Articles by Kevin Hainey

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  Smash and Teeny

  Gathering

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  Smash and Teeny are Nilan Perera and Sarah Peebles, a duo of Toronto-based sound artists who achieve their impressive and intriguing result...

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  Jerry Snell

  Bone: The Soundtrack

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  Multitalented Vancouverite Jerry Snell should’ve learned from the psychedelic era that matching rock one-for-one with classical composition...

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  Animal Collective

  Sung Tongs

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  Sung Tongs opens with the sound of something otherworldly landing, and it’s the only introductory sound that could both do this brilliant a...

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  Various

  Fuzzy Boombox V.2

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Who could’ve known New Jersey’s Fuzzy Box Records has been around since 1994? Has it really been ten whopping years since Flowchart’s Sean...

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  Wax Beat

  Go Outside and Play

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Wax Beat’s debut is as icily sexy as its eerily provocative artwork. While the front and back covers portray the soft, human-like features...

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  Master P

  Good Side / Bad Side

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  This is the stuff that gives hip-hop a bad name among conservative white folks. Master P and his No Limit crew and record label (now dubbed...

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  Various

  TRR50: Thank You

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  It’s pretty rare that a label compilation reaches that level of a truly great album, but man, when it does. Portland, Oregon’s Temporary Re...

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  Black Dice

  Miles of Smiles

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  These boundary-pushing Brooklyn residents aren’t the underground’s hot topic for just any old reason. Black Dice are singular sound purveyo...