Articles by Prasad Bidaye

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  I:Cube

  Adore

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  The more anonymous I:Cube are futuristic about the past. Their beats borrow from classic techno, house, electro and dub, but the programmin...

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  DJ Spooky

  Subliminal Minded – The E.P.

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  There is a sweet balance of the sonic and the discursive on Subliminal Minded, an EP of tracks and interludes remixed from Spooky’s l...

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  DJ Spooky vs. The Freight Elevator Quartet

  File Under Futurism

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Unfortunately, File Under Futurism lacks this sense of sophistication. With the exception of “The Revolution Will Be Streamed”...

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  Technical Itch

  Diagnostics

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  There aren’t any grand ambitions on Diagonistics — at least nothing that gives it the same distinction as a concept album by he...

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  Kevin Yost

  One Starry Night

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999

  Soulful usually refers to R&B and music with strong, sentimental vocals. One Starry Night is house and it’s mostly instrumental, but...

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  BNX & Walters

  Zimpala Mix

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999

  On his first album, Mondo Globo, DJ BNX displayed his amazing talent for making music through the cut & paste method of sampling, but with...

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  Death In Vegas

  The Contino Sessions

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999

  This sophomore release from Death In Vegas emphasises the presence of a typical rock band, with live drums, bass and guitar. The set-up is...

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  Pepe Bradock

  Synthese

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999

  The credits don't mention anything about vocalists, but the jazz house textures of Synthese are rich with voices — wailing, seducing,...