Electronic music and one-man composers have been a recurring theme throughout 2011. Some have broken from the pack and gained considerable buzz, while others continue to flounder in the large pool of obscurity. Besides the obvious intangible factors such as good timing and (simply put) luck, there is one specific element that most electronic artists [...]
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Best of August 2011
August 2011 was a relatively quiet month in the indie and rock music worlds. Its memorability will lie in the auguries it provided for the upcoming fall season in music. Jane’s Addiction released another song from their forthcoming album, The Great Escape Artist, which is beginning to exude more promise with each release. The same [...]
Balam Acab: Wander/Wonder
Yes, Balam Acab, the stage name of twenty-year old Alec Koone, composes most of his music on his own through the use of electronics. Upon learning this fact, a word that inevitably comes to mind is “chillwave.” That thought, however, quickly evaporates with the first eerie, spine-chilling sounds of Balam Acab’s debut LP, Wander/Wonder. Rather [...]
