Allen HuangOut of all the inventions to have contributed to the increasingly relevant history of electronic music, the TR-808 from Roland likely has the strongest legacy. From Brian Eno to Marvin Gaye to Kanye West, the unique sounds of the TR-808 have...
Vee Hua 華婷婷TOP POPS! column featuring top pop tracks, where Portland indie rock outfit Lost Lander gets remixed by Royal Canoe and Gacha gets all New Age.
Jason SimpsonPlatform, the second full-length from San Francisco musician, producer, and conceptual artist Holly Herndon, tackles the many confusing, conflicted layers of modern living, in the form of a poppy, accessible dancefloor sound sculpture.
Hypnotic new tracks from Stellar OM Source's latest RVNG Intl release, Nite-Glo, plus a track premiere for "Big Metal" by Portland's HITS (featuring members of the now-defunct Explode Into Colors and !!!, who crafted their record at Andrea Zittel's...
German–based record label Moonbootique was founded in 2001 by two hot guys called Tobitob & KoweSix, better known as Moonbootica. It's a place full of unyielding music talents -- a get-together of national and international collaborations with...
Troy MicheauThough it may be poor form, I’m going to start this review with my one unrelenting frustration with Martin Gore’s new solo album MG: every song is just too damn short. Seriously, these tracks are incredible, and they just beg you to get...
Portland electronic artist Contact Cult gets some meditative analog video treatment from artist Ritzy Sheens, plus Israeli improvisational band We Are Ghosts show what it's like to jam out in the desert.
Side projects: so many musicians these days seem to have at least one other creative outlet outside their primary endeavor. Whether it's for reasons of inspiration, camaraderie, money, a need to stay busy, or any combination thereof, keeping a...