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Damian lazarus Pawn Shop Lounge, March 25; Fairwinds Cafe, March 26 British DJ and producer Damian Lazarus purveys dance-floor futurism through his imprint Crosstown Rebels. The sound is at once familiar — think Rephlex-style Luke Vibert mixed with a bit of industrial techno — and eerie: the records he spins are hard-hitting enough to rock any nightclub yet sleek and sensuous enough to entice listeners with discrete sensibilities. Many are bemoaning a dearth of innovative artists at this year’s WMC, but if you can catch this rebel futurist DJ’ing, you’re likely to get all the edginess you can handle.
1. Matt Tolfrey & Sylvester, The Horn (Crosstown Rebels)
2. Duoteque, I’m Not a Witch (Boxer)
3. Break 3000, Flash 1 (My Best Friend)
4. I¬aki Marin, Mr Schulze (Regular)
5. Pier Bucci, Polaris (Crosstown Rebels)
6. Mathew Jonson, Rainforest (Minus)
7. Alter Ego, Beat the Bush (Ewan Pearson remix) (Klang Elektronik)
8. Switch, Get On Downz (Max Fresh remix) (Freerange Records)
9. Bloc Party (Black Strobe white label)
10. [T]k¬l, Snake Tartare (initial cuts)
