Articles by Daniel Sylvester

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  Black Devil Disco Club

  Black Moon, White Sun

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2013

  Releasing the obscure Disco Club EP in 1978, Bernard Fevre has been retroactively regarded as an electronic music pioneer — after Aph...

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  Laurel Halo

  Chance of Rain

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

  Laurel Halo is either wildly fearless or wittingly self-sabotaging. After gaining a degree of acclaim for her 2010 debut EP, the Brooklyn,...

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  Poliça

  Shulamith

  PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2013

  It's no secret that Poliça's sound is built from contemporary indie tropes, as the Minneapolis group combined yacht rock tempos, Auto-Tuned...

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  CFCF

  Outside

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2013

  It's been four years since Michael Silver released his superb electro throwback debut LP, Continent. Fortunately, the Montreal native manag...

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  Cults

  Static

  PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

  The cover for the digital version of Cults' Static cleverly references their 2011 self-titled debut. It's a move that could be seen as a fi...

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  Various

  Cosmic Machine: A Voyage Across French Cosmic and Electronique Avant-Garde (1970-1980)

  PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

  Because electronic music is so closely tied to evolving technology, there are myriad starting points to explore when talking about the genr...

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  Machinedrum

  Fresh Start

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2013

  Best known as one half of beloved bass purveyors, Sepulcure, Travis Stewart has spent the last decade-and-a-half churning out album upon al...

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  Born Gold

  I Am an Exit

  PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2013

  After Edmonton indie electro combo Gobble Gobble branched off into the sleek R&B furrows of Born Gold and Purity Ring, Cecil Frena (aka Bor...