Spun: Four Tet

By Sydney Stokoe

On Beautiful Rewind, Four Tet’s latest LP, electronic artist Kieran Hebden lifts sounds from the United Kingdom’s bygone underground dance-music scene and appropriates them to fit his signature sound. The track “Kool FM” shares its name with an infamous pirate radio station that was among the first frequencies in London to play hardcore and jungle.… Continue reading Spun: Four Tet

Spun: Tim Hecker

By Riley Marion

Tim Hecker’s latest release, Virgins, is characterized by unpredictable synthesizer work, spacious droning and organic instrumentation paired with jarring electronics. Hecker has constructed an album that comes together cleanly despite his mix of natural and unnatural sounds. The primal side of Virgins first appears on the album’s second track, “Virginal I,” which brings swirling piano… Continue reading Spun: Tim Hecker

Northern Sprites: The politics of tech

By Sean Willett

When asked about which commercial industries are the most right wing in their politics, the technology industry usually isn’t at the top of people’s lists. Yet tech companies can rival banks and oil companies in their distaste for regulation, with the people in the tech community sometimes taking these beliefs to the utmost extreme. In… Continue reading Northern Sprites: The politics of tech

Guy won’t let go of that one joke he made

By Elizabeth Scott

Third-year engineering student Victor Clement just cannot seem to get over that one joke he made that one time. In early April, 2011, Clement was hanging out with a group of friends when he reportedly told a great joke regarding the recently released film The Last Godfather. The friends were meeting to discuss the details… Continue reading Guy won’t let go of that one joke he made