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YTCracker Interview: SXSW 2010

Computer hacker-turned-nerd-core rapper YTCracker is a man of few words, and fewer cares. Never one to worry, he believes in brains over brawn and rapping over 8-bit beats sampled straight from dusty Nintendo cartridges. His goal, much like the goal of playing the games themselves: to get to the next level. Here's what he had to say to Spinner ...

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Zakee Kuduro Interview: SXSW 2010

With stuttering abstract drums, sledgehammering bass, and Timbaland-esque essence, Ku Ku Bass pioneer Zakee Kuduro is raising the bar of production to pole vault level. Linked to such artists as M.I.A. and Rye Rye, Kuduro draws heavy influence from world music to drop cranial cavity busting bangers that instantaneously trigger neck-breaking head ...

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Zeale Interview: SXSW 2010

Austin, TX native and linguistic dynamo Zeale is no stranger to SXSW, yet rocking the mic during the festival still holds special significance as he gets to play ambassador to his city -- not too hard when you've got charisma by the crate load and rapping comes as easy as talking. Never satisfied with the status quo, Zeale is constantly pushing the ...

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Casiokids Interview: SXSW 2010

Norwegian electro-pop quintet Casiokids are a roving party of effortless cool that happen to play mind melting, toe-tapping, vintage synth funk. Part chaos, part retro meets outer space, the kids use quirky instruments [cello, cassette-recorder, congas] and unorthodox samples [children's radio shows, cassette-books, interviews of communist ...

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Yokozuna Interview: SXSW 2010

Brothers Arturo and Jose, better known as Yokozuna, play loud and frenetic rock and roll that hits harder than Mike Tyson wearing concrete gloves wrapped in diamonds. With a sound self described as, "an action movie with explosions everywhere" it's no wonder the Mexico City duo have crossed the sonic border into America where their style of bigger, ...

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Yppah Interview: SXSW 2010

Everything is bigger in Texas...including the sound. Yppah (electro-acoustic astronaut Joe Corrales, Jr.) uses live instrumentation incorporated with break beat drum samples to create stunning electronic shoe-gaze. Cinematic in both scope and resonance, listening to his compositions is an ethereal experience, where drum rolls and echoes converge ...

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PIMPBOT Interview: SXSW 2010

Hailing from Honolulu's bustling capital, Waikiki, six-piece band PIMPBOT pump out a unique brand of schizophrenic ska/punk that welds chilled out saxophone solos with full on reggae infused thrash rock. Their songs are down to earth honest, going as far as exploring the awkward tension that hovers the morning after a one night stand. Songs like ...

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