Elisabeth Esselink has a record store in Amsterdam with her small studio in the basement. In there she deconstructs samples of bootlegs and records nobody wants, to make songs that she can sing over. It's a result unlike trip hop or most sampled music, and it's a very good thing. (www.matadorrecords.com)
Music Reviews | No. 28
Long Distance
by Larry Crane
Andy Chase and Adam Schlesinger are part owners in Stratosphere Sound in NY, and they're also part of Ivy with vocalist Dominique Durand. Streamlined pop with French-accented vocals - plus the...