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Elizabeth Walker
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Sep 28, 2012
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It's the piano. It's the quietly confident guitar. It's The xx's lush vocals. And it's everything in between. Starkly beautiful at first listen, there is something that calls to people to remix The xx, probably intangible but definitely compelling.Ka...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 28, 2012
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Blackbird Blackbird can't seem to make his mind up. I've got to give him props for the diversity of his sound, but I worry that at some point hopping from one genre to another might damage the brand a little bit.If he decides to settle on the sound u...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 9, 2011
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For those of you wary of dubstep, note that this isn't the Skrillex kind. This is what I'd term "mellow dubstep." It still has the signature 140BMP womp womp, but is far less jarring and tends to try and retain a melody."Venus as a Boy" is one of BjÃ...
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By
Elizabeth Walker
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Nov 12, 2011
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Although not a new track from this year, Nicolas Jaar's remix of Kasper Bjørke's "Heaven" is still more than noteworthy. What can I say, it's just... uh, heavenly. This remix is solid, showcasing flippant piano/jazz saturated with smoky vocals
an...
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By
Christiana Bartolini
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Oct 11, 2011
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Welcome back, Björk. We missed your twisted perceptions. This time around, Björk's new album, Biophilia, is a fantastically abstract and enchanting fairy tale. This album is a journey of dark and beautiful experimentation perfectly suited for those l...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jun 26, 2011
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Björk's back on the scene, and her music is as relevant as ever. Featuring modern percussion, sparse instrumentation, and a trippy vibe, "Crystalline" marks the first single from her upcoming album Biophilia, set to be released on September 26, 2011...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 11, 2010
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Björk with a Dirty Projector excites me. The Orca swims again in the over-stained photos coming through on the wall; the backdrop to the shoulder-shaking tunes on play. The oh-ah-oh-oh harmonising. The garbled Longstreth, voice shaking in a glass wh...
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