Articles by Matt Bauer

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  Ibibio Sound Machine

  Ibibio Sound Machine

  PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2014

  Soundway's made its name as one of the finest reissue labels for fans of unheralded vintage music from Africa and the Tropical Belt. Lately...

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  Various Artists

  Future Disco 7: ‘Til The Lights Come Up

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2014

  After five years and six volumes, it might be expected that Sean Brosnan's venerable Future Disco series should show some wear and tear. Bu...

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  The Souljazz Orchestra

  Inner Fire

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2014

  No matter how you want to define their sound, there's no doubt that Ottawa's Souljazz Orchestra has an uncanny ability to seamlessly blend...

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  Lady Daisey

  In My Headphones

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2014

  Lady Daisey's follow-up to her 2010 debut, In My Pocket, covers the same ground as its predecessor, and that's not a bad thing. In My Headp...

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  Pyramid Vritra

  Indra

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2014

  22-year-old Pyramid Vritra has been making beats and writing rhymes since the age of ten, and after founding the collective Nobody Really K...

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  Hugo Mendez

  On Haiti, the Sofrito label, and Struggles in Music

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2014

  While Haiti is still sadly synonymous to many with violence, poverty and voodoo stereotypes, the island has a vibrant and innovative musica...

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  Various Artists

  Hardcore Traxx: Dance Mania Records 1986-1997

  PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2014

  Trax and DJ International got more exposure, but in the early House music landscape, Dance Mania was an equally influential label, a fact t...

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  Breakaway

  Breakaway/Straight On To The Top

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2014

  One look at the archival pictures that accompany the liner notes for this reissue of Breakaway's two self-financed, self-pressed and long l...