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Monthly Archive November, 2008

Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak

November 26, 2008

Bad breakups are no excuse for AutoTune abuse. Surely, Kanye felt he could make more skilled use of this currently-in-vogue production technique than his contemporaries. But ‘Ye drenches every track in the vocal correction software, using the cold sound as a metaphor for his own emotional distance in dealing with his mom’s death and a [...]

Hip-Hop, Music - 1 Comments

TV On The Radio, Dear Science

November 17, 2008

I wanted to wait until after the election to see if the outcome of November 4th would negatively affect my adoration for the latest experiment by TV On The Radio. I can dutifully report that America’s recent Hope Infusion does nothing to diminish the power and immediacy of the Brooklyn sound scientists’ newest jittery and [...]

Alternative, Music, Punk, Rock - 0 Comments