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The Thirty Best Tracks of 2012

The Thirty Best Tracks of 2012

Hydra Magazine's Thirty Best Tracks of 2012, featuring music from Holy Other, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, Jim Jarmusch, CHVRCHES, Nite Jewel, and others.

| January 15, 2013 | No Comments »

Diaspora Sound System

Diaspora Sound System

An Interview with Steve Spacek of Africa Hitech on sound systems, Donna Summer, Jah Shaka, and the feeling of bass.

| June 18, 2012 | No Comments »

Here, Have Some Drone

Here, Have Some Drone

A playlist for the post-apocalypse.

| March 29, 2012 | No Comments »

The Music of Ruination

The Music of Ruination

How Burial's new album 'Kindred' suspends rave's immemorial past in its ruins.

| February 27, 2012 | No Comments »

Revisiting the Music of 2011: Dissent, Censorship, and Apocalypse

Revisiting the Music of 2011: Dissent, Censorship, and Apocalypse

From turning our gaze backwards, and recycling lost time, a new music is emerging, slowly paving way for an impending rupture to come.

| January 5, 2012 | No Comments »

The Soft Moon Falls into Total Decay

The Soft Moon Falls into Total Decay

The Soft Moon returns with the Total Decay EP. Michael Krimper examines Luis Vasquez's fear of closure and what happens "when it's over."

| November 9, 2011 | No Comments »

The Seduction of Drive’s Soundtrack

The Seduction of Drive’s Soundtrack

Why the 'Drive' soundtrack works so well, and a playlist of more menacing synth-pop tunes to cruise to.

| October 29, 2011 | No Comments »

Appropriating Cheese

Appropriating Cheese

Hiphop producer Araabmuzik uncovers the horror of trance in 'Electronic Dream.'

| August 2, 2011 | No Comments »

Listening to Gil Scott-Heron, Again

Listening to Gil Scott-Heron, Again

The gifted musician fell victim to his own cautionary tales.

| June 9, 2011 | No Comments »

Dancing at the End of Days

Dancing at the End of Days

In her new song "Till the World Ends", Britney Spears calls us to dance in the face of the apocalypse.

| April 27, 2011 | No Comments »