We keep covering one by one the artists that made our Year End Best of NYC 2010 list – a chart compiled by a jury comprised of NYC bloggers, music writers, promoters, record store personnel, DJs, and our writers and readers. It’s a (final) countdown!
Brooklyn based duo Blondes take us back to the days when techno was some kind of new psychedelic experience (remember The Orb?) with what they call "ecstatic trance". Their tracks move and develop slowly, sounds fade in and out peacefully, while the regular, paced kick keeps the beat alive, synchronized with our pulse. As underlined by titles like "Virgin Pacific", "Paradise City" and Sundance", there’s a calming quality in this duo’s music, which we are now tempted to describe as "ambient with a beat". Experience them at Terminal 5 on March 19.