DJ Spooky: Seoul Counterpoint

The musician spins a live internet tale of two cities at NYC's La MaMa this weekend

When we last checked in with Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, he was finishing up his year-long residency at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Seems like he hasn’t taken a break since: Miller was then the 2014 artist-in-residence at Seoul Institute of the Arts, an experience which bloomed into an exploration of electronic music, DJ culture and history of other cultures. Seoul Institute of …

Frankie Knuckles: Baby Wants to Ride

A Boiler Room birthday mix, Todd Terje's debut album, a Frankie Knuckles tribute and more in the music we tweeted this week

A pioneer of Chicago house music, the legendary Frankie Knuckles has passed away but his influence lives through the artists, producers and club-goers he’s inspired through his minimalist dance tracks. Particularly memorable and ground-breaking was 1987’s “Baby Wants to Ride,” a collaboration with producer Jamie Principle. Over the four-on-the-floor drum machine beat, the vocalists don’t sing melodies but speak—almost pant—lyrics tinged with politics, religion and …

Slough Feg: White Cousin

A Boiler Room birthday mix, Todd Terje's debut album, a Frankie Knuckles tribute and more in the music we tweeted this week

Last week we interviewed brothers Tom and Matt Berninger, the latter known as The National’s frontman and the former, a burgeoning filmmaker. The pair have drastically different taste in music, but when asked for a tune they could agree on, Tom offered “White Cousin” by San Francisco heavy metal band Slough Feg. A song about the genetic relationship between albino apes and humans, Matt agrees …