Articles by Vincent Pollard

Vessel

Punish, Honey

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2014

"Febrile," the brief opener on Punish, Honey, gives a pretty good indication of what's to come on the Bristol, UK producer's second album....

Basement Jaxx

Junto

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2014

It's been five years since the UK duo of Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton gave us a new album, but Junto is worth the wait. To fans of Base...

Basement Jaxx on 'Junto': "The Album Is Making a Positive Stand"

PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2014

Legendary UK party starters Basement Jaxx are set to release their first studio album in almost five years on August 26 via Atlantic Jaxx/P...

Craft Spells

Nausea

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2014

After a stunning debut record and a somewhat underwhelming follow-up mini-album, there's much riding on Nausea for Craft Spells. This new a...

Diamond Version

CI

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2014

Olaf Bender (a.k.a. Byetone) and Carsten Nicolai (a.k.a. Alva Noto) have been collaborating now for a decade-and-a-half, both curating and...

Various Artists

Höfnin Hljómar - Íslensk Raftónlist / Electronic Music From Iceland

PUBLISHED May 15, 2014

Released on Canadian label Yatra-Arts, Höfnin Hljómar is a carefully curated compilation of contemporary Icelandic electronic music. The 14...

Mike Watt Explains the Origins of His CUZ Collaboration with the Go! Team's Sam Dook

PUBLISHED May 12, 2014

Bass legend Mike Watt (fIREHOSE, Minutemen) is famous for his collaborations as well as his work ethic, but his latest collaborator comes f...

Sylvan Esso

Sylvan Esso

PUBLISHED May 9, 2014

Everyone and their grandmother is making electronic music these days, but even so, Sylvan Esso is still quite an unexpected project. Those...