Electronic/Dance archive
Listen Animal Collective On World Cafe WXPN
October 15, 2012 – Hear the inventive, experimental rock band perform new songs, including the unreleased "Crimson." WXPN
Read First Listen: Sinkane, 'Mars'
October 14, 2012 – Throughout Mars, Ahmed Gallab finds consistency in experimentation, and focus in the freewheeling.
Read Song Premiere: Benoit & Sergio, 'Lipstick & Lace'
October 12, 2012 – The D.C. dance-pop duo keeps sharpening its knack for punching out melodic club tracks.
Read Song Premiere: Gold And Soil, 'From The Snow Tipped Hills' (Remix)
October 10, 2012 – Gold and Soil keeps the 25-member Silver Lake Chorus' moodiness, but slices the vocals to ribbons.
Read First Listen: 'REWORK_Philip Glass Remixed'
October 7, 2012 – Celebrate Glass' 75th birthday with inventive remixes by Beck, Dan Deacon, Tyondai Braxton and more.
Read The Drop: Bedroom Dancing With The 2 Bears
October 4, 2012 – The production duo reworks Wiley's "I'm Skanking" on its new collection of favorites and remixes.
Read Song Premiere: Beck Remixes Philip Glass With 'NYC: 73-78'
October 2, 2012 – The 20-minute track is from an upcoming collection of remixed tunes by the avant-garde composer.
Read First Listen: Ultraísta, 'Ultraísta'
September 26, 2012 – Producer Nigel Godrich's new project takes its inspiration from a surreal variation on minimalism.
Listen Next: Lightning Love WXPN
September 24, 2012 – Download a track in which heavy synths and catchy piano parts form twee, unexpectedly charming pop. WXPN
Read First Listen: Flying Lotus, 'Until The Quiet Comes'
September 23, 2012 – The producer's new album beats with a heart unique to its creator: adventurous but never muddled.
Watch Yeasayer: Synth-Toting Shapeshifters WFUV
September 20, 2012 – The trippy Brooklyn trio performs a synth-driven and beats-heavy "Blue Paper" at WFUV in New York. WFUV
Watch John Talabot Comes Back With More Blissful Reverb
September 20, 2012 – The Spanish producer returns with two new songs — each left off his first album, but both amazing.
Watch Adrian Sherwood: Dub Without Borders
September 19, 2012 – The British producer has been obsessed with Jamaican dub music since he was a teenager in the '70s.
Listen First Listen: Ricardo Villalobos, 'Dependent And Happy'
September 16, 2012 – Constructed to be absorbed in one sitting, the album picks up depth as it unfurls toward oblivion.
Listen M83 In Concert
September 12, 2012 – Hear a stunning concert from the ambient-pop genius M83, recorded live from Washington, D.C.