Email Author Derek Beres

2006 Stories by Derek Beres

• Urbs

  published August 3, 2006

  While he's been circulating on the Austrian DJ circuit since '97, Paul Nawrata has been tooling around with various projects, most notably... More >>

• Camille

  published June 1, 2006

  Cutting her teeth with unique Parisian band Nouvelle Vague (whose last album featured bossa nova covers of '80s songs by the likes of Joy... More >>

• Cibelle

  published May 4, 2006

  Expectations are dangerous beasts; anyone expecting an update of Brazilian vocalist Cibelle's debut is in for a shock. Fortunately, no one will... More >>

• Various Artists

  published April 20, 2006

  In an attempt to give light to forgotten (though pivotal) singles from the heyday of the San Fran/Oakland funk/soul diaspora, Luv N'Haight... More >>

• Public Enemy

  published March 2, 2006

  While most "Golden Era" hip-hoppers have retired to community social clubs or made halfhearted, half-cracked attempts at reliving bygone days,... More >>

• Nação Zumbi

  published February 23, 2006

  In 1991, Chico Science began mixing the local percussive styles of Pernambuco, Brazil, with searing electronic rhythms. Until his early death in... More >>

• Julia Sarr & Patrice Larose

  published February 2, 2006

  Of all recent cross-cultural collaborations, the pairing of Senegalese vocalist Julia Sarr and French flamenco guitarist Patrice Larose proves to... More >>