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WillDTA has written the following articles:

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Nosaj Thing - Home

Review by William Grant

Nosaj Thing's music may be well accustomed to the basements and clubs of the beard-stroking masses, but none of his music has ever truly crossed over to a more traditional dance set, vocals and all - until now.»

80602

Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica

Review by William Grant

Oneohtrix Point Never has gone further than most, especially with Replica, in proving that our heritage doesn’t always need to be ‘rehashed’ to be replicated with real style. »

79443

Patten - GLAQJO XAACSSO

Review by William Grant

A debut as riveting and obvious as it is shrouded in unanswerable questions.»

77317

Washed Out - Within and Without

Review by William Grant

Washed Out always stood above his supposed peers.»

66246

Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings

Review by William Grant

Cloud Nothings may not be a timeless classic, but for all Baldi’s youthful exuberance, he's proven himself an honest and remarkably mature set of hands. »

64571

Caribou - Swim Remixes

Review by William Grant

When packaged up with the original entity, it more than anything affirms the vitality of the original tracks.»

64307

DiS meets Squarepusher

In Depth by William Grant

It seems a rare occurrence for Tom Jenkinson – aka Squarepusher – to come out of his self-proclaimed hermetic state for interviews. After all, save for the occasional takeover day and TV spot, he’s been a notorious busy-body for the span of his 17 year ca»

64257

Squarepusher - Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator

Review by William Grant

What Shobaleader One does is strike a finer balance between the accessible and the surreal than pretty much all of Jenkinson’s previous releases. »

64183

Magnetic Man - Magnetic Man

Review by William Grant

While Magnetic Man should work as A Dummy’s Guide to Accessible Dubstep – the overall intention for this whole project, it seems – the balance isn’t quite there. »

63401

The Hundred In The Hands - The Hundred in the Hands

Review by William Grant

Eleanore Everdell and Jason Friedman don’t seem to be playing by exactly the same rules as their Brooklyn peers.»

63105

DiS meets Luke Abbott

In Depth by William Grant

You could hear many things come the end of the year about how 2010 has become a kind of electronic revivalist year. Well, at least more so than many others in the past decade. Some of electronica’s biggest names have emerged this year with seminal works, »

62835

Cours Lapin - Cours Lapin

Review by William Grant

Modernist take on a classical French art form, ironically performed by an collective of Danish film score composers.»

62670

Aquacrunk? What the Crunk? - A brief introduction to the watery side of electronics

In Depth by William Grant

The world of electronic music is so littered with sub-genres now that it is far too difficult for many to keep track. More than anything, the awareness that terms for certain minutiae of change in a sonic spectrum is journalistic. But sometimes such defining words can feel appropriate – encapsulation will be impossible forever,»

62486

Luke Abbott - Holkham Drones

Review by William Grant

It seems that Luke Abbott may just have taken his own spectrum of rural influence and created a game–changing electronic opus.»

62365

The Hoosiers - The Illusion of Safety

Review by William Grant

There was a contest I had with myself whilst working my old job in a off license in the middle of nowhere. In the interludes betwe»

61684

Gil Scott-Heron @ Somerset House, 14th July 2010

In Depth by William Grant

Tonight is my first visit to the regal (or should I say legal?) surroundings of Somerset House. Its normally majestically white walls have been bathed in a myriad of colours for this, another part of the Somerset House series. It’s maybe this enclosed cou»

61218

Janelle Monáe - The Archandroid

Review by William Grant

The real question is, why can’t all pop be like this now? »

61103

Sonar 2010: the DiS review (Saturday)

In Depth by William Grant

'Twas the end of the Sonar line for DiS reviewers Alex Baker and William Grant - let's see how they got on in the final episode. »

61101

Sonar 2010: the DiS review (Friday)

In Depth by William Grant

The continued adventures of Alex Baker and William Grant at Sonar 2010.»

61100

Sonar 2010: the DiS review (Thursday)

In Depth by William Grant

Who rock the party like Alex Baker and William Grant rock the party? NOBODY. This is why we sent them to this year’s Sonar festival, the better to write important words about it.»

60477

David G Cox - David G Cox

Review by William Grant

It’s the emphasis on the simplicity of songcraft on offer here that will allow Cox to garner success. How he can beckon light from even the darkest situation. In that sense, he has created a very well crafted and sobering first album. »

60160

Trentemøller - Into the Great Wide Yonder

Review by William Grant

There’s a fearless level of experimentation on offer here, even if it may seem straightforward to the uninitiated listener. But what is really unfortunate is that that same experimentation ends up being detrimental to some tracks. »

59731

Villagers - Becoming a Jackal

Review by William Grant

O’Brien’s howls and cries throughout are an exorcism of growing pains, and to that end universally resonant and resolutely empathetic.»

58943

These Monsters - Call Me Dragon

Review by William Grant

These Monsters; purveyors of stoner-led-instrumental-jazz-rock-ness.»

58883

DiS meets Flying Lotus

In Depth by William Grant

To try and encapsulate the world of Flying Lotus is a nigh on impossible task...»

58767

65daysofstatic - We Were Exploding Anyway

Review by William Grant

We Were Exploding Anyway has rekindled the old flame.»

58609

Coheed and Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow

Review by William Grant

It’s a real shame that the band’s originality seems to have almost become a burden to them. The adventurous nature of Coheed and Cambria was what made them so thrilling. And while this new tangent of popular method could win them a fair few new fans, it may leave some of the loyal wanting more from their next opus.»

58104

Deadmau5 - At Play Vol 2

Review by William Grant

It’s when Deadmau5 dips into the ironic side of what he does that it becomes clearer why his popularity has sky-rocketed, but his credibility has waned. »

57479

Errors - Come Down With Me

Review by William Grant

There is no inclination to pander to any preconceptions of yore and this has now, undoubtedly, made Errors the force they always threatened to be. »

57151

Godzilla Black - Godzilla Black

Review by William Grant

Obviously this collision between saloon-style spaghetti rock and jugular-aimed metal heaviness could leave you a little baffled. Stylistically divided, the whole feels somewhat incoherent. But the good outweighs the bad, equaling a solid album. »

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