Articles by Luke Pearson

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  Dead Fader

  Jenny 153

  PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2017

  British-born John Cohen (aka Dead Fader) mines his country's rich IDM tradition for Jenny 153, a mature album that displays its influences...

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  DJ Aakmael

  Take It Back

  PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2017

  "What Iz Deep House?" asks the titled track midway through DJ Aakmael's Take It Back, his latest EP for Scissor & Thread. It's a rhetorical...

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  Devonwho

  Betaloops

  PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2017

  L.A.-based producer Devonwho has really cleaned out his hard-drive for this release, a sprawling, 42-track mixtape of beats and quick, one-...

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  fyvr

  almost happy

  PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2017

  Judging by his online presence, Maine-based Michigan native fyvr has explored the muffled depths of his lo-fi aesthetic quite prolifically...

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  Makthaverskan

  III

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2017

  Boston's Run For Cover Records has done North America a great favour by bringing Makthaverskan to our shores. Their debut having quickly ga...

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  Lindstrøm

  It's Alright Between Us As It Is

  PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2017

  Norwegian producer Hans-Peter Lindstrøm, usually so sure-footed, has made a rare misstep with his latest long-player, the awkwardly titled...

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  The Front Bottoms

  Going Grey

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2017

  The Front Bottoms' move to Fueled by Ramen Records in 2015 for the release of Back on Top marked a huge leap forward for the band; the hook...

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  Sammi Lanzetta

  For Avery

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2017

  Striking out on her own after membership in various area bands, Richmond, Virginia singer/songwriter Sammi Lanzetta has recorded For Avery,...