Articles by Joshua Ostroff
Blind Boys of Alabama
Higher Ground
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2002
Together since meeting at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939, these ancient, sight-challenged black dudes deliver a thorough...
Future Sound of London
The Isness
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2002
Calling yourself Future Sound of London is akin to calling yourself Leaders of the New School - you stick around long enough and your name...
Amon Tobin
The In Sound From Way Out Where
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002
"It's the next best thing to an art grant," Amon Tobin mumbles in his habitually drawn-out cadence, pontificating on the bohemian magnetism...
Various
Electro Klash
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002
So it has come to this - electro-sploitation. What began as a lark last fall (fine, it began a few years before that, but I'm speaking spec...
Various
This Is Not The '80s: A Nu-Wave Electro Compilation
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002
So it has come to this - electro-sploitation. What began as a lark last fall (fine, it began a few years before that, but I'm speaking spec...
Luizao Maia & Banzai featuring Bebel Gilberto
De Trade, Vendo O mar
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002
Bebel, daughter of bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto, has made a name for herself in recent years due to the international dance community's...
Clipse
Lord Willin'
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002
At some point the Neptunes will undoubtedly run out of noises, but for the moment they prove an inescapable presence, adding their glitch-i...
Ladytron
Light&Magic
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002
After waiting for the electro-clash media circus to subside, long-time synth scenesters Ladytron are rejoining the fray with Light&Magic, a...