Bonafide Magazine @ MSN: Recommended event: Bruce at Wire in Leeds

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Recommended event: Bruce at Wire in Leeds Posted: 10 Feb 2015 01:16 AM PST Local promoters Off The Record will be kicking off their inaugural party with Hessle Audio’s recent signee Bruce tomorrow at Wire in Leeds. Alotted a three hour set, Bruce will have more than enough time to adventure through the myriad sounds and genres that have come to characterise his productions. A favourite of Resident Advisor, his track No Stochastic was voted the 18th best track of 2014 in their annual poll, described as ‘hypnotic and unrelenting, the mantra-like A-side of Hessle Audio’s sole 2014 release pounded its way up this list through sheer force of sound.’ The line up is completed by Noa. and Patty + Burr. Tickets are available here.

Musique Non Stop | eMusic Electronica

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Who to See at Pitchfork Music Festival 2013 Posted: 15 Jul 2013 06:00 AM PDT From the fiery blast of White Lung to the superb showmanship of R. Kelly to the rowdy, jagged guitars of Parquet Courts, we’ve got you covered when it comes to who you should be seeing at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park this weekend. Want eMusic’s take on this year’s festivities? Be sure to follow our Twitter account and visit 17 Dots throughout the weekend for our editors’ complete coverage. Bjork Biophilia Björk 2011 | Nonesuch Twenty-seven years into her career, Bjork is running the risk of becoming a pop music Alexander the Great, weeping for there are no more worlds to conquer. She has reconfigured her sound in nearly every conceivable way, moving from adventurous electro on the still-classic Post through skewed orch-pop (Vespertine), voice-only compositions (Medulla) and globe-gobbling world music (Volta). She is one of a very few musicians — there are maybe three of them... worldwide — whose rare failures are even interesting, because they at least display evidence of ambition and novel ideas. That ambition extends to her staging. A run of shows at the Hall of Science in Queens, New York featured specially-constructed instruments and a loose theme (including voiceover narration) about the destructive power of nature. How much of that she'll carry into her festival performances remains to be seen, but if history is any indication, an equal won’t be found all weekend. — J. Edward Keyes more » R. Kelly Write Me Back (Deluxe Version) R. Kelly 2012 | RCA Records Label When R. Kelly toured in 2007, he first appeared in silhouette, wearing a top hat, standing at the top of a giant staircase, underneath a neon sign that read "Mr. Showbiz." When he toured in 2010, his first appearance was in a five-minute black-and-white, note-perfect Casablanca-style short film. When he toured in 2012, he had two lackeys bring out an oversized white throne halfway through the show just so he could... sit relax for a number. Simply put: R. Kelly is a showman, and the live setting is where he gets to indulge the frustrated musical theatre director within. Songs become set pieces (In '07, he performed "Feelin' On Yo Booty" as an aria, tongue firmly in cheek), the banter is tautly-scripted and generally hilarious, and Kells visibly relishes every indulgent flourish. To say nothing of the fact that he remains one of our greatest living male vocalists, that he sings live every time, and that even 30 seconds of hearing him reinforces the notion that he is the heir to greats like Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye — even if those two never used an extended jungle metaphor to sing about doin' it. — JEK more »