http://dir.salon.com/topics/electronic_music/?source=rss&aim=electronic_music en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/08/air/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/08/air/index.html?source=rss The masters of Gallic cool return. By Thomas Bartlett Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/09/06/bjork/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/09/06/bjork/index.html?source=rss As Bjork releases an extraordinary career retrospective, it's time to crown her as the most important pop musician of her generation. By Joey Sweeney Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/06/18/radiohead/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/06/18/radiohead/index.html?source=rss Most of Radiohead's new album is pretentious jive. But by fighting their fans' expectations, the dork-rock gods continue to do important things with music -- even if those things aren't musical. By Kyle Wills Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/11/01/t_raumschmiere/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/11/01/t_raumschmiere/index.html?source=rss On his latest offering Berlin-based Marco Haas issues a dose of sparse and gritty yet driven electronic dance music. By Kyle Wills Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/08/09/autechre/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/08/09/autechre/index.html?source=rss "Gantz Graf" is the new EP by Sean Booth and Rob Brown, aka Autechre, creators of some of the most mind-boggling soundscapes in electronic music to date. Listen in. By Andrew John Ignatius Vontz Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/19/electronic_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/19/electronic_music/index.html?source=rss It may not be on the radio, but it's the most influential -- and unifying -- force in pop music today. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2002/06/04/moby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2002/06/04/moby/index.html?source=rss Anointed by the desperate music media as pop's new king, Moby brings electronica to the masses with "18." (Now if only he would stop trying to sing.) By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/01/netochka/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/01/netochka/index.html?source=rss Netochka Nezvanova is a software programmer, radical artist and online troublemaker. But is she for real? By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2002/01/29/chemical/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2002/01/29/chemical/index.html?source=rss The dot-coms went bust, but the Chemical Brothers are still office-partying like it's 1999. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/06/14/two_step/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/06/14/two_step/index.html?source=rss A short introduction to two-step garage, followed by everything you need to know about pop music in the 21st century. By Paul McEnery Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/01/16/stockhausen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/01/16/stockhausen/index.html?source=rss The composer of "the first great piece of electronic music" influenced the Beatles, Miles Davis and numberless others. And he comes from Sirius. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/31/oval/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/31/oval/index.html?source=rss The problem with Oval's latest is that, like most minimal electronica, it's more fun to talk about than to listen to. By Ted Oehmke Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/26/sashadigweed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/26/sashadigweed/index.html?source=rss Sasha and John Digweed refined a subtle style of dance music. With a few more albums like "Communicate" trance will be classical. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/13/groove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/13/groove/index.html?source=rss So what if the movie "Groove" sucked? Its soundtrack is a miracle: Dance music that sounds good on the stereo. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/26/trance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/26/trance/index.html?source=rss Fatboy Slim and Paul Oakenfold star on a comp for rave newbies, while the two-CD "Trance Nation America" thins the strong pulse of early-'90s dance music. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/13/scott/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/13/scott/index.html?source=rss Early electronic composer Raymond Scott dreamed of today's digital future -- in the 1950s. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/24/dimitri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/24/dimitri/index.html?source=rss DJ Dimitri from Paris swings at the Playboy Mansion. By Joey Sweeney Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/05/rinocerose/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/05/rinocerose/index.html?source=rss Fronted by a husband-and-wife team of French psychiatrists, Rinocerose introduce house music to post-rock. Yikes! By Amanda Nowinski Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/22/points/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/22/points/index.html?source=rss The three-disc "Points of Light" comp flies off to an expansive, airy space -- somewhere between jungle, jazz-fusion and outer space. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/03/16/conason/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/03/16/conason/index.html?source=rss Readers squawk over Conason's offer of crow Plus: Electronic music isn't dead; a new club for Bush watchers. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/03/14/machinesoul/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/03/14/machinesoul/index.html?source=rss Did a Rhino rave compilation kill the subculture? Sure, except that it was never a subculture to begin with. By Jon Caramanica Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/08/junglebrothers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/08/junglebrothers/index.html?source=rss Socially conscious hip-hop pioneers the Jungle Brothers find the dance floor. Pointlessness ensues. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/15/orbit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/15/orbit/index.html?source=rss For all its pretentions, William Orbit's "Pieces in a Modern Style" makes for seductive secret listening. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/08/clickscuts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/08/clickscuts/index.html?source=rss "Clicks + Cuts" reconciles avant-electronic music with the politics of dancing. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/01/kahn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/01/kahn/index.html?source=rss On the scattered "Passport," Khan's musical shortcomings upstage a compelling multiple-personality crisis.