Japan-based Omodaka is a collaborative project between core members Soichi Terada and Kanazawa Akko, and a revolving door of visual artists that fuses computerized monoliths, traditional Japanese folk and dissident stills and art pieces to create offbeat electronic paradigms. Since starting in 2001, the avant-garde collective has released seven EPs ...

Influential in Spain's underground electronica scene, Telephunken released their latest effort, Que Viva El Ritmo!!!, in late Spring of 2009 on Acta Recordings. Their fourth release, which translates to "Long live the rhythm!", is a smooth mixture of soul, funk, rock, break beat, samples and Latin rhythms, with lyrics sung both in English and ...

In May 2009, electro-rock outfit the Crystal Method released their fourth studio album, 'Divided by Night,' on Tiny e Records. Nominated at the 52nd Grammy Awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album, its first single, 'Drown in the Now,' featured no less than Matisyahu. With an 2010 tour that includes stops in New Orleans, Moscow and Miami, the Los ...