By Bill Brewster, eMusic ContributorNow on his fourth album, Sweden's Axel Willner, aka The Field, occupies a unique niche in electronic music. He's signed to techno label Kompakt, but his sound is informed as much by rock — the… more »
By Michelangelo Matos, eMusic ContributorIt would've been easy to write off Axel Willner as a one-trick pony even if you did fall for his 2007 debut as the Field, From Here We Go Sublime. Infinitesimal loops that glance obliquely… more »
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorIt was a year full of surprising breakouts and breathtaking discoveries, with reliable favorites from familiar faces and strong entries from new voices. These are our Top 100 Records of 2011. more »
By Michelangelo Matos, eMusic ContributorLoops are like riffs — some have it, some don't. The artists that create the best loops — Armand Van Helden in his late-'90s prime is the best example — find and/or chop up something… more »
By Philip Sherburne, eMusic ContributorWhereas so much contemporary electronic music makes do largely with synthesizers, drum machines and software, Kompakt's roots lie firmly in sampling. Sweden's Axel Willner, aka the Field, takes the idea of stretching pre-recorded sounds to… more »