MEDIA ROOTS – Thievery Corporation, a DC-based music group, released their sixth studio album last year titled Culture of Fear and continue to receive rave reviews among followers of this genre. Its electronic beats are expertly fused with several acoustic sounds which are the hallmark of this recording artist and DJ team. The black album cover, featuring only a remote … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — If you’re like me, you’ll do your darnedest to make sure you catch the lovely J Mascis or the tender and mighty Dinosaur, Jr. anytime they come to town. For some of us, this means catching life-altering gigs at venues like San Francisco’s Fillmore or Slim’s. So, imagine my delight when my dear brother Mónchis said Henry … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS— Plaintive ripples of harp-like plucked string sounds of Björk’s invented gameleste set the aural stage for the Icelandic singer in Biophilia, her eigth studio album. ‘Moon‘ is a gentle opener, and tesla coil rhythms reminiscent of slightly softened saw-wave synth sounds follow with ‘Thunderbolt‘ procession, ushering the listener into Björk’s latest opus. The literal and metaphoric are then … Read More
CRAVE ONLINE– We’ve been hearing bits and pieces of this Radiohead remix album over the past couple of months, with new singles from the band ushering out a few of them at a time. Among the featured mixers on the record are appearances from Modeselektor, Jamie xx, Caribou, Four Tet and several others, making for an odds-and-ends collection of wildly … Read More
