October 17, 2006

{ Slices Magazine }

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Slices is a new quarterly magazine strictly focused on electronic music. But until here, nothing new: there are dozen of them. What's innovative is that the magazine does not get printed on paper and sold in newstands: Slices is a DVD. No paper version exhists. Plus, it's a free press: it will not cost you a dime. Born in 2005 with the help of a cell phone company (which is the only sponsor: the magazine does not have any form of adversiting in its content), they present interviews, music videos, short presentations and trailer for upcoming events and releases, even documetaries like the one on the vynil production, all encapsuled in a very practical DVD box. Previously featured artists span from Sir Alice, Ellen Allien, Miss Kittin, Nightmares on Wax, an issue entirely dedicated to Warp Music and Warp Films, on to the current spotlight on Underground Resistance, which gets the cover of the current issue. Published in Germany and English (you have language options inside the DVD), it is an educative and enjoable magazine, despite some limitations in its production: the lack fo money sorts of cast a DIY feeling around most video interviews, so do not expect video clip quality. Nevertheless, this is pretty fresh for anybody into this type of music. And the love people over at Slices feel for electronic music, definitely visible. To the point that, unhappy of having given lots of space already to the mythical figure of DJ, producer and artist Richie Hawtin, they went on and started a series called Slices - Pionieers of Electronic Music, a proper documentary DVD series. Hawtin gets to be the protagonists of issue 1, Slices, first documentary film. You are into electronic music? Check them out.

     » Where to get it
     » For back issues (or if it is not distributed near you)
     » Pioneers of Electronic Music, volume 1: Richie Hawtin

By Tacita in Music, Reviews