Blogs: Music Platters:

Anti-Pop Consortium – Fluorescent Black (Big Dada/Border)

Anti-Pop Consortium, as the name suggests, are no commercial patsies. Lauded by music media around the turn of the decade …full story

Ursula 1000 – Mystics (ESL/Border)

New York DJ Alex Gimeno has been pumping out albums under the Ursula 1000 banner for Washing DC-based label ESL …full story

Earth Wind & Fire – Live In Japan (Eagle Vision/Shock)

At their best, 1970s disco-funk fusion unit Earth Wind & Fire were an exemplary music unit with real chops, as …full story

MEW – No More Stories Are Told Today… (Sony)

The full title of this FABULOUS album is actually No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away …full story

Various Artists – Music For Dreams (One World Music/Border)

Any cafe proprietors searching for appropriate music for the sipping of lattes and the munching of muffins would be well …full story

The Phenomenal Handclap Band (Pop Frenzy/Rhythmethod)

Disco haters out there can stop reading now. Those with more open minds might already be aware of the late …full story