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1999 Stories by Michaelangelo Matos

• Rumble in the Jungle

  published December 15, 1999

  Krust's ponderous vocalist talks him into a corner; Aphrodite gets down to drum 'n' basics. More >>

• Beats Past, Beats Future: A Drum 'n' Bass Primer

  published December 15, 1999

  Tracing jungle's hip-hop DNA. More >>

• Atom and His Package: Making Love

  published November 24, 1999

  Atom and His Package Making Love No Idea HOWEVER YOUNG OR old Atom Goren might be, anyone who... More >>

• Pet Shop Boys: Nightlife

  published November 17, 1999

  Pet Shop Boys Nightlife Sire THE EMOTIONAL SOFTENING of the Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant has been... More >>

• Tom Scharpling and Ronald Thomas Clontle: Rock, Rot & Rule

  published November 17, 1999

  Tom Scharpling and Ronald Thomas Clontle Rock, Rot & Rule Stereolaffs UNLIKE MOST ROCK critics,... More >>

• various artists: Sounds of Psychedelphia

  published November 17, 1999

  various artists Sounds of Psychedelphia Lounge THOUGH THE TERM is soaked in formaldehyde,... More >>

• Lewis Shiner: Say Goodbye

  published November 3, 1999

  Lewis Shiner Say Goodbye St. Martin's Press MUSIC JOURNALIST AND fantasy novelist Lewis Shiner's... More >>

• The B-Side of the Moon

  published November 3, 1999

  Luna's cover version of "Sweet Child o' Mine" marks a strange departure from the indie universe. More >>

• M People: Testify

  published October 20, 1999

  M People Testify Epic MANCHESTER HOUSE MERCHANTS M People have been full-fledged stars in England... More >>

• The Tower of Babble

  published September 29, 1999

  By creating a detective with Tourette's syndrome, Jonathan Lethem addresses the mystery of language. More >>

• A New Lease on House

  published September 15, 1999

  British sensations Basement Jaxx bring the mojo back to disco. More >>

• Cibo Matto: Stereotype A

  published September 1, 1999

  Cibo Matto Stereotype A Warner Bros. WHEN CIBO MATTO released its first single, 1994's unhinged,... More >>

• various artists: Voodoo Death Breaks

  published September 1, 1999

  various artists Voodoo Death Breaks Voodoo THE RUSH YOU get listening to compilations of frequently... More >>

• Bombs Away

  published August 18, 1999

  Noise artist Bombardier drops some of electronic music's fastest and hardest beats--and waits for the explosion More >>

• Kool Keith: Black Elvis/Lost in Space

  published August 18, 1999

  Kool Keith Black Elvis/Lost in Space Ruffhouse/Columbia GIVEN THAT HIS indie-rap alter ego, Dr.... More >>

• The Mother of Invention

  published June 30, 1999

  How a child of the Sixties became an unlikely focal point of the local rave scene. More >>

• David Toop: Exotica: Fabricated Soundscapes in a Real World

  published June 30, 1999

  David Toop Exotica: Fabricated Soundscapes in a Real World Serpent's Tail ALTHOUGH DAVID TOOP'S... More >>

• Unchained Melodica

  published June 23, 1999

  Chasing the echoes of late dub pioneer Augustus Pablo. More >>

• Wink Wink, Nudge Nudge

  published June 9, 1999

  Cult of impersonality: Josh Wink. More >>

• Barry Adamson: The Murky World of Barry Adamson

  published June 2, 1999

  Barry Adamson The Murky World of Barry Adamson Mute IN THE POST-DANCE world, imaginary... More >>

• Turning the Tables

  published May 26, 1999

  After braving years of backlash, techno's first crossover star, Moby, spins back to his DJ roots. More >>

• Crazy Wisdom Masters: The Payback EP

  published May 12, 1999

  Crazy Wisdom Masters The Payback EP Black Hoodz/Wordsound PITY THE JUNGLE Brothers. After... More >>

• various artists: 1948: the R&B Hits

  published April 28, 1999

  various artists 1948: the R&B Hits Indigo IF THE YEARS 1954 to 1956 are considered the site of the... More >>

• Underworld: Beaucoup Fish

  published April 14, 1999

  Underworld Beaucoup Fish JBO/V2 AT THEIR BEST this season's most vaunted techno act, Underworld, is... More >>

• Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

  published April 7, 1999

  St. Paul's Selby Tigers combine songs of innocence with punk-rock experience. More >>