Philip Sherburne is an American journalist, musician and DJ based in

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Career

Sherburne is a critic and columnist for ''

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''. He is also the electronic/dance editor for Rhapsody.com. He regularly appears on

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and eMusic.com and has contributed to a number of publications which include: ''

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, Spain's ''Trax'', and Germany's ''Groove'' and '' De:Bug''. His has also contributed to books such as ''Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music'', ''Time Out 1000 Songs to Change Your Life'' and ''The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present''. When not working as a journalist, he is a DJ at night. He has performed in

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, Barcelona,

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Discography

*Philip Sherburne, "Lumberjacking" (Lan Muzic, 2007) *Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts, "Les Gans (Philip Sherburne Remix)" (Musique Risquée, 2008) *Peter Van Hoesen, "L.O.C. (Philip Sherburne's Lungbutter Remix)" (Lan Muzic, 2008) *Philip Sherburne, Salt & Vinegar EP (Lan Muzic, 2008) *Echologist feat. Spaceape, The Mercy Dubz: Philip Sherburne's Triple Bypass Dub + Philip Sherburne's Resurrection Dub (Resopal Red, 2009)

References

External links

Philip Sherburne

Lan Muzik
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