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Turn on, tune in, chill out

4712 days ago

Guardian Music — Summer 1989: Number 20 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicA couple of years after the Second Summer of Love, the chill-out room was as much a draw as the main dancefloor. The Orb, initially made up of Jimmy Cauty of the K... more info

Readers recommend: opening album tracks – results

4767 days ago

Guardian Music — From little fluffy clouds to UFO sightings, you reached for the sky with suggestions of best opening album tracksA cock crows. An aeroplane soars across the sky. A BBC radio announcer is heard discussing British summertime. His voice floats across th... more info

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'Pawn Stars' Missile -- The Explosive Photo

4797 days ago

TMZ — Filed under: Pawn Stars It's the missile guidance system thingy that launched a full-scale Federal investigation into " Pawn Stars " -- and now, TMZ has obtained a photo of its GREEN ORB OF DOOM. Okay, we pretty much ha... more info

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thursday evening updates

4816 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — jeffen said... Obscure punk/pop/garage/rock n' roll compilation that includes a ripping studio take on Hüsker Dü's "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely" by MRML faves MEGA CITY FOUR: ** V.A. On Another Planet (Black & Noir Records, 1991) ** Les Ma... more info

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tuesday morning updates

4853 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... Harry Nilsson THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE POINT! The Point! first aired on ABC TV, Feb 2, 1971 - 40 years ago. We're celebrating with a bunch of Point-related posts, including the original movie, which you can watch in full, narrated ... more info

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Thomas Fehlmann to Release New Single on Kompakt

4871 days ago

XLR8R — Techno legend and half of the esteemed group The Orb, Thomas Fehlmann, has a new single to be released on Kompakt featuring himself along with live strings and percussion. read more more info

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A Geotic Album, RJD2 EP & Memoryhouse Mixtape: All For Free!

4874 days ago

melophobe — Geotic: Made in four days as a “spirit successor” to a previous album, Bath’s Will Wiesenfeld has released a minimalist and ambient album under the moniker Geotic. The first track, “Unwind,” is available above for stream and download below... more info

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Solar Bears

4875 days ago

Abeano — Dublin pair Solar Bears spent much of 2010 dressing up simple electronics in mutant disguises. Stretched synthesisers became violin-type string sounds, beats were hammered until they were barely there at all and sonic fugs meshed with needlepoin... more info

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