Issue 115

This issue's feature subjects, Cobblestone Jazz, are redesigning funk for the Ableton generation, mixing programmed sequences with off-the-cuff combo dynamics. You could argue that they inherited their sense of spontaneity from hero Carl Craig, whose new double CD reaffirms his place as both techno pace-setter and spiritual guide. In Listen, sets from dub-techno maverick Pole, dubstepper Benga, funk-carioca specialist Daniel Haaksman, unsung hero Derek Plaslaiko, and Chicago's Noleian Reusse keep the low end wobbling. New York's Skeletons & the Kings of All Cities, meanwhile, get sent to the Events basement, while, in News, Bonde do Rolê move into reality-TV land.

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