Takako Minekawa & Dustin Wong: Indietronic pair’s “Party on a Floating Cake” Posted on April 30, 2013 by dangrunebaum Some matches are made in heaven; some don’t even bother waiting to get there. Indietronic pair Takako Minekawa and Dustin Wong’s new album Toropical Circle sounds as if it were made somewhere near the gates to heaven—somewhere, if you will, at a “Party On a Floating Cake.” Metropolis, Apr 26, 2013 Advertisement
808 State: The seminal electronic act reveals a political side to rave culture Posted on April 30, 2013 by dangrunebaum “Guitar bands were out. Using the new technology was a stance for change, being armed with a sampler was very much about starting a new page. We had more in common with Detroit than London. Joining an internationalism of the dance floor was a rejection of colloquialism that had chained us.” – Graham Massey Metropolis, Apr 12, 2013
Jazztronik: Ryota Nozaki fuses live jazz and electronica Posted on April 8, 2013 by dangrunebaum “We Japanese don’t have a deep music history, so we are always trying to define our own style.” Metropolis, Mar 26, 2013