January 2011
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10 Electronic Dance Acts We'd Like to See Debut in...
With all the great acts having graced our shores, it’s time to ask for more! I’ve picked 10 of the hottest electronic dance music acts that I’ve been craving to catch. Here’s the list. Drop a comment below and share with me who you’d like to see debut in Singapore.
Ali Wilson (UK) Techno, Hard House
Arnej (CAN) Trance, Progressive Trance
Dead Prez (US) Hip...
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Interview: Holy Fuck
[I-S magazine] Hailing from Canada, the experimental indie band Holy F*** have gone from strength to strength with innovative compositions and cutting edge sounds. Their latest album Latin peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard charts and gained a reputation for making quirky noise cool. I-S speaks to keyboardist Graham Walsh in the lead up to their much anticipated debut at Laneway Festival...
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Interview: Faithless
[I-S magazine] The British dance music act are heading to Singapore for the first time in their 15-year career. I-S speaks to DJ Sister Bliss (one third of the act alongside poetic rapper Maxi Jazz and producer Rollo) about their latest album The Dance, meeting Stevie Wonder and the band’s big return to the club scene.
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Interview: Dr. Strangeloop
[I-S magazine] Going far beyond lame lasers and regurgitated screensavers, David Wexler does club visuals that blow minds. The LA-based live cinema artist and musician will be in Singapore to commemorate local collective Syndicate’s 1st Anniversary. I-S speaks to him about the creative process, his nightmares about zombies and the loop of life.
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Interview: DJ Nori
[I-S magazine] Recognized as the man who changed the landscape of New York’s clubbing scene in the 80s, the acclaimed Japanese DJ, producer and globetrotter will finally make his debut in Singapore at the American Express Asian Masters. I-S chats with him about his sounds, how cooking is similar to DJing and his impact in New York.
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Interview: Olivier Henry
[I-S magazine] The owner and founder of local studio Milk Photographie and new exhibition space Vue Privée talks to I-S about cameras, cemeteries and feeling uncomfortable.
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Interview: Miami Horror
[I-S magazine] Influenced by ’70s and ’80s disco-pop, Australian quartet Miami Horror have been creating waves in the blogosphere with their nu-wave tribute sound. We caught up with group leader Benjamin Plant before his DJ slot at Zirca.
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Review: Riva Starr feat. Noze's "I Was Drunk...
[FREE Download] Riva Starr feat. Noze - I Was Drunk (Biscuit Reality remix) by Biscuit Reality
All I know about Biscuit Reality is that they are made up of two unnamed Yemen dudes, who got fired from their industrial confectionery factory jobs, got ditched by their wives and then decided to make music for a living. I shan’t dig deeper, because I don’t buy it. But what I’ll...
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Interview: Radioslave
[I-S magazine] Remixes are either frowned upon or embraced for their creative originality. Radio Slave, who also goes by monikers Matthew E and Sea Devils—among many others—has deservingly earned the latter after reworking hundreds of tracks over the years. We suss out the English DJ/producer and finds out more about his “Midas touch” on dull black vinyl.
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Interview: Peaches
[I-S magazine] Remember last year when Peaches aka Merrill Beth Nisker stepped on Zirca and completely disintegrated the joint with an unadulterated live set filled with tits wagging, lazer blasters and audacious costumes? Now, the controversial Canadian born-German based musician is back and this time behind the decks at Home Club. I had a quick chat with about her recent musical, Christina...
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Interview: Tai
[I-S magazine] The Thai born-German raised DJ has built up a tribe of underground fans for his ghetto-electro style—a combination of beat-bopping hip hop and the distorted fuzz and throbbing basslines of electro. Can’t go wrong with that on the dance floor.I caught up with the emerging DJ prior to his gig at Zirca.
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Interview: Dash Berlin
[I-S magazine] His inventive productions are highly regarded, accolades are filling his cabinets fast and dancefloors all over the globe are going raving mad; and to think that he started only three years ago. Dash talks to I-S.