Articles by Chris Wodskou

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  Howe Gelb

  Confluence

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Giant Sand has rarely been accused of hewing closely to the beaten track, even as they stumble over American folkways as they’ve blaz...

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  Los Amigos Invisibles

  Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  These unruly, but endearing residents of Caracas have taken the rock en Espagnol gambit and translated it into global groove and DJ culture...

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  Eliades Ochoa

  Tributo al Cuarteto Patria

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Buena Vista Social Club is synonymous with the many sounds of Cuban son, the traditional blend of rough-hewn rural rhythms and melodies wit...

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  Various

  Frikyiwa, Collection 2

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  It's usually best to tread with extreme caution where Euro-hybrids of Western electronica music and world music are concerned. As often as...

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  Bright

  Full Negative Or Breaks

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  Bright, as in smart and occasionally brilliant - definitely not as in sparkly and sunny. Despite their Krautrock-inspired drones and broodi...

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  Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

  The Blue Trees

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  They're puckish and irreverent, but there's little contrived eccentricity about Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, which I think is partly what makes t...

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  Hooverphonic

  The Magnificent Tree

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  I'm a sucker for quality melodrama in dreamy pop music - hence, the likes of Portishead and Air being among my favourites. Hooverphonic can...

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  Portastatic

  De Mel, De Melao

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  There's probably no one in American music as well intentioned as Superchunk/Portastatic/Merge Records kingpin Mac McCaughan. As further pro...