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More Madness Than Method: Dan Snaith on the poetics of a blank slate
In this interview taken from the Summer 2011 issue of Electronic Beats Magazine, EB’s editor-in-chief Max Dax speaks to Dan Snaith, the artist behind sonic collagist Caribou and more recently, the techno-flavored Daphni project. – more
“The Beatles never had to sell aging”: Chris Bohn and Max Dax on Depeche Mode’s Delta Machine
In a conversation between EB’s editor-in-chief and The Wire‘s editor, the two respected journalists contemplate Depeche Mode’s new album together. – more
“Sehr gut / Very good” – Remembering Martin Kippenberger
Artist and provocateur Martin Kippenberger is remembered by five of his associates and peers—plus his sister Susanne Kippenberger. Conversations collected by Max Dax. – more
H.P. Baxxter meets Modeselektor – “The hate wears off” Part 3
Like wordsmith H.P. Baxxter, Modeselektor also have a special place in their hearts for challenging lyrics, as shown on “Shipwreck” from last year’s Monkeytown. The song was co-written and sung by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, himself no stranger to crypticness. – more
H.P. Baxxter meets Modeselektor Part 2 – “Every audience loves pyro”
Modeselektor’s Sebastian Szary narrowly escaped death recently after dancing on top of what he thought was a spotlight during a performance in Austria. It turned out to be a massive flamethrower. – more
H.P. Baxxter meets Modeselektor Part 1 – “It’s the haircut, I guess.”
Modeselektor’s Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary share H.P. Baxxter’s love of the Roland Space Echo, as they recently discovered in conversation with the peroxide frontman in Hamburg. Read Part One today! – more
Darkness & Light: an interview with Dalhous
Explore the textured, personal electronics of Blackest Ever Black’s Dalhous, and find out what drove them from the arcane funeral-pyre sounds of their previous work as Young Hunting. – more
Alexis Taylor on Kraftwerk
Leading up to Kraftwerk’s Düsseldorf performance in 2013, we present you in-depth stories from MoMA’s Kraftwerk retrospective earlier this year – today featuring Alexis Taylor, multiinstrumentalist and vocalist of Hot Chip. – more