Articles by Joshua Ostroff

Boy George/Various

A Night Out With...

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2002

Going from pop stardom to the wheels of steel is usually perceived about as credibly as a supermodel record or a pro b-ball rapper, but Geo...

Fidgital

Spyglass

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2002

As of late there has been a saturation of same-sounding dance releases, decent but utterly unremarkable club-oriented music that refuses to...

Playgroup

Playgroup

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2002

After years toiling away as a sleeve designer (Eric B. and Rakim, Stero MCs), producer (the Brotherhood) and a remixer (Massive Attack, U2,...

Various

Plastic Compilation Volume 6

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2002

Positioning itself as a veritable "now that's what I call electronica!," Vancouver-based Nettwerk Records offers up their usual galaxy of d...

Electronic Geography

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

Dance music has always placed a premium on geography. Hell, some genre names are so specific they reference not just a city, but a night cl...

Aphrodite

Aftershock

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

Best known for his jungle re-workings of hip-hop classics like "Jungle Brother" and "No Diggity," DJ/producer Aphrodite (Gavin King) has de...

John Digweed/Various

MMII

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

Recently dubbed the globe's top spinner, John Digweed has been busy making a name for himself sans partner Sasha (who he knocked out of fir...

Dirty Vegas

Dirty Vegas

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

Partway through the debut disc from previously unknown Brit trio Dirty Vegas, a track came on that had this amazing familiarity. Then I got...