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Freak Scene: Tim Hecker’s Sleep Music
The year that I lived in a ground floor apartment on Grand Street in Brooklyn was not the best. The apartment, while new, was flimsy. My bedroom sprouted black mold from a leak in the … read more »
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What We’re Reading: Alex Frank
Tired of reading the same recommended books from the usual sources? Just think of our weekly What We’re Reading column as your non-committal book club with The FADER and some of your favorite bands. For … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: ∆ (Alt-J)
When a bunch of boys in a band live together, you imagine they eat total crap: endless beige dinners of pie and chips, baked beans on toast, heaped plates of over-cooked pasta and late night … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Talking Drums Get Around
Up until now, this column has barely scratched the surface of musical tradition in Africa. The wide range of artists I’ve chosen to focus on make highly stylized music, mostly electronic. Often, I’m asked how … read more »
By The Numbers: Ab-Soul’s Control System
In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Ab-Soul’s Control System, a dense, conspiracy-packed, but still super … read more »
Beat Construction: El-P
The producer is one of the most crucial yet anonymous figures in all of music. Every other week, with Beat Construction, an extension of our column in the magazine, we aim to illuminate the role … read more »
What We’re Reading: Laurel Halo
Tired of reading the same recommended books from the usual sources? Just think of our weekly What We’re Reading column as your non-committal book club with The FADER and some of your favorite bands. For … read more »
By The Numbers: Kindness’ World, You Need a Change of Mind
In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Kindness’ World, You Need a Change of Mind. It’s … read more »
What We’re Reading: Sam Hockley-Smith
Farther Away by Jonathan Franzen: Through some weird, shitty magic, I always end up reading Jonathan Franzen at times of personal life crisis or change. I remember reading Freedom in Los Angeles on a particularly … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Alpines
Sandwiched between the butchers, the Pound shops and the stinky fish mongers of Dalston, is Ridley Road Market Bar, where I recently stopped in to meet up with glacial drama-pop duo Alpines. The place was … read more »
