NAVVI’s “Us”

April 20, 2019June 29, 2020

NAVVI’s “Us”

NAVVI's Kristen Henry & Brad Boettger. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.

I wasn’t quite sure what to post this eve. I’ve been offline for the past couple of days. And as always, starting back up poses all kinds of challenges. What to write being at the top of that list. That’s when I stumbled upon NAVVI, a nifty little Seattle-based electronic duo that reminds me a …

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January 16, 2019July 5, 2020

Depeche Mode’s “It’s No Good”

Depeche Mode perform at the Hollywood Bowl on 10.12.17.

Now that I've posted a barnstorming blast of techno intensity, I'm going to knock things down a notch with a more subdued break-up boiler by Depeche Mode, titled "It's No Good." This one wields a restrained potency, slightly bitter, never sweet, and down and dirty in the grit and grime of grudge-based electronica. And it's …

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