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OMD Gets Kraftwerkian, Examines Our Emoji Present In A Zoetropic Video For 'Isotype'

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OMD Gets Kraftwerkian, Examines Our Emoji Present In A Zoetropic Video For 'Isotype'

May 30, 2017 • The British synthpop duo's new song is a soaring six minutes of Kraftwerk-ian vocoder-pop, and a clever comment on how emojis have replaced everyday language.

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ICYMI: On His Solo Debut, 'Fantasmas,' Zavala Is A Messenger Of Relief

May 20, 2017 • The Chicago producer ventures into instrumental electronic music that evokes both his home city and the openness of nature.

Burial Releases A Surprise New EP, 'Subtemple'

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Burial Releases A Surprise New EP, 'Subtemple'

May 19, 2017 • The U.K. producer fully falls into the ambient goo on these two new tracks, as alien synths whisper and stir to a close encounter of another kind.

Goldfrapp Talks New, Glowing Album, 'Silver Eye'

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Goldfrapp Talks New, Glowing Album, 'Silver Eye'

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May 19, 2017 • The duo's latest release is visceral dance music — an album you feel in your body before you process in your brain.

Goldfrapp On World Cafe

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Daniel Menche's Droning 'Sleeper' Is Meant To Soundtrack Those Dark Dreams

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Daniel Menche's Droning 'Sleeper' Is Meant To Soundtrack Those Dark Dreams

May 15, 2017 • The antagonistic Portland noise musician turns to the deepest recesses of dreams for a darkly shimmering set of ambient music.

Noga Erez Imagines A Dystopia Where The Hand-People Judge Us All

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Noga Erez Imagines A Dystopia Where The Hand-People Judge Us All

May 15, 2017 • The Israeli singer-songwriter makes politically charged dance music — banging, throbbing stuff full of messages about power and independence.

After 11 Years, Cornelius Is Back With A New Album, Surreal 'If You're Here' Video

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After 11 Years, Cornelius Is Back With A New Album, Surreal 'If You're Here' Video

May 12, 2017 • This is truly visual music, and a rare case in which one enhances the other.

Maceo Plex's 'Polygon Pulse' Is A Gorgeously Gothic Lullaby

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Maceo Plex's 'Polygon Pulse' Is A Gorgeously Gothic Lullaby

May 12, 2017 • The Miami-born house and techno producer is shifting gears towards more melancholic, romantic tones with modern dance-floor structures. The new direction is inspired by his 2-year-old son.

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Review: Jlin, 'Black Origami'

May 11, 2017 • The Gary, Ind., electronic producer turns a Chicago footwork party into a global drum-machine circle.

Hayao Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' Remixed As A Brooding, Beat-Driven Instrumental

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Hayao Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' Remixed As A Brooding, Beat-Driven Instrumental

May 9, 2017 • Under the name Ghosting, Melbourne producer Andrei Eremin is reinventing Studio Ghibli movies as a beat tape. His mixtape comes out Friday.

Gloria Gaynor Performs 'I Will Survive' In The Library Of Congress

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Gloria Gaynor Performs 'I Will Survive' In The Library Of Congress

May 9, 2017 • The Library of Congress threw a retrospective, "Bibliodiscotheque," in honor of the genre's history — the event could be considered its finish line.

Hundred Waters Tease Third Album With Emotional 'Particle'

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Hundred Waters Tease Third Album With Emotional 'Particle'

May 8, 2017 • Hundred Waters' music tugs like a loose thread, every shifting emotion illuminated by synths and beats that tug just a little harder. The electronic trio's currently finishing up its third album.

Patrice Baumel's 'Engage' Is All About The Little Moments

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Patrice Baumel's 'Engage' Is All About The Little Moments

May 8, 2017 • The Amsterdam DJ/producer believes in the narrative power of electronic music, which he illustrates here with a transitory deep cut from his new EP.

Pop Hitmaker Cashmere Cat On 'Stumbling Upon Something New'

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Music Interviews

Pop Hitmaker Cashmere Cat On 'Stumbling Upon Something New'

May 4, 2017 • The Norwegian producer has made beats for artists like Kanye West and Ariana Grande. For his debut album, 9, he says he wanted to recapture the feeling of discovering his own sound for the first time.

Pop Hitmaker Cashmere Cat On 'Stumbling Upon Something New'

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Prepare Your Bodies, LCD Soundsystem Will Release Two New Songs At Midnight

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All Songs Considered

Prepare Your Bodies, LCD Soundsystem Will Release Two New Songs At Midnight

May 4, 2017 • "And I mean, literally, midnight," James Murphy writes on Facebook, with promise of a new album down the line.

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Sylvan Esso Just Wants You To Be Free

April 28, 2017 • Sylvan Esso singer and lyricist Amelia Meath shares the stories, joy and dreams behind each track of the band's new album, What Now.

Watch Little Dragon Perform 'Sweet' Live In The Studio

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Favorite Sessions

Watch Little Dragon Perform 'Sweet' Live In The Studio

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April 27, 2017 • The dance-pop quartet's new album, Season High, is its most upbeat yet. Watch a live performance of "Sweet," captured at KCRW's studios.

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First Listen

Review: Carl Craig, 'Versus'

April 27, 2017 • The Detroit techno colossus reimagines his greatest tracks with a concert pianist and a symphony orchestra.

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First Listen

Review: Juana Molina, 'Halo'

April 27, 2017 • On the Argentine singer's new album, she's reached a zen place where the very texture of a tone becomes its own language.

Review: Juana Molina, 'Halo'

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