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Plastik Surgery

Valley remix wizards Markus Schulz and C.L. McSpadden give pop hits the face-lift they need to turn heads on the dance floor

Power Trio

Peter Buck goes West with Eitzel, Middle Eastern with Tuatara, and everywhere else with Minus 5

Markus Schulz

Return of the non-native

Telefon Tel Aviv

Map of What Is Effortless (Hefty)

Orbital

Back to Mine (DMC)

Down So Long

Morose singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel delivers his best solo record, informed by -- gasp! -- upbeat electronica

Future Shock

Gumbo gazes into his crystal ball and tells us what to expect in jazz, blues and heritage as we approach 2001

The Artist Formerly Known As Print

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Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam
(Ignition/Epic Records)

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Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam
(Ignition/Epic Records)

Tracey Thorn Embraces Middle Age And Its Concerns On Terrific New Solo Album

Edward Bishop, traceythorn.comTracey Thorn: Portrait of the artist as not a young woman​ Tracey Thorn Love And Its Opposite (Merge) Facing middle age is a daunting enough task, but making sense of it as a musical artist is trickier still. To even attempt as much is rare, especially when it's ... More >>