveen Sharma (half of the Sepalcure duo), has just dropped the Everyone's Crazy EP as the first...