Aaron Frank is so retrograde he only wears Helly Hanson. It’s only been a year since James Blake released his last EP, but in the time since, dubstep has been fully commercialized and we’ve been left to suffer the unavoidable wrath of EDM. So when Blake’s forthcoming album Overgrown was announced yesterday, it was welcome… Continue reading »
Vote Aaron Frank for Secretary of Agriculture. Around my fifth listen of Jamie xx’s new Four Tet remix, I noticed a Soundcloud comment that almost exactly mirrored my feelings on the track. “Totally incredible. It’s the future,” the comment read. And while the first part might have been bombastic praise, the second part about it… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank has been hustlin, hustlin. With American dubstep mutating into ever-undesirable forms, it’s satisfying to see the artists on Oakland’s West In Dust label adding their own flare to the recent revivals in house and UK bass. Most of these artists have been making silky, uptempo electronic jams since well before the dubstep craze… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank has returned after a few strange weekends writing for the LA Weekly. Throughout its many manifestations, synth-pop has always suffered from similar shortcomings. While readily apparent in the most recent generation of artists, the Achilles’ heel of almost every latest, greatest synth-pop act is their failure to make a human connection through creative… Continue reading »
Aaron is still going to be Frank. You can still be Garth. Here at Passion of the Weiss’s Good Time Shamanitorium and Produce Emporium, we’re not shy about showing our respect and admiration for British DJ Mary Anne Hobbs. While her long-running BBC show quickly became a platform for introducing new artists and labels, her… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank found this to be slightly too mandarin. Dev Hynes’ initial solo outing as Lightspeed Champion in 2008 was a surprising departure from the dance punk his former outfit, Test Icicles, wielded throughout the UK and Europe in the mid-2000s. Lightspeed Champion was clearly written during the throes of a bitter breakup, and much… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank does not pronounce his name Frahnk. Flying Dutchman Martyn recently unleashed his latest single “Masks” on Brainfeeder, a taste of what to expect on his forthcoming full length, Ghost People — slated for release on Oct. 10. The veteran producer and DJ also recently appeared on Benji B’s BBC radio program to promote… Continue reading »
Despite the Walking Dead, Aaron Frank continues to endorse Zombies. Calling Zomby’s new album his best seems slightly inaccurate. By now, it’s clear that every release is more warped and innovative than its predecessor. Oddly enough, it doesn’t feel as if Zomby is “progressing,” as much as uncovering another place within himself. In years past,… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank can see clearly now, the rave is gone. After a first listen through the spastic, skittering melodies of Bjork’s new single “Crystalline”, it would almost appear that the reclusive Icelandic queen of electronic had been hanging out in British dance clubs like FWD and Plastic People for the past several years, soaking in… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank still doesn’t like witch house. Alongside Bristol and the Seattle, over the last several decades, Manchester has made a name for itself churning out perpetually gloom and doom artists like Joy Division and The Smiths. Understandably, there’s something intensely mystifying and gloomy about Holy Other’s With U EP. Add that to the fact… Continue reading »
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