The 30 best post-rock albums of all time - Fact Magazine
Apr 20, 2016 · 17. Stars of the Lid. The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid. (Kranky, 2001) Compared with what we think of as the primary idea of post-rock — using standard rock instrumentation to explore ...
A beginner’s guide to the history and hybridity of reggaeton
Jun 22, 2018 · Some of these offshoots would become known as reggaeton, cementing the genre’s crucial hybridity. Reggaeton refuses to stay in one place and is as close to a Pan Latinx sound as one can get ...
The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time - Fact Magazine
Jul 30, 2015 · It’s one of the most disarming records of the era, and manages to fulfil the promise of trip-hop without succumbing to its trappings. Like Weather might be the one record on this list that has ...
Hear over 1,300 genres in this Spotify-powered interactive map
Mar 24, 2016 · Trace the bloodline of hundreds of music genres with this impressive sound-based map by those bods at The Echo Nest. The Sound of Everything is a sprawling, sonic family tree that lets you click ...
7 pieces of gear that helped define Aphex Twin’s pioneering sound
Apr 14, 2017 · Reducing the vast list of gear he’s used to just a few key components is a difficult task, but below are seven that show how his sound has evolved, from the early tracks made with a cheap Casio ...
The 50 best Aphex Twin tracks of all time - Fact Magazine
Apr 14, 2017 · These are FACT’s 50 favorite Aphex Twin tracks, ranked from bottom to top. 50. The Tuss. ‘Last Rushup 10’. (Rushup Edge, Rephlex, 2007) Arriving under an alias straight out of the Throbbing ...
A Beginner's Guide to Dub - Fact Magazine
Apr 16, 2014 · According to producer Bunny Lee, the genesis of dub took place in late 1968 at Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle studio, where King Tubby was working as an apprentice to engineer Byron Smith, though Lee ...
10 ghostwritten hip-hop tracks – and the surprising ghostwriters …
Jan 20, 2014 · Artist: Dr. Dre. Song: ‘Still D.R.E.’ (1999) Ghostwriter: Jay Z. Dre’s habitual use of ghostwriters has never really qualified as a secret, and the list is long: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Royce Da ...
Mezzanine: the inside story of Massive Attack's greatest album, 15 ...
Dec 28, 2013 · Dysfunction, betrayal, threat – Massive Attack‘s greatest album isn’t an easy listen, and it wasn’t exactly a breeze to make either. Massive Attack broke through with force and speed with ...
The Rise and Fall of Roc-A-Fella Records - Fact Magazine
Jun 10, 2015 · Before Tidal, before Blue Ivy, before Yeezus, there was Roc-A-Fella Records.. Founded by Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter, Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke and Damon ‘Dame’ Dash, the New York City rap ...