Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin releasing new EP, 'Cheetah'
Earlier this week, record stores received a mysterious print advertisement announcing a new Aphex Twin EP, that proclaimed it “uses digital sound generation techniques combined with wave sequencing technology to bring you sounds with movement and depth rarely found on records today”. Following speculations over the past few days, Richard D. James tweeted out a […]
Guns N' Roses & LCD Soundsystem reunion news, new Kanye West, new Radiohead & more news you may have missed
The holidays are over and we’re fully back in action here at BrooklynVegan. We hope you’re having a great new year so far, and in case you missed some of the big news that came over the past couple weeks, here’s a roundup of some reminders:
LCD Soundsystem, following rumors they’d reunite, released a new song on Christmas Eve called “Christmas Will Break Your Heart” and word is they will play Coachella 2…
NPR's Top 50 Albums of 2015
The year-end lists keep coming. Today, NPR Music published their 50 Favorite Albums of 2015 list. As usual, it’s all over the map genre-wise, with classical, jazz, electronic, rap, mainstream pop, lo-fi DIY, indie rock, folk, country, metal an…
listen to a Spotify playlist of the songs used in Aziz Ansari's great new Netflix series, 'Master of None'
Aziz Ansari‘s new Netflix series, Master of None, debuted on Friday and if you were like me you powered through the whole thing over the course of a couple days…
2015 Mercury Prize nominees announced
The shortlist for the 2015 Barclaycard Mercury Prize was announced, with the following 12 albums up for this year’s prize:Aphex Twin – Syro
Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool
Róisín Murphy – Hairless Toys
C Duncan – Architect
ESKA – ESKA
Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Ghostpoet – Shedding Skin
Benjamin Clementine – At Least for Now
Jamie xx – In Colour
SOAK – Before We Forgot How to Dream
Gaz Coombes – Matador
Slaves – Are You Satisf…
Aphex Twin resurrects AFX moniker for new EP (listen)
After a flurry of new Aphex Twin releases in the last year or so, Richard D James is also resurrecting his AFX guise for his first new release under that name since the Analord series a decade ago…
listen to Aphex Twin's 'Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2' EP
Aphex Twin’s Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2 EP is out today (1/23). While from the same sessions, apparently, that gave us last year’s Syro, the title of this EP is dead-on: here Richard D James is working with very organic sounds/samples (live drums, piano, bells and chimes), giving things a decidedly jazzy feel…
Panda Bear made a FACT Mix, played MoMA PS1 (watch); new album out this week
Panda Bear releases his new album, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, this week via Domino, and yesterday he stopped by NYC’s MoMA PS1 for a Boiler Room-presented show with visuals by frequent Animal Collective collaborator Danny Pe…
Aphex Twin releasing new EP this month (artwork & tracklist)
A guy goes 13 years without making a record but now the floodgates are open. Following last September’s return, Syro, Aphex Twin has a new EP out this month…
Torres listed her favorite LPs of 2014, playing a free NYC show
Grunge-folk singer Torres wrapped up a short tour with Strand of Oaks earlier this month that hit NYC on 12/4 at Bowery Ballroom. Anyone catch t…