Word: electronica
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...made a tremendous impression on the West. It could be the 24-year-old Chinese singer's florid costumes. Perhaps it's her music videos, which feature psychedelic graphics and monks striding to fashionable breakbeats. Or maybe it's her songs, which incorporate Buddhist mantras, traditional Chinese instruments and electronica. At any rate, the U.K.'s Sunday Times has anointed her "the Asian Björk." The Guardian gave her debut album, Alive, four stars upon its U.K. release last October, adding, "Sa Dingding deserves to be the first Chinese singer-songwriter to become a celebrity in the West...
Since his 2001 debut, Anthony Gonzales has continued to defy a categorical label, and with every successive release, his identity slips further from the fingers of those in search of one-word solutions. As integral as the ethics of electronica may be for Gonzales, who records as M83, many of the artist’s finest moments draw heavily on the warped guitar-pressure of early British shoegaze or the Zen-like drone of ambient post-rock. The truth of this notion holds firm on M83’s fifth album, the dreamlike “Saturdays=Youth...
...Harmonically, “Twinkle” is one of the more bizarre cuts on the album, and it certainly doesn’t lend itself to easy listening. Yet its profound lyrics are typical. For most of the tracks, Badu successfully combines Motown, hip-hop, and electronica with confrontational songwriting to create an old school sound with a futuristic feel. Perhaps the synthesis of her artistic and political goals works best on “Master Teacher.” A simple hip-hop beat and her clear, soulful voice weave together a song that details the struggle...
...perform. The Cage has primarily hosted rock bands and pop groups since it opened in the spring of 2002. In its brief history, the Cage has staged performances by a wide range of groups, including a “Star Wars” tribute band and a dual-laptop electronica outfit.Due to construction in Quincy, the Cage was hastily shut down last spring, leaving many campus bands without a place to perform.According to Parker K. Barnes ’08, bassist for So Long Princess, the closure pre-empted a lot of shows that might have otherwise taken over...
...Adams House ArtSpace brimmed with thumping techno, lasciviously gyrating bodies, and a stale, acrid fog machine haze. At least one face-painted, shirtless, sweaty dude bounced around the room, beckoning fellow revelers to join him in electronica ecstasy. And yet, Friday night’s Underground Rave—sponsored by DAPA, Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors—was a decidedly wholesome affair. Despite being alcohol-free, the event managed to attract more than 300 curious party people over the course of the night. Pre-gaming is an admittedly useful innovation. But the event had the surprising...