Articles by Daniel Sylvester

Various

Red Hot + Fela

PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2013

Working as an unofficial sequel to 2002's Red Hot + Riot, the 17th submission in the Red Hot Organization's series of benefit albums once a...

RJD2

More Is Than Isn't

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2013

For better or worse, RJD2 is an artist obsessed with forward movement. After gaining critical praise for his tempered, sample-heavy debut,...

The Field

Cupid's Head

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2013

At this point in his career, it's safe to say that Axel Willner is sticking to this "looping" thing. With three albums as the Field and one...

Machinedrum

Vapor City

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2013

As one half of Sepalcure (along with Praveen Sharma), Travis Stewart helped craft one of the final authentic dubstep albums before the genr...

Machinedrum Talks the "New Approach" Behind 'Vapor City'

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2013

In the two years since producer Machinedrum (a.k.a. Travis Stewart) released his last full-length, Room(s), the North Carolina-bred workhor...

Jacob 2-2

Herbivore

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2013

Referencing Mordecai Richler's famed series of youth novels, while adorning his cover art with a picture of a child playing with toys, Jaco...

Pere Ubu / The Band Whose Name is a Symbol

Mavericks, Ottawa ON, September 16

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2013

Making their first Ottawa appearance in over twenty years, Cleveland art-punk pioneers Pere Ubu drew together a sizeable Monday night crowd...

Various

Jerome Derradji Presents Kill Yourself Dancing: The Story of Sunset Records Inc. Chicago 1985-89

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2013

Appearing at house music's year zero, Chicago, IL's Sunset Records helped play a significant role in the eventual sound, look and feel of e...