Rodney Bakerr led early Wax Trax! group Strange Circuits, ran underground label Rockin’ House, and wrote ubiquitous house-music rhythm patterns for Roland.
Tag: industrial music
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Chicago EBM producer Understudy brings a little light into his music’s murky throb on a new compilation
Few contemporary musicians can simultaneously disturb me and get me dancing quite like Jack Brockman. The Chicagoan fronts industrial trio Civic Center, whose recent vinyl debut for American Dreams (June’s The Ground Below) tamps down its members’ more aggressively deranged inclinations but still manages to sound pretty surreal. He also makes solo EBM tracks as […]
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Dave ‘Medusa’ Shelton was a fairy godmother to Chicago’s club scene
Dave Shelton didn’t just found the legendary Medusa’s—he also helped everyone in his orbit shine like a star.
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Young M.A, a new series at Kusanya Cafe, Slo ’Mo’s fifth anniversary, and more music stories from around the Web
Over the past week the Reader has collected these music stories that are still worth your time today.
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Artist on Artist: Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks to producer Sanford Parker
Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks drum machines, Crass, and 80s hip-hop with producer Sanford Parker.
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12 O’Clock Track: “Testcard/Horizontal Hold,” proto-noise rock by This Heat
A prophetic slice of genius from the group’s eponymous 1979 debut album
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Friday: Lollapalooza 2013 according to Reader writers
What to see on Friday at Lollapalooza 2013
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Electronic-noise outfit Bad News is good news
The industrial-music revival touches down at the Burlington tomorrow.
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The Man Behind the Metal
If it’s heavy and it was recorded in Chicago, there’s a good chance Sanford Parker was at the mixing board.
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Throbbing Gristle is coming to town
Tickets are now on sale for Throbbing Gristle’s Chicago show.