Oct
03

Achtung, Rudy

No one needs to over-analyze why James Blake was able to mesmerize the low-fat Cafe Mocha crowd to see why certain electronic records cross over. The murky underwater fuzz of the early FWD >> material wasn’t going to play in Peoria or really anywhere outside of Rinse. Unless you garnish your beatz with artery clogging… Continue reading »

Jun
30

The Underdog: Rudi Zygadlo on production, bass music, and moving to Berlin

Rudi Zygadlo On Pictures Music & Planet Mu Releases with Jules Hallam on Intruders.tv Music Last January, I interviewed Rudi Zygadlo after hearing his first single “Resealable Friendship” on Mary Anne Hobbs’ Radio show. It was immediately evident that he was one of the most gifted artists in contemporary bass music. Think of him as… Continue reading »

Jan
05

Question in the Form of An Answer: Rudi Zygadlo

Let’s be honest, a significant portion of the purple/wonky/whatever tunes–even the exceptional ones–lack personality. Enter Rudi Zygadlo, yet another of the Scottish-bred beat contingent, who have spent the last year and change convincing the seven Americans paying attention that Glasgow is far more than the sum of Belle & Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, and cheap stereotypes… Continue reading »