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  • The festival—which will include two DJ sets from Mr. Sweeney, a live performance by electronic duo Blondes, DJ sets from nu-disco duos like New Jersey's Metro Area and New York's Rub-N-Tug, and a headlining set from one-time Detroit producer Matthew Dear —is meant to allow the artists to play more intimate sets than they can on the large-scale festival circuit many are accustomed to.

    The Space Man Is On a Mission Andy Beta 2011

  • Holy Ghost is a nu-disco act on DFA (the only one of the label's offerings that I consistently enjoy, actually), and I love how ardently they're embracing their derivation here.

    fourfour: 2009

  • Holy Ghost is a nu-disco act on DFA (the only one of the label's offerings that I consistently enjoy, actually), and I love how ardently they're embracing their derivation here.

    New New Order 2009

  • The buzz: "Combining the current vogue for nu-disco funk with a knowing nod towards the raw authenticity of early house" – DJ Mag

    Tensnake (No 868) 2010

  • Join the nu-disco sound of the real diamonds of the night: CAGE

    WN.com - Articles related to CARGO: Perishables rot in transit 2010

  • Join the nu-disco sound of the real diamonds of the night: CAGE

    WN.com - Articles related to CARGO: Perishables rot in transit 2010

  • Hercules and Love Affair set the mood with their feel-good nu-disco while the sun was still hanging overhead.

    Spinner 2010

  • Join the nu-disco sound of the real diamonds of the night: CAGE

    WN.com - Articles related to CARGO: Perishables rot in transit 2010

  • Their aim is to release two to three albums a year, traversing jazz to jungle, nu-disco to film scores, breakbeat to sampled electro, and many of the rhythmic strains in between.

    Pop Musicology 2010

  • Although Steinman initially hailed from a punk background in San Francisco, with Haar coming in at the other end of the spectrum with an interest in experimental electronica, the pair have absorbed everything from krautrock, new age, nu-disco, even Manuel Göttsching and Top 40 hits to create a Blondes sound like no other; one which places intuition and emotion at its core over meticulous production.

    The Music Fix 2010

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