Articles by Derek Nawrot

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  Bonde Do Role

  Marina Gasolina EP

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

  Although the jury is still out on whether baile funk will go the way of electro-clash, it has been the "in” sound of indie dance parties fo...

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  Mexican Institute of Sound

  Piñata

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

  Mexican Institute of Sound are not the school where Mexican artists learn to sell records in the U.S. but the one-man Latin lounge project...

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  Pinker Tones

  More Colours! The Million Colour Revolution Revisited

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

  The Pinker Tones’ The Million Colour Revolution was a refreshing breeze of Beck-inspired groove with a European dance sensibility that was...

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  Dick Rivers

  La Légende

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007

  With the rise in popularity of French Yéyé pop throwback nights, this greatest hits compilation from Dick Rivers is the perfect pre-outing...

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  Benjamin Biolay

  Trash Yéyé

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2007

  Although North American audiences are likely better versed in his work producing and writing albums for younger sister Coralie Clément, Ker...

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  Up Bustle & Out

  Mexican Sessions

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2007

  In their never-ending quest to fuse traditional world sounds with dance floor-friendly grooves, the Mexican Sessions finds the UK’s Up, Bus...

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  Jose Conde y Ola Fresca

  (R)evolucion

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2007

  Much like how Alex Cuba’s Aqua Del Pozo was a refreshing take on a new, more mature Latin musical mentality aspiring to combine the diverse...

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  Richard Reagh

  Is This The Blues I'm Singing?

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

  If you want to learn to play pop music, you have to go to the land of pop music. Although which country currently holds this title is alway...