Music

DJ Shadow: Entroducing & Premeptive Strike

Some things get better with age, your favourite but battered comfy chair, lying on in bed, good wine and great music. It's been nearly ten years since I first discovered DJ Shadow; late one night listening to some alternative music radio broadcast. It was love at first listen; the funky fresh drum beats, scratchy mixing and quaint samples were unique, exciting and captivating. There's no particular reason for revisiting his work right now, despite reaching the level of mastery with his initial r...
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Eels End Times – Review

Great artists quite often are categorised as being prolific, the production of their art as natural and and as intuitive to them as breathing. While that may not always be the case, the ability to produce art of a consistently high quality is something to revere and respect in and of itself. End Times is the second Eels album in six months and while it may not live up to the sheer genius of Blinking Lights & Other Revelations or their debut Beautiful Freak it's still a very worth while liste...
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