Well, one of experimental electronic dance music (EEDM)’s shining lights is back with a new record called SPORT, which is out on XL RECORDINGS. Lest you thought that Oscar Powell had given up making some of the dankest beat music being made today for a career in billboard creation, here’s SPORT to quell your fears. “Junk” is the track I’m fondest of thus far. With it’s wobbly synths, Mark E. Smith samples(!), and gee I dunno, maybe the 1:27 mark, I dare you to disagree. Maybe you’re one of those Albini/ Trump types, clinging to old models, unwilling to change. Good luck with that if so. The rest of us can enjoy the ecstatic funky rhythmic sounds of POWELL.
“DSM” showcases the many individual styles of Brockton’s Van Buren Records
It has been a fruitful 18 months for the Brockton super-collective Van Buren Records. Their two 2021 records, Bad For Press and Black Wall…
sacre bleu!