Best known for her work with M83, Morgan Kibby recently released “In Cold Blood,” the debut of her current solo project White Sea. But before M83, Morgan put out a great solo album, “…And the Moon Was Hungry…,” and formed a band called the The Romanovs around it. The following interview was done with her when … Read more
August 22, 2006 saw the US release of “MIND HOW YOU GO,” the solo debut from former Morcheeba vocalist Skye Edwards. To coincide with the release, Skye embarked on a short series of American live performances. We were able to speak with her in the New York office of her label, Cordless Recordings. NOTE – … Read more
By making it possible to bypass traditional media and distribution channels, the internet has proven to be a powerful medium for bands and music fans to connect. New artists willing to put in the effort can now reach mass audiences without a record deal, and established acts who might not get the media attention they … Read more
When was “Particles & Waves” originally released? Alison: “It came out in the UK in September of 2004. In other countries in Europe, it’s been a staggered release. Like in Italy, it came out October of 2004, and in France it came out over the summer. But basically, it came out in the end of … Read more
It feels like we’ve interviewed Rasputina so many times that there couldn’t possibly be anything left to ask them. But now that they have put out a live CD, “A Radical Recital,” a few more questions came to mind. Melora was gracious enough to answer them by email. What made you decide to do a … Read more
A large number of electronic dance acts emerged out of the techno/rave explosion of the early 90’s, but few proved to have the staying power as Orbital. With each new release, brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll managed to give their music a unique edge without straying too far from what listeners had come to expect. … Read more
Besides their unusual name, Salty the Pocketknife has another characteristic guaranteed to spark the curiosity of most people – Dustin Diamond (Screech from ‘Saved By The Bell’) on bass. It certainly prompted me to put their self-titled cd on the top of the ‘need to listen to’ stack of promo discs. But seconds into the … Read more
Since leaving Nine Inch Nails in 1996, Chris Vrenna has done a variety of interesting projects. Among other things, he did the soundtrack for the video game “American McGee’s Alice,” has remixed acts like Xzibit, Rasputina and Rob Zombie, and of course launched his own musical project – Tweaker. Now a partnership with Clint Walsh, … Read more
Music software has reached the point where anyone with a modern computer and a few hundred dollars to spare can create their own complete songs. But the danger is that with everyone else using the same tools, a lot of the stuff created ends up sounding the same. The trick is to go beyond the … Read more
Having already firmly established himself as a DJ and producer, Christopher Lawrence has now unleashed his first artist album, “All Or Nothing.” With the disc, Lawrence stays true to his roots in underground electronic dance music, while at the same time presenting it in a way that works outside the clubs. In a telephone interview, … Read more