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:Music Review: Various Artists – Electronic Saviors Volume II Recurrence

  By William | May 24, 2012 - 10:30 am | CD, Review
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Various Artists – Electronic Saviors Volume II Recurrence
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Label: Metropolis Records
Website: electronicsaviors.com

Review by: DeVico

Jim Semonik is back with the second compilation installment of Electronic Saviors and this time, the ceiling has been lifted to become an even huger and massive compilation. With proceeds going to at least two charities: Gilda’s Club/Cancer Support Community and The Bone Marrow Foundation you get the chance to help others and build your music library. ES Volume 1 was a sold out product on Metropolis Records and with good fortune, I am hoping they have the same scenario with ES Volume 2. The premium edition of ES 2 comes with six CD’s and two digital discs. This compilation clocks at 142 tracks with over 10 hours of play. Seriously, this is a juggernaut of music. (more…)

:Rivet: Various Artists – Face The Beat – Vol. 1

  By William | July 14, 2011 - 10:30 am | Review, Rivet
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Various Artists – Face The Beat – Vol. 1
Release Date: July 3, 2011
Label: Side-Line
Website: Side-Line Magazine →Face The Beat Vol. 1

Review by: William Dashiell Hammett

Side-Line is a name known throughout the electronic music scene regardless of the sub-genre, whether in reverence or contempt (and lets face it, someone out there doesn’t like them), it is not for this writer to say.  While both Side-Line and COMA report on similar topics, we aren’t really in competition.  Of course, Side-Line’s connection to Alfa Matrix does provide them unparalleled access to certain artists and an unsurpassed status as an industry insider.  For awhile, they had been announcing the imminent release of a digital only free compilation that was released in the beginning of July. (more…)