UK DJ and producer Joel Corry came to Club Vinyl last week to play one of the final shows on his first U.S. tour. The appearance is long overdue, and his accola...
Aurally, Boulder-based Savoy could pass for an adept electro DJ deftly blending others' cuts together. The truth? Savoy is erecting all their bangers from scratch—barring a few borrowed samples—and discharging them live via three-piece PA. It's a savvy formula that's caught on like the brush fire that destroyed a portion of my southeast plains hometown. Destruction is definitely an ingredient in Savoy's live recipe, where decimating decibels keep attendees in a perpetually perspiring frenzy....
In last week's Music Monday blog, I mentioned Rolling Stone's “Dance Takeover†mini-feature. Black-Eyed Peas producer David Guetta kicks off the section and LCD Soundsystem scores the majority of ink, but half of one page is dedicated to “Fresh Beatsâ€, a chart-like breakdown of popular emerging electronica genres or “Clubland's Latest Soundsâ€. Dubstep sits at number two on the list. Duh....
