Articles by Philip Downey

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  SCSI-9

  Digital Russian

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

  After numerous well-received tech-house singles, Russian duo SCSI-9 present their debut album. It follows in the same vein as their previou...

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  Norman Jay/Various

  Journeys by DJ – Desert Island Mix

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

  Norman Jay has been a long-time DJ, playing a variety of rare groove, soul, and R&B with occasional bits of house music since the 1970s. In...

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  GFS

  Mount Vernon Street

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  GFS make a fine mix of modern drum & bass and live instrumentation. Most of the tracks on this album are jazzy, and upbeat. There are lots...

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  Jacques Lu Cont/Various

  Fabriclive. 09

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Another month, another good Fabric compilation. This time up it’s Jacques Lu Cont, the nom de guerre of Stuart Price. He was also behind Le...

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  Mira Calix

  Skimskitta

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  The following describes 80 percent of the tracks on this album: piano loops, eerie synths, two-note bass lines, subtle and minimal looped p...

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  Graham Flett

  The Velocity of Texture

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Graham Flett presents us with a diverse collection of samples taken from around the world, mixed with his own beats, then processed and tre...

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  Winter Music Conference

  Miami Beach, FL - March 17 to 19, 2003

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Every March the worldwide dance music industry converges on Miami Beach for a week of parties and networking, the exchanging of white label...

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  Alex Attias/Various

  The Selector Series Volume 1

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  This is a fine mix of broken beat house music. Alex Attias, a Swiss DJ, mixes up 12 tracks that incorporate jazz’s melodies, house’s soulfu...