Daniel Jones

Contributing Editor and Author

As you might have guessed, the Berlin Electronic Beats online office is a cradle for expats of various origins. Take Daniel Jones for instance: our multi-faceted music editor is a Brooklyn kid by heart and still happy to drag his astral body through the dark underground of Neukölln’s youth culture if he’s not spending quality time promoting, DJing, reconceptualizing subculture, or cooking. If you want to learn more about the special occultism of our very own Mr. Jones, go read his blog BlackBlackGold (formerly Gucci Goth), join one of his PURGE or #gHashtag events, or just buy him a drink. Photo: Tonje Thilesen

Recent Articles by Daniel Jones

James Blake - Electronic Beats Festival Cologne 2013

Live Report: Electronic Beats Festival Cologne 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013 in EB Events with Dan Deacon, James Blake, Popnoname, Reptile Youth, Trust by Daniel Jones

Daniel Jones brings you word from the latest edition of EB Fest, featuring James Blake, Trust, Dan Deacon and more. – more

Audioccult Vol. 55: Click Here To Lose An Enslaved iPad

Friday, May 17, 2013 in Audioccult with Animal Collective, ARKA, Divoli S'vere, Kanga, Major Lazer, Rell The Soundbender, Shabazz Palaces, SKVM, Xeno & Oaklander by Daniel Jones

Beyond reality, beyond sanity—the sounds of Xeno & Oaklander, Animal Collective, Divoli S’vere, Rell The Soundbender and more…. – more

Self-Purifier: Daniel Jones recommends Pharmakon’s Abandon

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Reviews with Pharmakon by Daniel Jones

The harsh majesty of Margaret Chardiet’s debut will either leave you writhing in the agony of psychic defeat or prostrating yourself in ekstasis at her feet. – more

Deconstructing Spectacle with The Knife © Erez Avissar

Live Report: Deconstructing Spectacle with The Knife

Monday, May 13, 2013 in Reviews with The Knife by Daniel Jones

Challenging the audience on various levels, The Knife’s “Shaking The Habitual” tour more than lives up to its name. – more

Audioccult Vol. 54: Tips for the ’90s Fashionista

Friday, May 10, 2013 in Audioccult with Chief Keef, Crim3s, Ghostek, Lustmord, Nguzunguzu, RL Grime, Slava, Standish/Carlyon, Vaghe Stelle by Daniel Jones

In this week’s episode: what’s the stylish retro-modern teen wearing and listening to in 2013? Garb your ears in Lustmord, Crim3s, Slava, Chief Keef, and more. – more

Beauty & The Bass: Daniel Jones recommends Kahn’s Kahn EP

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 in Recommendations with Flowdan, Kahn by Daniel Jones

Deftly weaving pop elements into an otherwise gritty aural landscape, the young Bristolian touches on various elements of the UK dance scene past and present. – more

Audioccult Vol. 53: Cur$e of Thee Tumblr Ancient$

Friday, May 03, 2013 in Audioccult with Bratkilla, Creep, Hyetal, Kingdom, Planningtorock, Reliq, Soft Metals, Vessel by Daniel Jones

In this week’s dose of aural unease, need some hermetic help? CREEP, Kingdom, Vessel, Soft Metals and more have some spells of their own… – more

Now More Heroes: Daniel Jones recommends Dracula Lewis’ U$e Your Illu$ion$

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Recommendations, Reviews with Dracula Lewis by Daniel Jones

The idea of “punk heroes” might seem laughable in 2013, but if such a term ever carried meaning then Dracula Lewis certainly deserves it. – more

Audioccult Vol. 52: Blackest Ever Gold

Friday, April 26, 2013 in Audioccult with Crystal Castles, Huoratron, Irkalla Haven, Married In Berdichev, Oake, Robedoor by Daniel Jones

A magickian may never share his true secrets, but we’ll share new music from Crystal Castles, Married In Berdichev, Oake, LIL DEATH and more. – more

Ecstatic Agony: Daniel Jones recommends Crim3s’ Stay Ugly EP

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in Recommendations, Reviews with Crim3s by Daniel Jones

The contrast of disaffection and emotion on their latest EP sets Crim3s apart—it’s honest, touching you in strange ways, giving cold comfort like a record pressed in the Black Lodge. – more

Recent in Radar by Daniel Jones

— Regis, Silent Servant, and James Ruskin form new project Jealous God on Resident Advisor — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Brenmar drops a sexy new mix for BBC Radio 1 on Soundcloud — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Hear the new EP from the Berlin-based Creatures on Bandcamp — link sent by Jan Hoffmann
— The Industrial Techno Revolution on Resident Advisor — link sent by Daniel jones
— Hundebiss releases new mixtape full of unreleased and classic weirdness on Soundcloud — link sent by Simone Trabucchi
— How punks learnt to dance: Pete Swanson, The Haxan Cloak and more talk techno transitions on Dummy — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Blvck Ceiling remixes Pat Benatar’s “Love Is A Battlefield” on Soundcloud — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Stream Sewn Leather’s new 7″ Asbestos Attik Inzanity on SoundCloud — link sent by Daniel Jones

Recent Picturs of the Day by Daniel Jones

Open Modal

Monday, February 18, 2013 in Picture of the day

Hard to believe it’s been six years since we sat down with Patrick Pulsinger. We were browsing through our Slices DVDs and updating our memories when we recalled our chat with the Austrian producer, DJ and label owner. – more

Open Modal

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in Picture of the day

One January 14th, 2011, Trish Keenan passed away and the world lost a beautiful and unique artist. One of the last things the Broadcast vocalist left to the world was her work on the soundtrack to Berbarian Sound Studio, Peter Strickland’s sophomore film about a mild-mannered British sound engineer whose working life in an Italian film – more

Open Modal

Saturday, January 05, 2013 in Picture of the day

SSION‘s Cody Critchloe can do no wrong in our eyes—not that we’re ever able to take them off him. The Kansas City Chief of Art-Disco made 2011 heaven with his third full-length Bent (initially released for free online before the “official” Dovecote Records LP/CD was issued), and the subsequent video releases into 2012 have further proved that Critchloe is a – more

Open Modal

Friday, January 04, 2013 in Picture of the day

How does one deal with going from a relatively unknown experimental musician to becoming one of the most respected avant-pop artists of our age? For Claire Boucher, it hasn’t necessarily been easy. When her album Visions (an album which has topped many a 2012 Best Of list, including our own) was released on the legendary 4AD, it – more

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