Articles by David Lewis

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  Arthur Blythe & David Eyges

  Today's Blues

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2000

  There was a period, 20 years ago, when Arthur Blythe was at the cutting edge. He had made stunning LPs for India Navigation and his big alt...

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  Matthew Burtner

  Portals of Distortion: Music for Saxophones, Computers and Stone

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2000

  Burtner's dirge-drone processing experiments blur the distinctions between acoustic and electronic idioms in fascinating ways. The title tr...

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  Eddie The Rat

  Eddie The Rat

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2000

  Negativland's anti-commercial dada stance inspires a manic anti-pop collage that turns contemporary electronica into fresh modes of satiric...

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  Wally Brill

  The Covenant

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Hebraic club grooves anyone? Wally Brill creates miraculous music in his merger of contemporary dance rhythms and the ancient sounds of the...

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  Euphoria

  Delerium Remixes

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  While not in the unique class of Future Sound of London’s classic debut single, “Papa New Guinea,” the five mixes on this...

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  Boot

  Virvla

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Swedish trio Boot creates upbeat dance music, from the rhythmic aggression of “Alvdals Polska,” to the dramatic fusion of lute,...

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  Mara With Marenitsa Choir

  Sezoni

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  While this project features some of Bulgaria’s famous choral singing, what makes Sezoni so attractive is the musical space given to n...

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  Old Blind Dogs

  The World’s Room

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Apart from the funky and upbeat “Edward,” I much prefer this Scottish band’s instrumentals to their vocal performances. T...