Email Author Kristal Hawkins

2012 Stories by Kristal Hawkins

• 'Verboten' w/ Stacey Pullen+Dinky

  published October 10, 2012

  Reared on Electrifying Mojo and following in the footsteps of the Belleville Three, Stacey Pullen (a/k/a Silent Phase, Kosmik Messenger, Black... More >>

• 'Autobrennt Masquerade' w/ Martinez Brothers

  published October 10, 2012

  An early Halloween party brings the Bronx prodigies to the top of the Hotel on Rivington. Guided by local house vet Dennis Ferrer, the Martinez... More >>

• 'Beats in Space' w/ Pachanga Boys+Andres+Tim Sweeney

  published October 3, 2012

  Arch-minimalist Superpitcher met Atias Aguayo-picked hyper-ist Rebolledo on vacation in Mexico; now they’re making sprawling house as... More >>

• ‘Got Bangin’?’ w/ Frankie Bones

  published October 3, 2012

  It’s Frankie Bones’s birthday, and he has a lot to celebrate. He was among the first to import rave from the UK to the NYC back in the... More >>

• 'Beats in Space' w/ Matias Aguayo+Ivan Smagghe

  published September 26, 2012

  Matias Aguayo has been a little quiet since joining up with chaotic Warp band Battles last year.. The Chilean-born producer followed his soaring... More >>

• 'Mr. Saturday Night' w/ Move D

  published September 26, 2012

  Kunststoff, which David Moufang recorded as Move D in 1995, sounds as fresh now as it did 17 years ago, a warm, effervescent tribute to... More >>

• 'Rice & Beans' w/ Denite

  published September 26, 2012

  So far, Valencia’s biggest contribution to international dance music has been its ferry to Ibiza, but Denite is working to change that with... More >>

• Actress+Lotide+Gobby

  published September 12, 2012

  Garage and techno might provide Darren J. Cunningham’s templates, but as Actress he blurs the genres into a unique personal territory on... More >>

• 'Mr. Saturday Night' w/ Roman Flugel

  published September 12, 2012

  Roman Flugel is one of Germany’s great mid ‘90s success stories: He fell in love with the new music coming out of Detroit and Chicago,... More >>

• 'Mystikal Disco' w/ Daniel Bell+Patrick Russell

  published September 12, 2012

  Back in early ‘90s Detroit, Dan Bell turned bleeps and blips and the sounds of robot squirrel chatter into tracks like “Losing... More >>

• 'Deep Space' w/ Kode9+Appleblim

  published September 12, 2012

  Two of dubstep’s more unusual producers join resident depths-plunderer Francois K. Alongside his Skull Disco cofounder Shackleton, Appleblim... More >>

• Starkey+Chrissy Murderbot

  published August 29, 2012

  Tonight’s headliners share a love for electronica’s most obstreperous subtypes, and seminal-IDM-label turned juke-curators Planet Mu... More >>

• 'Discovery' w/ Jus-Ed+Tim Sweeney+Mike Servito+Free Magic+Faso

  published August 29, 2012

  Connecticut comeback king Jus-Ed is largely responsible for the local house revival, yet he’s never merely nostalgic. The Underground... More >>

• 'Mister Sunday': Optimo

  published August 29, 2012

  JD Twitch and JG Wilkes aren’t known for producing or remixing; it’s just their DJing that made their Optimo parties at... More >>

• 'Of Art and Artifice' w/ Michna+Com Truise+Lusine

  published August 29, 2012

  The Art Directors Club festival focuses on visual artists affiliated with Ghostly International but a few of the Detroit label’s musical... More >>

• 'Body High' w/ Samo Sound Boy+Jim-E Stack+DJ Funeral

  published August 29, 2012

  Samo Soundboy jacks sounds from Argentine clubs, Chicago house, and radio-friendly hip-hop, threading everything into a high-energy new story. The... More >>

• James Holden+Kassem Mosse+Om Unit+Silent Diane

  published August 22, 2012

  You’d think James Holden’s fondness for the highs of trance and the obviousness of progressive house would make him unbearable, but... More >>

• 'Verboten' w/ dOP+Crazy P

  published August 22, 2012

  Two of house’s quirkier organic acts deliver full live sets. The Parisian trio known as dOP favor synths, strings, the occasional horn... More >>

• Todd Terje+Manik

  published August 15, 2012

  Todd Terje is one of Scandinavia’s best new-disco purveyors, reinterpreting sun-soaked Balearic house for cooler climes. Not content to... More >>

• 'Krautrock Classics' w/ Nite Jewel+Peanut Butter Wolf

  published August 15, 2012

  Peanut Butter Wolf has never been inextricably tied to the hip-hop he and the late Charizma first found success with back in ’89: His sets... More >>

• 'Verboten' w/ Hot Natured

  published August 15, 2012

  When they’re not managing Hot Creations or building their exemplary solo careers, Jamie Jones and Lee Foss continue to churn out charismatic... More >>

• 'Halcyon Presents' w/ No Regular Play+Francis Harris

  published August 8, 2012

  Wolf + Lamb and Soul Clap favorites No Regular Play draw on the radio sounds of their childhoods in Prince’s Twin Cities and time in Havana... More >>

• 'Verboten' w/ Guy Gerber+Deniz Kurtel+Lee Curtiss+Guti

  published August 8, 2012

  In his Fabric mix, Supplement Facts boss Guy Gerber did what the big guys do: The Israeli producer stuck to his own house tracks, and his... More >>

• Floating Points+Jacques Greene+Secret Circuit+Hieroglyphic Being

  published August 8, 2012

  Floating Points distills jazz and disco into a precisely engineered version of garage; when not studying for his PhD in neuroscience, he’s... More >>

• Laurel Halo+Telepathe+Xeno & Oaklander

  published July 25, 2012

  Laurel Halo, a/k/a King Felix, never loses sight of her music’s potential to challenge and surprise. Her futuristic art-pop is a... More >>