We, the collective internet music community, have been making a lot of hay over Syro for the last month. Now we can hear this thing we’ve hyped so highly. The first Aphex Twin album in 13 years is now streaming over at Bleep.com in advance of its release tomorrow on Warp, and it’s still up for pre-order from several […]
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See the Complete List of Gear Used on Aphex Twin’s ‘Syro,’ Including “Mum & Dad Vocals”
September 9th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran Aphex Twin is putting out his first album in 13 years; of course people are going to obsess over it. Syro‘s packaging is a beautiful thing full of simple structure and transparency. That means see-thru Plexiglas and dishing deets like the cost of making the album. Because of the packaging’s sworn oath to openness, Richard […]
Stream “mini pops 67,″ Aphex Twin’s First New Song in 13 Years
September 4th, 2014 Nina Corcoran We got the clues, we got the reveal, and now we have the sound. It’s been 13 years since Aphex Twin, aka Richard D. James, has shared new music with the world, and today it’s here. The lead single and opening track off his album SYRO, “mini pops 67 (source field mix),” debuted on BBC Radio […]
Aphex Twin Announces First Album in 13 Years
August 18th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Richard D James, aka Aphex Twin, has announced his first album in 13 years, SYRO. The follow-up to 2001’s Drunkqs (or 1994-via-2014’s Caustic Window if you want to count the Kickstarter-funded release) has been secretly advertised the past few days with Aphex Twin’s logo appearing on a neon green blimp flying above south London and stenciled on pavement at various locations in […]
Nina Corcoran’s ‘Best of 2014’ in Music
January 19th, 2015 Nina Corcoran If there’s anything to be certain of when it comes to music, it’s that you can’t control when it strikes you. In a year filled with violence, racism, disease, and political stumblings, our brains were in overdrive trying to do the right thing. For most, music serves as an escape. It articulates emotions and brings […]
The Year of Rediscovery: Corey From’s End of the Year List
January 2nd, 2015 Corey From This year has been an interesting one for me, as far as music goes. I had an awakening. In one sense, it was weird, because as a late bloomer in the music scene, 2003-2004 were some prime years for me in developing my tastes. So to have artists like Coheed & Cambria, Midtown, blink-182, etc. […]
Stream MGMT’s New Album, ‘MGMT’
September 9th, 2013 Nina Corcoran After lots of discussion this summer, MGMT‘s third album, MGMT, is streaming online in full. The album comes out September 17 via Columbia Records and pre-orders are ongoing, but for now go ahead and listen after the jump. The album’s influences included Aphex Twin and ’90s house music, yet it’s easier to swallow on the first […]
MGMT Announce Release Date for New Album and Tour
June 25th, 2013 Nina Corcoran Finally, finally, finally, a date! Psychedelic rockers MGMT have announced that their third studio album, self-titled, will be out September 17 through Columbia Records. It’s been three years since Congratulations came out, a lengthy enough period of time to have rinsed out listeners’ ears for new music. The album will have ten tracks (as reported by […]
MGMT Flesh Out Details Surrounding Their Third Album
January 29th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Electro indie folk-a-weirdos MGMT, the duo consisting of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, sat down with Rolling Stone to dish on their upcoming third album. With a tentative schedule release for sometime this June, the group decided to go back to their roots, ensuring the interviewer that tracks on their third LP will be in line with the […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Exotic Animal Petting Zoo
March 11th, 2012 Brian Leak Exotic Animal Petting Zoo is an experimental progressive rock band with a hugely diverse sound that’s as original as their name. They’ve released one very well received full length album and will be releasing their sophomore effort Tree Of Tongues via Mediaskare Records on May 8. UTG spoke with one of the founding members Stephen […]
Interview with The Dillinger Escape Plan
April 23rd, 2011 James Shotwell Check out an interview with The Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist, Greg Puciato, below. Please state your name and role in the band. Greg Puciato and I sing and do whatever else in The Dillinger Escape Plan. Tell me how the tour with Deftones is going. It’s going great…as we anticipated. Our bands complement each other […]