LWE 2Q Reports 2011: Albums
Albums: they’re a chance for producers new and old to show us what they’re capable of. And if these five full-lengths from the first half of 2011 are any indication, there’s an abundance of talent in...
View ArticleLWE Podcast 62: DJ Qu is archived this week
LWE’s 62nd podcast was an hour of deep “thump and vibe” contributed by DJ Qu. Be sure to add it to your collection before it’s archived this Friday, September 23rd.
View ArticleLWE Reflect On Our Favorite Podcasts
When LWE started its podcast series back 2008 it was impossible to tell how the series would progress; but its basis was in providing our readers with quality music, not just the handouts of the...
View ArticleSailor Mood/Summed & Dot, Brick Brick Brick/East Brick Wall
Photo by Christopher Jonassen [All Inn Records] Close observers of dance music trends will remember the so-called Romanian invasion of late 2007-early 2008, when a pack of fresh-faced producers were...
View ArticleLevon Vincent, Fabric 63
[Fabric] Growing up in the Tri-State area, it was easy to think I was in the center of the world. Film, books, the news, and a particularly strong late-90s run for the Yankees all seemed to indicate...
View ArticleNor’Easter/DJ Qu, Tri State EP
[The Corner] For two genres with such an intimate relationship, hip-hop and house don’t seem to do a whole lot of inter-mingling, even in New York. It’s the ancestral home of the former and a major...
View ArticleLWE Interviews Joey Anderson
The last decade or so has seen the emergence of a pack of house artists from New York and its environs, namely Levon Vincent, Jus-Ed, Fred P, and DJ Qu (Anthony Parasole also deserves mention, if...
View ArticleDJ Qu, The Way / Liquid
[Strength Music] Apparently Jersey house is all the rage right now, due in no small part to a handful of young UK producers who really love Kerri Chandler. It’s been all the rage in my apartment the...
View ArticleLWE’s Top 5 EPs of 2013
More than any previous year, narrowing down my list of the five best EPs that 2013 had to offer was a tough one. Some highlights: Levon Vincent started the year with the release of the much...
View ArticleLWE’s Top 25 Tracks of 2013 (20–16)
20. Asusu, “Velez” [Livity Sound] (buy) The dark horse of Livity Sound, Asusu was responsible for one of the trio’s most seductive 12″s this year. “Velez” was a tough tribal roller built around...
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