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Nice Nice – 11/03/10

When these crashing waves of ecstatic sound wash over, it may be more tempting to visualize a radiating sun falling past a vast oceanic horizon – rather than the robust, unending foliage of America’s Pacific Northwest. However, to truly explore the layers of distortion, rhythm and electronic shamanism within, it’s paramount to return to the [...]
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Generationals – 11/01/10

Generationals is the collaboration of Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer. Following the breakup of their previous band the Eames Era, they returned home to New Orleans in 2008 to form Generationals and record their first record, Con Law. They tapped the Oranges Band founder Daniel Black (the mind behind the Eames Era’s swan song Heroes [...]
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Electric Wire Hustle – 10/14/10

Developing their own sound and twist on modern hip hop, psychedelic and soul Electric Wire Hustle’s– Taay Ninh, Mara TK and Myele Manzanza’s fresh new sound challenges genre boundaries and preconceptions. The music of New Zealand’s EWH reaches forward while referencing key points of music’s past. Thick drums and percussion layered with synth lines, hints [...]
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Ely Guerra – 10/02/10

Monterrey, Mexico-born alt-rocker Ely Guerra is one of the most original and arresting musicians Mexico has produced and one of the most intriguing songwriters in Mexican rock. Ms. Guerra sings about passion: gazing at it from a distance, then plunging into the turbulence. Her songs incorporate rock, electronica and the torchy emotion of Mexican pop [...]
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