Jimmy Tamborello, known as Dntel to most, has been making music for more than a decade. In 2001, he had the indie world buzzing when he released Life Is Full Of Possibilities, making him one of the most notable figures in the turn-of-the-century glitch scene. Commercial success hit Tamborello as one half of the Postal Service, the other half being Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie. The sole Postal Service album, Give Up, is Sub Pop’s second best-selling record to date, and the “Such Great Heights” single was used on TV shows and covered by Iron & Wine, whose version in turn made it onto the Garden State soundtrack. Tamborello has worked with artists from Conor Oberst to Grizzly Bear, and he still engineers electronic music and hosts an internet radio show. On Dntel’s latest album, Aimlessness (Pampa), he dialed back the guest vocals, focused on instrumentals and made an ethereal, spaced-out electro album. Tamborello will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Tamborello: Boomkat is a British online record store that’s been around forever and is one of the main places I visit to find new music. I go through their digital new arrivals at least once a week and, on special occasions, even browse the vinyl. They’re really in tune with my tastes (or maybe they’re dictating my tastes), and I feel like I can trust their reviews more than most sites that are trying to sell you something. They’re great for new electronic, modern classical, experimental and techno-pop music. They’re also constantly tempting me with super expensive, boutique reissue box sets.
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