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Popular music has been borrowing '80s synth sounds for what seems like a while now, both in the Top 40 and otherwise, with some examples sou...
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![Danny L Harle Is Here to Save '90s Rave with 'Harlecore']()
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!['Anne at 13,000 ft' Is an Enigmatic Portrait of a Quiet Breakdown Directed by Kazik Radwanski]()
Reviews'Anne at 13,000 ft' Is an Enigmatic Portrait of a Quiet Breakdown Directed by Kazik Radwanski Published Feb 17, 2021After a string of well-received short films in the mid-2000s, Toronto's Kazik Radwanski returns with his third feature, the final entry in a...
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![John Carpenter Brings Irony-Free Confidence to Loveable Horror Cheese on 'Lost Themes III: Alive After Death']()
ReviewsJohn Carpenter Brings Irony-Free Confidence to Loveable Horror Cheese on 'Lost Themes III: Alive After Death' Published Feb 03, 2021Continuing his late-career resurgence as a creative musical force, famed horror director/composer John Carpenter has released his third albu...
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![Bicep's Trance Formula Works Most of the Time on 'Isles']()
ReviewsBicep's Trance Formula Works Most of the Time on 'Isles' Published Jan 19, 2021Irish duo Bicep debuted strongly in 2017 with their self-titled album — a confident mix of continental trance melodicism and urban grit that...
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!['Mank' Is a Beautiful Requiem for Depression-Era Hollywood Directed by David Fincher]()
Reviews'Mank' Is a Beautiful Requiem for Depression-Era Hollywood Directed by David Fincher Published Dec 03, 2020With the exceptions of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and possibly The Social Network, David Fincher has spent much of his feature film...
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![Over a Decade Since Their Last Collab, Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas Are as Compatible as Ever on 'III']()
ReviewsOver a Decade Since Their Last Collab, Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas Are as Compatible as Ever on 'III' Published Nov 16, 2020Norway's leading post-techno explorers, Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas have reunited again, following up 2009's II with the unsurprisingly titl...
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![Mat Zo Gives the 'Illusion of Depth' with Turn-of-the-Millennium Electronic Sounds]()
ReviewsMat Zo Gives the 'Illusion of Depth' with Turn-of-the-Millennium Electronic Sounds Published Oct 08, 2020After two successful albums — 2013's Damage Control even earned a Grammy nomination — London DJ/producer Mat Zo has returned with Illusion o...
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![Surfer Blood Stick to the Basics on 'Carefree Theatre']()
ReviewsSurfer Blood Stick to the Basics on 'Carefree Theatre' Published Sep 28, 2020With the ten-year anniversary of Surfer Blood's debut, Astro Coast, having just passed, and with principal songwriter John Paul Pitts having...
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![A. G. Cook's 'Apple' Is the Most Fully Realized Version of PC Music's Iconoclastic Pop]()
ReviewsA. G. Cook's 'Apple' Is the Most Fully Realized Version of PC Music's Iconoclastic Pop Published Sep 16, 2020Having become known for a certain insouciance and challenging of conventions, it was perhaps not shocking that 7G, producer and PC Music hea...
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![Even with Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson, 'The Devil All the Time' Still Feels Cheap Directed by Antonio Campos]()
ReviewsEven with Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson, 'The Devil All the Time' Still Feels Cheap Directed by Antonio Campos Published Sep 15, 2020One of the more authentic voices of the so-called hillbilly lit movement of the last decade or so, Donald Ray Pollock worked in a paper mill...
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!['Wendy Carlos: A Biography' Is a Comprehensive Tribute to the Synth Pioneer]()
Reviews'Wendy Carlos: A Biography' Is a Comprehensive Tribute to the Synth Pioneer Published Aug 31, 2020Electronic music fans with a particular interest in audio engineering are likely familiar with the name Wendy Carlos. Film buffs with a pred...
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![BT Returns to Trance on 'The Lost Art of Longing' and Proves Why He's One of the Best]()
ReviewsBT Returns to Trance on 'The Lost Art of Longing' and Proves Why He's One of the Best Published Aug 13, 2020Few trance artists have crossed over into mainstream professional respectability as thoroughly as BT (Brian Transeau). Movie and videogame s...
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!['Black Water: Abyss' Is a Serviceable Croc Movie Without Much Bite Directed by Andrew Traucki]()
Reviews'Black Water: Abyss' Is a Serviceable Croc Movie Without Much Bite Directed by Andrew Traucki Published Aug 10, 2020Since settling long ago into the comfortable swamp of B movie and made-for-TV content, killer crocodiles have enjoyed a steady relationship...
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![Val Kilmer's Bone-Headed 'Paydirt' Is a Throwaway to Tide You Over Until 'Top Gun' Directed by Christian Sesma]()
ReviewsVal Kilmer's Bone-Headed 'Paydirt' Is a Throwaway to Tide You Over Until 'Top Gun' Directed by Christian Sesma Published Aug 06, 2020The world is about to get reacquainted with Val Kilmer in a big way with the release of Top Gun: Maverick in 2021, where he'll reprise his i...
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![Grand Soleil's Restless House Tracks on 'Réalité' Marks Them as One to Watch]()
ReviewsGrand Soleil's Restless House Tracks on 'Réalité' Marks Them as One to Watch Published Jul 09, 2020Having generated some decent buzz via a handful of EPs over the last few years, French duo Grand Soleil have returned with another set of li...
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![DMA's Continue Their Liam Gallagher-Approved Britpop Formula on 'The Glow']()
ReviewsDMA's Continue Their Liam Gallagher-Approved Britpop Formula on 'The Glow' Published Jul 08, 2020With Twitter kudos and tour opportunities from none other than Liam Gallagher fresh in the rear-view, now would probably not be the right ti...
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![The Beths Are Ready for Big-Time Success on 'Jump Rope Gazers']()
ReviewsThe Beths Are Ready for Big-Time Success on 'Jump Rope Gazers' Published Jul 07, 2020It's been a formative and fruitful couple of years for New Zealand indie rockers the Beths. Plucked from the cozy Auckland indie scene for a...
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![Fakear's 'Everything Will Grow Again' Is an Exercise in Excess — Mostly in a Good Way]()
ReviewsFakear's 'Everything Will Grow Again' Is an Exercise in Excess — Mostly in a Good Way Published Jun 25, 2020Contributing once again to the burgeoning sub-genre of what can only be called forest techno, French artist Théo Le Vigoureux (known profess...
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![Baauer's Party Beats on 'Planet's Mad' Feel Lonely Without Enough Collaborators]()
ReviewsBaauer's Party Beats on 'Planet's Mad' Feel Lonely Without Enough Collaborators Published Jun 04, 2020It was a bit of a surprise when Baauer followed up "Harlem Shake" (a somewhat gimmicky collection of trap and bass clichés mostly remembered...
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!['Space Force' Just Might Be the Jim to Netflix's Pam]()
Reviews'Space Force' Just Might Be the Jim to Netflix's Pam Published May 25, 2020Is there anyone who doesn't have The Office in their 'recently watched' queue? Its evergreen popularity on Netflix in the seven years since...
