There are plenty of broken beat compilations out there, but very few that come DJ-mixed. The fact that this ones been sewn up by heavyweigh...
Articles By Prasad Bidaye
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ReviewsBugz in the Attic/Various Fabriclive. 12 Published Jan 01, 2006
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ReviewsKarsh Kale Liberation Published Jan 01, 2006
The first thing that hits you about Karsh Kales new album is that its both harder and softer than Realize or any of the other works the pr...
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ReviewsDJ Cheb I Sabbah As Far As Published Jan 01, 2006
Having established himself as a first-rate producer on Shri Durga and Krishna Lila, Cheb I Sabbah returns to his first love DJing. The Alg...
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ReviewsRamasutra El Pipo Del Taxi EP Published Jan 01, 2006
Its hard to take Ramachandra Borcar (aka Ramasutra) seriously. On one hand, hes one of the few young South Asians in this country taking c...
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ReviewsEnnio Morricone Remixes Volume 1 Published Jan 01, 2006
In his heyday, Ennio Morricone had his pulse on then-modern sounds, rhythms and technology of his time much in the same way that todays DJ-...
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ReviewsNew Deal Gone Gone Gone Published Jan 01, 2006
Holding it down as the coolest jam-band on the planet is one thing, cutting tracks in the studio with minimal excesses is another. With Gone...
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ReviewsVarious The Music of Bollywood Published Jan 01, 2006
The Music of Bollywood isnt the first compilation to introduce Indian soundtrack culture to non-Hindi ears, but it is the most comprehensiv...
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ReviewsMr. Velcro Fastener/Various Present Deep:Inside Vol. Two Published Jan 01, 2006
Electro is definitely an obsession for this Finnish duo (Tatu Peltonen and Tatu Metsätähti) but it has less to do with the synthetic clothes...
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ReviewsMoodyman Silence In The Silent Secret Garden Published Jan 01, 2006
The latest Moodymann disc opens with a two-and-a-half minute orchestration of deconstructed jazz drums, a jerky clavinet line and synth-stri...
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ReviewsVarious Seashore Sessions Volume One Published Jan 01, 2006
Broken-beat tends to be known for its experimental edge over house and techno, but lately a lot of it seems to sacrifice dance floor appeal....
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ReviewsAfrican Head Charge Shrunken Head Published Jan 01, 2006
With the majority of their work preceding the age of the remix, African Head Charge bring world and electronic music together with a sense o...
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ReviewsAsian Dub Foundation The Enemy of the Enemy Published Jan 01, 2006
Asian Dub Foundation have always had an unparalleled reputation for their masterful mix of music and politics. Unfortunately, they may have...
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Reviews3 Generations Walking 3 Generations Walking Published Jan 01, 2006
Like most records on Spiritual Life, 3 Generations Walking is less deep house than deep fusion. It un/consciously blends garage, dub, jazz,...
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ReviewsVarious The Fire This Time Published Jan 01, 2006
Not to be confused with the political dub project of Afro-Indian producer Patrick Andrade, The Fire This Time is a 73-minute audio-essay on...
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FeaturesRoni Size Is Expressive and Aggressive Published Jan 01, 2006
Three years after turning the world on to their distinctive combination of sharp melodies and breakbeat assault, Reprazent's concept remains...
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FeaturesKid Koala The Player Published Jan 01, 2006
Every DJ has their signature sound. Grandwizard Theodore made his by "scratching" a record back and forth.Cash Money found a way to rhythmic...
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FeaturesA Guy Called Gerald Says Shut Up and Dance Published Jan 01, 2006
Drum & bass is dead. Sure, it still gets played at raves, but it no longer has the vital force of what it had five years ago when many of u...
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ReviewsBetter Luck Tomorrow Justin Lin Published Jan 01, 2006
Better Luck Tomorrow revolves around Ben Manibag (Perry Shen), a suburban, Asian-American obsessed with getting straight As, overbooking his...
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ReviewsJoaquin "Joe" Claussell / Los Tambores Bata de Carlos Gomez Love NYC, New York City NY - April 3, 2005 Published May 01, 2005
There are few events that embrace the musical eclecticism and spirituality many of us witnessed at New York's Body & Soul before it closed d...
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ReviewsJohn Tejada Logic Memory Center Published Feb 01, 2005
Theres something distinctively "laptop about the tracks on Logic Memory Center. The hi-hats are really compressed, the bass kicks with a c...