Archive for December, 2006

Scissorkick’s Best of 2006

Posted by steve on December 22nd, 2006

We promised you our picks and after much deliberation, we settled on 34 38 37 (yes, totally random number) records that — whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em — made an impact on us this year. In my opinion all of them are worthy of a listen and all have hijacked my headphones for [...]

Scissorkast #1

Posted by steve on December 20th, 2006

The very first ScissorKast is online and represents a big THANK YOU to all of you who have taken the time to stop by, listen and download music over the years. Think of it as a holiday present, and Santa’s got a brand new bag of totally new, not-yet-released tunes for you. Advance apologies for [...]

 
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Posted by steve on December 19th, 2006

Like a lot of folks, I am in agreement that the abbreviaton IDM (Intelligent Dance Music) is about as pretentious as you can possibly get. Without getting too specific — is it not obvious? — I will admit that there should be a term, perhaps a bit more inclusive, to describe the kind of music [...]

 
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Yppah

Posted by steve on December 18th, 2006

Today’s post starts a busy week for scissorkick before a short holiday break. Wednesday will mark the introduction of our very first ScissorCast which is basically a pre-recorded hour-long radio show that can be downloaded to the portable media player of your choice. We don’t play favorites here. Then Friday, we will list our [...]

 
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To Rococo Rot

Posted by steve on December 6th, 2006

Sometimes, I feel old. Not that I’m on a diet of Metamucil and suffering from arthritic joints (yet), but if you are passionate about music, you often gauge your age not by the increasing amount of gray hairs but by the scratches on the records you’ve been playing for years. German trio To Rococo Rot [...]

 
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