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JAN 11 - JAN 17

With a $40 million inauguration waiting in the wings and '05 still green on the vine, it seems we're hovering on the cusp of old and new — but we're ready to propose a few fresh ways to plunge in and baptize your new year. You can make the acquaintance of Canadian sibling duo Tegan and Sara, or hang out with more experienced adults like DJ Harvey or Cynthia Ozick (depending on your tastes); seize another chance to check out favored '04 film Primer and Visconti's newly restored The Leopard. Or, push things forward, like minimal tech-head Pheek, who makes his New York debut, and director Pavol Liska, who propels Chekhov's Three Sisters into a new century. But as you carry on, don't forget to look back — dedicate Monday to MLK. Make new strides, and spread it...
 
 
 
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features
 
art:Keith Haring; Petah Coyne
comedy:My First Time
design:Poul Kjaerholm
discussion:Conversations on Art: Movement in Uncommon Spaces
dj:DJ Garth; DJ Harvey; Kaos, Daniel Wang, and Cowboy Mark
film:Primer; The Leopard
fundraiser:An Evening with Jon Stewart and the Daily Show; Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest
multimedia:Stephen Vitiello
music:C-Rayz Walz w/ Hangar 18, Beans, and Rob Sonic; Clark Warner w/ Pheek and Hearthrob; Inara George; Kaiser Chiefs; Mission of Burma; Monolake; Tegan and Sara; The Dears w/ Benzos and Saints and Lovers
reading:Novel Jews: Cynthia Ozick
theatre:Pavol Liska's Three Sisters

 



  
COMEDY
My First Time: Comics Performing Their First Jokes


when: Tue 1.11 (8pm)
where: Marquee Theater (356 Bowery, 212.664.2957)
price: $5
links: Event Info
 
Everyone remembers their first time: awkward, kind of frightening, and terribly short-lived. Thankfully, after the initial bomb, standup comedy only gets better. In celebration of the sweaty-palm stage, Michael Showalter brings together Michael Ian Black and David Wain of his own sketch supergroup Stella. Invite Them Up!'s Eugene Mirman and Bobby Tisdale join them, along with Demetri Martin, whose musing, observational standup is already so bright-eyed and blog-worthy that it should be both amazing and amusing to see him perform his virgin routine. (AN)


 What cult comedy classic did Michael Showalter co-write with David Wain? The fifth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.



  
MUSIC: Hip-Hop
C-Rayz Walz w/ Hangar 18, Beans, and Rob Sonic


when: Tue 1.11 (8pm)
where: Mercury Lounge (217 E Houston St, 212.260.4700)
price: $8
links: Event Info | C-Rayz Walz, Hangar 18, and Rob Sonic | Beans
 
Three things we never expected 2004 to bring: a no-frills MC; a freestyling, synth-savvy, wonder child born from the loins of an electronic label; and a Def Jux rookie album reminiscent of Radiohead and inspired by legends like Bowie and the Beatles. Each with a newfangled sound, C-Rayz Walz, Beans, and Rob Sonic have abandoned mainstream hip-hop, as well as their respective collective projects, to rise up as one-man, lyric-spitting powerhouses. Tonight — with a little help from other up-and-coming Jukies, Hangar 18 — their flair for live performance and quick, determined prose should simultaneously evoke the oversized boom boxes of the '80s and the phonic blasts of the future. (KF)


 What nocturnal disorder does Rob Sonic suffer from? The ninth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this show.





  
DISCUSSION: Dance
Conversations on Art: Movement in Uncommon Spaces


when: Wed 1.12 (7pm)
where: Whitney Museum of American Art (945 Madison Ave, 212.570.3676)
price: $8
links: Event Info
 
Artist Isamu Noguchi's stage sets for dancer and choreographer Martha Graham are the inspiration for tonight's talk — which could put a new spin on the old saying that "talking about music is like dancing about architecture." Debra Singer, a former curator at the Whitney Museum known for her adventurous shows, moderates in her new role as director of the Kitchen, one of the premier spaces promoting experimental performance, digital, and sonic art. Julia Mandle (Variable City) and Noemie Lafrance (Noir), whose choreographed works blend abstract costumes with provocative staging — often in urban settings — join Singer in a discussion on the transformation of space through sculpture, fashion, and performance. (JK)


 Which above artist choreographed a subterranean piece wherein attendees were meant to "encounter their seven deadly sins"? The first to correctly name the work and the choreographer wins a pair of tickets to this event.



  
READING
Novel Jews: Cynthia Ozick


when: Wed 1.12 (7-9pm)
where: KGB Bar (85 E 4th St, 212.505.3360)
price:  FREE
links: Event Info | Cynthia Ozick
 
Cynthia Ozick's recent essay in the Times Book Review established her role as a lauded but jaded literary veteran, her vulnerability peeking through the witty account of the horrors of a book tour. While our grandparents watch Wheel of Fortune from their recliners, the 76-year-old Ozick continues to promote her latest novel in her hometown of NYC, the setting of Heir to the Glimmering World. A break from her recent focus on non-fiction and essays, Ozick's return to fiction is a period piece — Heir follows the Mitwissers, a family of German immigrants, through the eyes of their maid, Rose Meadows, as she helps them adjust to American life during the Great Depression. (AT)




  
MUSIC: Folk Rock
Tegan and Sara w/ the Honorary Title and Kimya Dawson


when: Wed 1.12 (8:30pm)
where: Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St, 212.533.2111)
price: $15 / $13 advance
links: Event Info | Tegan and Sara | The Honorary Title | Kimya Dawson
 
These identical twins from Canada strike a balance by melding voices — one ethereal, one gutsy — with musical diversity ranging from garage rock to indie folk to driving, pop-laced rhythms. So Jealous, named one of the Top 50 Records of 2004 by Rolling Stone, exudes a mature polish, eclipsing the duo's nymph-like artistic personas and previous raw-sounding records. On stage, moreover, these two petite madames astound, as they shed their virginal guise, erupt into rock (complete with an onslaught of cuss words), and conquer the masses, Napoleon-style. (FAY)


 What mysterious musician/producer lent help to Tegan and Sara's first album? The third correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this show.



  
MUSIC: Pop
Inara George


when: Wed 1.12 (9pm)
where: Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St, 212.539.8778)
price: $12
links: Event Info | Inara George
 
Inara George may come from famous musical roots — her father was Little Feat's Lowell George — but she paves her own way by sheer force of talent. OK, so she also has some remarkable friends like Beck, Ben Harper, and the Chili Peppers' keyboardist Greg Kurstin helping out. Yet, despite this potentially overwhelming show of support, George's own sound comes shining through. Her voice is firmly grounded in the California dirt — though it occasionally attains an otherwordly dreaminess — and the music is composed of folksy melodies that rise with strains of both Air and Echo and the Bunnymen. (AD)


 Two of Little Feat's founding members got their start in which of the 1970s' strangest bands? The sixth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this show.





  
MULTIMEDIA: Opening
Stephen Vitiello: The Smallest of Wings


when: Thur 1.13 (6-8pm)
where: The Project (37 W 57th St, 212.662.8610)
price:  FREE
links: Event Info | Stephen Vitiello
 
In 1999, Stephen Vitiello was awarded a six-month residency on the 91st floor of the World Trade Center's Tower One. He affixed inexpensive microphones to the window, routed them into a mixing board, and listened. The result was a haunting sonic portrait of the tower, encompassing helicopters and airplanes jetting by, the clamor of people on the street, and the churning winds of Hurricane Floyd. Working incessantly for years in his investigations into the physicality of sound, Vitiello has become renowned for such atmospheric soundscapes. His newest installation juxtaposes the beating of moth wings with the buzzing of hummingbirds to create a sound-environment as textured and multi-dimensional as any visual art. (JR)

Note: This exhibit continues through Sat 2.26 (Tue-Sat: 10am-6pm).




  
FUNDRAISER
An Evening with Jon Stewart and the Daily Show


when: Thur 1.13 (8pm)
where: Symphony Space (2537 Broadway, 212.864.1414)
price: $36
links: Event Info | The Daily Show
 
In 2003, Jon Stewart said, "As a fake newsman, it's always encouraging to see the profession catching on... If I can inspire one guy to make up all his sources, well, then I've done my job." And even though we love him for it, perhaps he's done his job a little too well. Going for (fool's) gold in 2004, Stewart's spoof news broadcast became a veritable media source on the campaign trail, cross(firing) into the "real" news arena. Now, who knows what 2005 has in store for him — Pulitzer anyone? Join Stewart and his cohorts as they read from their best seller America (The Book). (ĒK)

Note: All proceeds benefit nonprofit youth writing center 826NYC. Another all-star fundraiser — which features Eric Bogosian, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban, and others reading contemporary fiction — for 826NYC will be held at Tonic on Mon 1.24 (8pm).


 Where did Jon Stewart get his first regular club gigs? The first answer to correctly name the venue wins a pair of tickets to this event.



  
DJ
Adult Section feat. Citizen Kane and DJ Harvey


when: Thur 1.13 (10pm)
where: Cielo (18 Little W 12th St, 212.645.5700)
price: $10
links: DJ Harvey | Cielo
 
Last August, Citizen Kane's Adult Section monthly launched at Table 50 with DJ Harvey riding shotgun; now he returns to help blow open '05 with a bang. Much like this party, Harvey's a traveler. Chameleon-like in both his appeal and his sets, he can move smoothly from Ibizan mega-clubs to P.S.1 patio parties and Malibu's Moonshadows, adapting to any environment with an old-school eclecticism that leans toward ultra-rare grooves, glittering disco gems, and funky feel-good classics. With Harvey at the head of one of the best dance floors in the city, this is a night of unadulterated fun — no matter what it's titled. (JKG&ADM)

Note: Open bar from 10-11pm.




  
MUSIC: Experimental Techno
Monolake


when: Thur 1.13 (midnight)
where: Tonic (107 Norfolk St, 212.358.7501)
price: $10
links: Event Info
 
Robert Henke may have come up through Berlin's Basic Channel/Chain Reaction school of "heroin house," but in recent years his forays into ambient unease and astoundingly detailed beat programming have led him to a sound all his own. So it's no surprise that when he's not recording as Monolake, Henke programs music software for Germany's influential Ableton Labs, enabling other producers to tweak their sounds just so. Building on such technical knowledge of the inner-workings of the music, Henke melds man and machine to create his special brand of unparalleled sound design and dance-floor-filling, next-wave techno. (PHS)


 Which early Monolake release is primarily recorded at a live show in Berlin? The fifth and sixth correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.





  
MUSIC: Post-Punk
Mission of Burma


when: Fri 1.14 & Sat 1.15 (9pm)
where: Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St, 212.533.2111)
price: $20
links: Event Info | Mission of Burma
 
To be blunt, pit any C-list Factory Records band against Mission of Burma and it's close to a draw. While yes, Burma do boast three of the greatest post-punk singles ever("That's When I Reach for My Revolver," "Academy Fight Song," and "Progress"), their status as post-punk royalty primarily stems from being the only notable US band to pick up on the academic punk of UK art schools in the late '70s. Still, the band's ongoing reunion tour has been an unequivocal success — no doubt we can thank Burma for the return of the Pixies, Slint, and Gang of Four, and for that alone we bow. (YS)

Note: Blistering avant-noise punks the Chinese Stars open tonight, while the more gentle, ethereal stylings of Damon & Naomi lead off tomorrow night.


 Which MoB member gained notoriety for his avant-garde side project, known for performing live film scores? The fifth response to correctly name the member and the band wins a pair of tickets to either of these shows.



  
MUSIC: Microhouse
Clark Warner w/ Pheek and Hearthrob


when: Fri 1.14 (9pm)
where: Subtonic (107 Norfolk St, 212.358.7501)
price: $5
links: Event Info | Pheek
 
Delving deep into what feels like an aquatic wonderland of blissed-out bass, Montreal's minimal techno whiz Pheek debuts a live set of signature micro-tech-house sounds to New York tonight. A staple of the Canadian music and multimedia blitzkrieg known as MUTEK, Pheek has also played regularly with other like-minded techies such as Pole, Kit Clayton, Deadbeat, and Mateo Murphy. He's joined by M_nus label man and headliner, Clark Warner who returns with more than a few cleverly packaged aural surprises to incite frenzied dance floor antics. Local opener Hearthrob is unafraid to drop more booming bass than most of his compatriots, and while his brand of techno might be more at home in Cologne, his quirky style still finds an easy audience within our own struggling electronic dance music scene. (LH)


 What Mitchell Akiyama-run label compilation has Pheek contributed to? The first two correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.



  
DJ
Dance Idiot Dance feat. Kaos, Daniel Wang, and Cowboy Mark


when: Fri 1.14 (10pm)
where: Music Gallery (49 Ann St, 3rd Fl)
price: $7
links: Kaos | Daniel Wang
 
Though Kaos' fame has gradually grown beyond his graffiti artist beginnings — he first came up with popular trip-hoppers Terranova, before evolving into an expansive take on avant-hip-hop as Ghost Cauldron — his live sets still stick to his roots, using a streetwise, patchwork inventiveness to hotwire hip-hop to house, '80s rock to acid-disco, and punk to funk. Kaos has never lacked for impressive collaborators, and tonight, he celebrates the forthcoming release of his new !K7 album, featuring Erlend Øye, the Rapture's Matt Safer, Captain Comatose, and Danny Wang — a more selective selector who joins the bill to drop some pure disco knowledge. Cowboy Mark opens. (JKG)

Note: PappaWheelie Joe, James Willeford, and Freakdat! spin in the downstairs lounge.


 Which of the artists mentioned above has recorded with a member of Einstürzende Neubauten? The seventh correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.





  
MUSIC: Indie Rock
The Dears w/ Benzos and Saints and Lovers


when: Sat 1.15 (9pm)
where: Mercury Lounge (217 E Houston St, 212.260.4700)
price: $10
links: Event Info | The Dears | Benzos | Saints and Lovers
 
Tonight, it's all about the drama. Vocally, Dears frontman Murray Lightburn offers a sublime synthesis of two of modern music's most theatrical singers: Blur's Damon Albarn and Smiths legend Morrissey. However, where both those UK icons involve a good degree of mannered performance in their delivery, watching the Canadian Lightburn live, it's hard to imagine there's anything contrived about what he's doing. Stumbling, screaming, and clearly in a world of his own, he leads his band through a set heavy on stunning renditions of tracks from their recent opus, No Cities Left. Two of NYC's most atmospheric acts — the lush, electronic-tinged Benzos, and the soaring sonic squall that is Saints and Lovers (formerly Sons of Sound) — set the stage with fitting grandeur. (DL)


 Who do the Dears claim is their chief creative influence? The 13th correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this show.



  
MUSIC: Art-Rock
Kaiser Chiefs


when: Sat 1.15 (10pm)
where: Tribeca Grand Hotel, Downstairs (2 Ave of the Americas, 212.519.6677)
price:  FREE w/ RSVP
links: Kaiser Chiefs | Tribeca Grand Hotel
 
Call it coincidence, call it "synchronicity," or just call it a fad, but indie rockers have stopped gazing at their feet, and are finally starting to dance with them. The jams du jour are being played by post-punk, nu-new-wave, garage rock acts such as Franz Ferdinand, Moving Units, the Futureheads, and now the Kaiser Chiefs. Less angular and more full of moxie than the competition, and propelled by addictively spastic lead single "I Predict a Riot," this five-piece is making the bandwagon quite a cozy and invigorating place to be (while the wheels stay on, at least). (JCF)




  
DJ
DJ Garth


when: Sat 1.15 (10pm-5am)
where: Sullivan Room (218 Sullivan St, 212.252.2151)
price: $20 / $10 w/ RSVP
links: Event Info | DJ Garth | Sullivan Room
 
If you missed your chance to get your OM on with JT Donaldson at the Sullivan Room a few weeks ago, a second chance for sonic salvation is in the air, as reputed turntablist, producer, and remixer DJ Garth flies in direct from San Francisco to give us a West Coast dose of his tripped-out tech-house. A member of the famed Wicked Crew, whose "20 Minutes of Disco Glory" track became a house hit from coast to coast (the long way 'round), Garth went on to found Grayhound Recordings — named for Wicked's tour bus, a 1947 Greyhound. Jason Hayer and Chill Whitey warm up the crowd, and resident DJs Sleepyface and Boo close out the party. Dress up, and dub out. (JKG)


 What other artist mentioned in this issue has DJ Garth made a remix for? The eighth correct answer wins a copy of Garth's Revolutions in Sound.





  
ART: Opening
Petah Coyne: Above and Beneath the Skin


when: Sun 1.16 (4-6pm)
where: SculptureCenter (44-19 Purves St, LIC, 718.361.1750)
price:  FREE
links: Event Info | Petah Coyne
 
One of the city's best-kept secrets, the Sculpture Center has been quietly presenting a string of fantastic exhibitions, including such diverse artists as Isidro Blasco, Ellen Harvey, and Olav Westphalen. This time, it's all Petah Coyne, whose delirious approach to media and material is encapsulated in a retrospective overview spanning the breadth of her impressive career as an exhibiting artist in New York. Often working in imposing scale, Coyne weaves organic materials, taxidermic splices, floral fabrics, wax, and other found objects into lushly tendriled visual concatenations of the macabre. The photographic "sketches" also on view give further insight into the artist's sophisticated approach to processing information and experience. (AM)

Note: This exhibit continues through Sat 4.10 (Thur-Mon: 11am-6pm). More work by Coyne goes on view at Galerie Lelong in Chelsea from Sat 1.29 - Sat 3.12.






  
FILM
Primer


when: Mon 1.17 (7 & 9pm)
where: Makor (35 W 67th St, 212.601.1000)
price: $9
links: Event Info | Primer
 
Even though Primer might have you scratching your head after a first viewing, there will be no doubt in your mind that you just saw the product of a cinematic visionary. With a production budget of only $7,000, engineer-turned-filmmaker Shane Carruth has brought to life an intricately woven story about a group of tired, tie-wearing, 30-something techies looking for a get-rich-quick rescue. Carefully calculated, this 2004 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner simply radiates from scene to scene. With a fresh new voice, Carruth has stepped up and shown audiences respect — by requiring that they think. (MB)


 What are the first two films that Shane Carruth remembers seeing as a child? The first five correct answers each win a pair of tickets to Primer.



  
FUNDRAISER
The Bohemian Chocolate Café presents: "Beats Rhymes and Life" — A Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest


when: Mon 1.17 (11pm)
where: Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St, 212.539.8778)
price: $15 (ladies free until 11:30pm)
links: Event Info | A Tribe Called Quest
 
Dear '90s Hip-Hop Fan: 2004 sure was a great year, wasn't it? De La Soul, the Geto Boys, and Pete Rock took us back to that freewheeling decade, hip-hop's own equivalent of the roaring '20s. It's back to reality once those revival discs stop spinning, though. All we saw from Tribe — the kings of the '90s — in their disbanded form, was an Ali Shaheed Muhammad solo shot and a few Q-Tip spottings. As a group, they're really gone. But tonight you can reminisce on the jazzy tip with the Bohemian Chocolate Café, who play jazz renditions of Tribe classics, along with Buckshot from Black Moon, Wordsworth, SuperNatural, Anu-Sun, Omega Moon, and more. (NP)


 What other disbanded/defunct hip-hop act would you most want to see a tribute for, and what two current music artists should be doing the covers? The best pairing wins a pair of tickets to this show.





  
THEATRE
Pavol Liska's Three Sisters


when: Now through Sun 1.16 (Wed-Sat: 8pm / Sun: 7pm)
where: Classic Stage Company (136 E 13th St, 212.677.4210 x19)
price: $15
links: Event Info
 
Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov's loquacious play about life and boredom in a small town and the longing to return to the big city, is condensed in prose, but expanded in scope in Pavol Liska's adaptation. The girls in the Slovakian director's quirky contemporary world are decked out in super-hip style, complete with grimaces befitting outer-borough princesses longing for a day in SoHo. The choreography and whimsical musical interludes add an ironic flair to the classic play's heavy-handed narrative, and the actors revel in carrying out the dialogue in everything from comically exaggerated pitches to softly whispered laments. (SP)




  
DESIGN
The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm and Selected Art Work


when: Now through Sat 1.22 (Tue-Fri: 11am-6pm)
where: Sean Kelly Gallery (528 W 29th St, 212.239.1181)
price:  FREE
links: Event info | Poul Kjaerholm
 
Hardly a household name, Poul Kjaerholm remains known for making elegant household objects. The modernist furniture designer was active in Denmark from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s, though many of his designs were only mass-produced after his death in 1980. Here, architect and guest curator John Keenen creates an installation of Kjaerholm's Bauhaus-inspired, low-to-the-ground furnishings, mixed with contemporary art by John Baldessari, Richard Tuttle, and others. The artwork, however, takes a back seat to Kjaerholm's sofas, tables, and chairs, made with sleek strips of steel and seductive natural materials such as rope, marble, cane, leather, and wood. One moment on his burnt-red leather daybed and you'll be convinced. (PL)

Note: The exhibition continues in a completely different, yet equally smart, setting at R 20th Century in Tribeca.




  
ART
Keith Haring


when: Now through Sat 1.29 (Tue-Sat: 10am-6pm)
where: Alona Kagan Gallery (540 W 29th St, 212.560.0670)
price:  FREE
links: Event Info | Keith Haring
 
Keith Haring is one of those artists that everyone seems to know. Heavily influenced by pop culture, he created a cast of recognizable symbols and characters that spread his brand worldwide. The last big city outing of his work was a dynamic doubleheader at Deitch Projects and Tony Shafrazi Gallery in early 2003; if you missed that show, or can just never get enough, here's another chance to see a broad range of Haring's artistic talent. Curator Jose Martos, who once worked for the Haring estate, has assembled early works, such as cartoony sumi ink and subway chalk drawings — the latter lifted directly from the stations — and late works, including playful sculptures in cut-steel and a massive painting on paper of break dancers. (PL)




  
FILM
The Leopard (1963)


when: Wed 1.12 - Thur 1.20 (1, 4:30 & 8pm)
where: Film Forum (209 W Houston St, 212.727.8110)
price: $10
links: Event Info
 
Truly a filmmaker's film, Luchino Visconti's epic The Leopard recounts the 1860 transformation of Sicilian aristocracy with a fierce sincerity and a fastidious, occasionally wearying attention to detail. Set against a mostly rural backdrop so glorious it borders on ungodly, the story focuses on the efforts of the Prince of Salina (Burt Lancaster, gamely trying his hand at Italian) to reconcile the revolution led by his socialist nephew (Alain Delon), who marries doe-eyed commoner Angelica (Claudia Cardinale). Beneath the perfect portraitures that comprise each frame — particularly in the last 45 minutes — Visconti plants big, film-school philosophical inquiries about the responsibility of the individual with that patented (humorless) Italian charm. (LR)


 Which of Visconti's films was commissioned by the Italian Communist Party? The tenth correct answer wins a pair of tickets for Thur 1.13 (4:30pm).






CD REVIEW: Slowdive, Catch the Breeze
(Sanctuary UK)
Released December 2004
$26.99 (toneVENDOR)

My Bloody Valentine may have eclipsed their peers with the massive wall-of-sound blueprint Loveless, but Slowdive actually better embodied the UK shoegaze movement. Equal parts dreamy delay, lush atmospherics, and musical opium dream, the band practically defined the genre — named after its practitioners' propensity to stare at their feet while manipulating elaborate effects rigs — with a string of releases in the early '90s. Catch the Breeze is a selective two-disc overview of the group's brief career, from its early EPs to the quintessential Just for a Day and Souvlaki LPs, and Pygmalion — the more ambient final album. Blending ethereal male/female vocals with even more ethereal instrumentation, the songs here are well encapsulated by their titles ("Catch the Breeze," "Shine"); and even those with more ominous names ("Machine Gun," "Dagger") are really just weapons of mass seduction. (DL)

 
EAR TO EAR: Last.FM
The dude in the next cubicle is playing Lindsay Lohan's new album, and you desperately need some headphone sanctuary; the only problem is that you've listened to every song on your hard drive so often that even the theme from Titanic is starting to sound OK. The solution? Last.FM. Like a fusion of Friendster and P2P download services, Last.FM allows you to tailor streaming online radio to your own tastes by eavesdropping on your neighbors' playlists. The growing database is chock full of rarities, obscure gems, and even tracks ripped from vinyl — it's not the end of radio, just the last stop in your search for new music. (PHS)

 
STREAMS: Fabric
As any visit to your local record store can attest, some electronic music has a definite shelf life. For every Leftism or New Forms, there seems to be 20 fluorescent trance compilations or happy hardcore mixes in the cutout bins. With both their club and label, however, the folks at Fabric concern themselves with showcasing and releasing only the finest, groundbreaking electronic music by DJs that are pushing the scene forward. This vision can be seen from their very first release, Craig Richards' 2001 mix of the minimal German sound — quite prescient given the sub-genre's popularity today. Other standouts include Radioactive Man's blistering electro set, and, most recently, John Digweed's deep, engulfing frequencies, mixed with his trademark fluidity. (CJN)



Craig Richards: fabric.01 Promotional Mix  (Minimal House)
Radioactive Man: fabric.08 Promotional Mix  (Electro)
John Digweed: fabric.20 Promotional Mix  (House/Techno)
 




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