Rihanna’s last album Rated R may have been a predictable response to being clobbered by her b/f but it completely lacked any joy. Yes it was hard as the title promised, but the girl who came to attention on the back of such fun dancehall tracks…

Cee Lo Green, known to most as one half of Gnarls Barkley, the duo who delivered the mega-hit Crazy upon the world back in 2006, has just released the best soul record in years. The Lady Killer is his third solo release and unbelievably…

A great deal of contemporary music, across all genres, is little more than tired retreads, things that have been done before, posturing to fixed demographics. Hip hop is no different. Many new releases play on tired stereotypes and neither…

When God is in Asia genetically modifying the region’s human beings into the super race we know as LGBT, curiously there is a major omission in the gene pool and it has to do with rhythm. Lesbians are forever…

Since Röyksopp’s debut Melody AM in 2001 they have gradually been carving out a reputation for providing rich, anthemic electronic music and 18 months ago they seemed to have reached a zenith when…

Part two of Robyn’s 2010 trilogy is out and as hoped it’s even better than the irresistible part one. This time her focus shifts more towards the dance floor and the beats are harder, faster and slicker…

這是 The Chemical Brothers 其中一個有史以來最好的舞蹈表演，Underworld 剛剛發布他們的最新專輯 Barkers，慶祝他們音樂事業發展第三十周年。這個 「思維人的技能樂隊(thinking man’s techno band)」走了一條新的路向，並和一班新的製作人合作。聯合製作記上功勞的有 Mark Knight, Pal Van Dyk和D. Ramirez。當第一次聽到Barker，假如沒聽過其他 Underworld 作品的話，就感覺好像他們只會推出一些「商業」的東西。但不要被愚弄，他們依舊是昔日的Underworld，只是他們從前很少有這樣的聲音 – 快樂。很奇怪聽到他們這樣輕快樂觀的聲音，明顯是製作人把不少新的意念加進這支老牌樂隊的音樂當中。傑出的曲目包括 Moon In Water、Diamond Jigasaw、Hamburg Hotel和新單曲 Scribble。我等不及聽到所有的新混音了！…

OMD are one of the original electronic acts that emerged at the beginning of the 1980’s. Many of their early hits such as Enola Gay, Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc and Messages are not only the stuff of legend but are songs that helped…

2010’s most highly anticipated new release is here and the good news is that Happiness is a most excellent debut, one that will be remembered for a long time. Over the last few years there have been many tiresome comparisons to new records…

This is The Chems first album since 2007’s We Are The Night. That was all about collaboration but Further is back to basics…