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Jackmate, Malawi Dub
[Phil e] Michel Baumann has had a good 2008, with his Soulphiction album Do You Overstand as one of 2008′s quiet achievers, and a few great Jackmate singles. On “Malawi Dub” he’s got the architecture...
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LWE, James Kartsaklis, Thunderous Olympian @ Cafe Lura
Chicago, we’ll bring the music if you bring the dance. James Kartsaklis, Thunderous Olympian and LWE editor-in-chief, Steve Mizek, will be rocking our own Polish paradise, Cafe Lura (3184 N...
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DJ Sprinkles, Midtown 120 Blues
Art by Joe Baran [Mule Musiq] Like disco before it, house music was born in queer club culture, one of the few places its artists and patrons — mostly gay minority men — could be themselves without...
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LWE’s Top 10 Overlooked Tracks of 2008
For our second year end column, LWE’s editor-in-chief, Steve Mizek, digs up his top 10 overlooked tracks of 2008. Thousands upon thousands of tracks are released each year, followed by remix packages,...
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LWE’s Top 20 Singles of 2008 (Part 1)
In the face of critical malaise, 2008 was a great year for techno and house singles. As the landscape shifted further from minimal, deep-house (already as broad a term as “minimal”), dub and tribal...
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LWE’s Top 20 Singles of 2008 (Part 2)
15. Melchior Productions Ltd, “Who Can Find Me (I Can’t)” [Cadenza] (buy) “Who Can Find Me (I Can’t)” has to be one of the best emotional minimal tracks of 2008. It’s brittle structure and softly...
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LWE’s Top 20 Singles of 2008 (Part 3)
10. Sascha Dive, “Deepest America” (Moodymann remix) [Ornaments] (buy) Building up from a classic Motor City stomp into a looped-out masterpiece with energy to spare, Moodymann’s frenetic take on...
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LWE’s Top 20 Singles of 2008 (Part 4)
05. Matias Aguayo, “Minimal” [Kompakt] (buy) In the year that minimal either went cynical or cyclical, or simply gave its critical audience more to harp about than usual, Matias Aguayo played devil’s...
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Zomby, The Lie
[Ramp Recordings] Zomby sees himself as part of the undead but with a taste for skunk weed instead of flesh. He is a resolutely anonymous producer whose publicity photo has few clues into his...
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Talking Shop with Mule Musiq
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of our series of short interviews affectionately titled Talking Shop. The majority of media and fan attention gets showered on the artists who create the music we...
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