http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/18/bill-brewster-the-revolution-will-be-slow-and-sexy/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/18/bill-brewster-the-revolution-will-be-slow-and-sexy/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:26:02 +0000 Peter Walker http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34167 In the increasingly antagonistic and money-fuelled world of dance music, it’s reassuring to know there are still some stalwarts that value substance over style. One such renaissance man is Bill Brewster, co-author of seminal dance music history Last Night A DJ Saved My Life.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/18/bill-brewster-the-revolution-will-be-slow-and-sexy/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/24/kid-koala-a-lot-of-the-equipment-i-made-music-on-is-older-than-me/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/24/kid-koala-a-lot-of-the-equipment-i-made-music-on-is-older-than-me/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:04:33 +0000 Peter Walker http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28629 Eric San, AKA Kid Koala, is something of a pop culture polymath. During a career spanning the best part of two decades, the 33-year-old has written books, illustrated comics and helped create computer games, not to mention producing and performing some of the most original music to be found on the already innovative Ninja Tune record label.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/24/kid-koala-a-lot-of-the-equipment-i-made-music-on-is-older-than-me/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/11/edm-wars-%e2%80%93-storm-in-a-bassbin-or-impending-industry-implosion/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/11/edm-wars-%e2%80%93-storm-in-a-bassbin-or-impending-industry-implosion/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:26 +0000 Peter Walker http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26189 The world of EDM – or electronic dance music to the uninitiated or un-American – is at war. In the last few months several spats have erupted between wildly popular mainstream electronic artists and their apparently slightly bitter underground counterparts.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/11/edm-wars-%e2%80%93-storm-in-a-bassbin-or-impending-industry-implosion/feed/ 25 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/04/daniel-avery-living-in-a-phantasy/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/04/daniel-avery-living-in-a-phantasy/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 03:00:05 +0000 Peter Walker http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24895 Between DJing, producing and promoting Daniel Avery leads a busy life, but far from being jaded, the 26-year-old from Bournemouth is incredibly appreciative of his situation. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/04/daniel-avery-living-in-a-phantasy/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/11/amon-tobin-music-and-sound-are-pretty-all-consuming-for-me/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/11/amon-tobin-music-and-sound-are-pretty-all-consuming-for-me/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 10:15:52 +0000 Peter Walker http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24073 If you were lucky enough to catch Amon Tobin’s ISAM album tour last year then you’ll know just how groundbreaking his audio-visual stage setup was, and even if you didn’t make it along, then chances are you saw the enthusiastic reviews cropping up online at some point.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/11/amon-tobin-music-and-sound-are-pretty-all-consuming-for-me/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/03/29/the-rise-and-fall-of-breakbeat/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/03/29/the-rise-and-fall-of-breakbeat/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:41:33 +0000 Peter Walker http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=22808 More so than perhaps any other music strain, dance music is cyclical. Declared dead with alarming frequency, only to rise from the ashes to popular prominence, the merry-go-round of internal sub-genres is forever regurgitating styles and sounds that were previously pushed out.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/03/29/the-rise-and-fall-of-breakbeat/feed/ 9 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/12/09/the-electronic-music-live-show-finally-comes-of-age/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/12/09/the-electronic-music-live-show-finally-comes-of-age/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:51:59 +0000 Peter Walker http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=19456 A lack of visual spectacle has always left live electronic music at a significant disadvantage to the traditional band set up.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/12/09/the-electronic-music-live-show-finally-comes-of-age/feed/ 12