Email Author Darren Keast

1999 Stories by Darren Keast

• Rethinking Techno

  published December 8, 1999

  When I moved here, I thought there would be so much more cutting-edge art and weird, left-field electronic music -- just more weird experimental... More >>

• Review

  published December 1, 1999

  DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid Subliminal Minded -- The EP (Outpost/Bar None) DJ Spooky exploded onto the hot lists of... More >>

• Review

  published November 24, 1999

  DJ Vadim U.S.S.R.: Life From the Other Side (Ninja Tune) Apparently it takes some time for a Russian-born, London-based... More >>

• Rhyme Schemes

  published November 3, 1999

  There's no mainstream side to Bay Area hip hop. While there have been a couple of MC Hammers and Digital Undergrounds in the past, for a kid... More >>

• Review

  published November 3, 1999

  Richie Hawtin Decks, EFX & 909 (Novamute) This mix CD from Windsor, Ontario's Richie Hawtin just might inspire club DJs... More >>

• Tone Deft

  published October 20, 1999

  One of the important things to know about DMT is that it is a very fast-acting [hallucinogen]. Users will feel the effect almost immediately,... More >>

• Review

  published October 13, 1999

  Various Artists Future Sounds of Jazz, Vol. 6 (Compost) In the early '70s, Miles Davis (with his On the Corner... More >>

• New School Session

  published August 18, 1999

  The Lootpack story begins in the 805 area code, an hour or so north of L.A., in a place called Oxnard. Twenty minutes away from the dreaded... More >>

• Computer Games

  published August 4, 1999

  Chances are very good that, right now, Kit Clayton is pushing a button. Actually, he might be sliding a lever, turning a knob, plugging... More >>

• Music

  published July 28, 1999

  Chances are very good that, right now, Kit... More >>

• House-Raising

  published July 14, 1999

  DJ and party promoter Dan Ghenacia recently put out a mix CD called Sun Frenchies, featuring tracks by local house music producers, and music... More >>