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2013 Stories by Aaron Gonsher

• Jon Hopkins

  published June 5, 2013

  Jon Hopkins is a British producer whose young career has been defined by a evasive collaborative spirit, whether inspiring Brian Eno with the... More >>

• 'The Bunker' w/ Magic Mountain High

  published May 8, 2013

  Daft Punk have trumpeted their upcoming album as "EDM with real instruments," but attentive listeners know that live instrumentation is nothing... More >>

• 'Blkmarket Membership 7th Anniversary'

  published May 8, 2013

  Independent promoters Blkmarket Membership are hitting their seventh anniversary as an internationally known powerhouse, semi-famous for their... More >>

• Akufen

  published April 24, 2013

  Brooklyn positioned themselves as jokesters from the outset, with a venue name that comments directly on independent electronic promoters’... More >>

• 'The Bunker'

  published April 24, 2013

  Amid the avalanche of shows brought by Red Bull Music Academy and their generous tentacles of corporate sponsorship, the Bunker stands out for... More >>

• 'Scissor & Thread Showcase'

  published April 10, 2013

  Brooklyn dance imprint Scissor & Thread has carved out a sizable national presence over the course of their short existence, with family showcases... More >>

• Tobias+Efdemin+Marcel Fengler

  published April 3, 2013

  As the excesses of American EDM become a persistent presence crackling out the headphones of the subway rider to your left, German techno has... More >>

• Shawn O'Sullivan+Entro Senestre

  published April 3, 2013

  For the album art of Shawn O' Sullivan's new release on local vinyl-only label the Corner, two bloodied men lay among heaps of trash, ostensibly... More >>

• Egyptrixx

  published April 3, 2013

  The clicks and yips of Canadian-born producer Egyptrixx's past releases fit right in the lucid-dreaming mutability of UK label Night Slugs, which... More >>

• Gui Boratto

  published March 13, 2013

  Boratto emerged out of the silken dreamscapes of late-2000's Kompakt with albums that paired the regenerative structures of minimal techno... More >>

• 'Mr. Saturday Night' w/ James Holden

  published March 13, 2013

  Youthful British electronic artist James Holden has tried it all: stadium trance, kaleidoscopic progressive, meditative downtempo, and at least... More >>

• Darkstar+Gobby

  published March 13, 2013

  Crafting hip-hop contusions for UNO label mate Mykki Blanco as well as releasing a seemingly ceaseless churn of degraded dance music, local... More >>

• Art Department+Guy Gerber

  published March 13, 2013

  Still riding off inescapable singles like "I C U" and "Without You," Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow make for a menacing Art Department. The... More >>

• Speedy J+Peter van Hoesen

  published February 13, 2013

  Earlier in 2013, the Bunker celebrated 10 years of the uncompromising bookings that have brought hordes of serious techno heads to their home base... More >>

• Laurel Halo+Julia Holter

  published February 13, 2013

  The Ecstatic Music Festival brings together Pitchfork-adored experimental singers Laurel Halo and Julia Holter for a collaboration with Parisian... More >>

• Frankie Knuckles

  published January 30, 2013

  Frankie Knuckles is a New York native, but he truly made his name in Chicago as a resident DJ at clubs like Warehouse and the Power Plant, playing... More >>

• Matmos

  published January 30, 2013

  A cow uterus, latex fetish clothing, liposuction surgery, and the antlers of a taxidermied elk are just some of the kooky sound sources that the... More >>

• Joy Orbison+Boddika

  published January 30, 2013

  In their own swampy productions and the limited output of their respective labels, Boddika and Joy Orbison flex through both clangorous... More >>

• DVS1+Anthony Parasole

  published January 30, 2013

  At Output, the new Williamsburg nightclub from the owners of Cielo, even the light fixtures have German written on them. Though such attempts to... More >>

• Huerco S.+Anthony Naples+Bookworms

  published January 9, 2013

  Omnipresent New York imprint L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems) enters 2013 with a stacked show that including an appearance by the... More >>

• Terrance Dixon

  published January 9, 2013

  Label head Lenny Posso has kept Thema Recordings respected locally and globally by staying true to the unifying possibilities of eclectic... More >>

• Madteo+Anthony Naples

  published January 9, 2013

  New Yorkers born and bred, both Madteo and Anthony Naples construct garbled messages unearthed from the crackle and skips of hip-hop vinyl without... More >>

• Mike Huckaby

  published January 2, 2013

  Born and raised in Detroit yet establishing a career-spanning relationship with the iconic German club Tresor, Mike Huckaby exemplifies the... More >>