Dance music & news

As originally published by Luke Pearson on Exclaim!For Toronto label Suction Records, Dutch artist Erik Jong (aka RX-101) must seem like a gift that keeps on giving. Having recorded hundreds of high-quality Aphex Twin-esque tracks between 1997 and 1999 before apparently ceasing to make music altogether, Jong only recently uploaded his output to Soundcloud, where it soon came under intense, Tuss-like scrutiny from various Aphex fan sites. Jong briefly surfaced to lay claim to his work, but t

As originally published by Brock Thiessen on Exclaim!Adding to the Haruomi Hosono resurgence here in North America, the Japanese music hero's much-coveted Pacific sequel The Aegean Sea is finally getting a vinyl reissue.According to various online listings, The Aegean Sea will get a vinyl reissue via Italian grey label Victory.The Aegean Sea first arrived in 1979, coming one year after Hosono's classic Pacific album. And like Pacific, The Aegean Sea is a collaborative effort, with Hosono this ti

As originally published by Paul Blinov on Exclaim!For the better part of the Faint's 20-plus-year career — from dance-punk pioneers to enduring electro-pop stalwarts — their true calling has always been the dance floor. The Omaha band's songs cry out for a warm, sweaty darkness illuminated only by flashes of neon and lasers. And arriving after the more abrasive punk of 2014's Doom Abuse, the Faint's seventh album, Egowerk, circles back to their slicker programming. Its 11 songs

As originally published by Calum Slingerland on Exclaim!As part of touring behind his 2018 solo debut Pissing Stars, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion co-founder Efrim Manuel Menuck enlisted the help of Kevin Doria (Growing, Total Life) as both onstage accompanist and an opening act. Now, the pair have revealed plans for a new collaborative record.Menuck and Doria will deliver the five-track are SING SINCK, SING on May 10 through Co