Three years of traveling around the world, learning new instruments and his first real collaborations with more conventional vocalists have all gone into the rich tapestry of Iradelphic, and have truly bought Clark’s sound back down to earth with a rich self awareness and an audible hunger to really explore new things. It’s always a [...]
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Rustie :: Glass Swords (Warp)
Constantly surprising the listener with unexpected twists, dramatic tensions and heavy drops, always accompanied by big sweeping synth leads and atmospheres. [Release page] This album is really messing with me. I’m confused as to how I feel about it if I’m honest. It is one of the most hyped releases this year, with music critics [...]
Plaid :: Scintilli (Warp)
Plaid have placed extreme effort into honing electronic sounds so that they have an acoustic feel, creating a divine meeting in the middle where one never overpowers the other. Plaudits must also go to Ed and Andy’s mission to avoid excessive and unnecessary loudness for the sake of creating impact as the album progresses. [Release [...]
PLAID :: Building on human errors
2011 heralds the eagerly anticipated return of Plaid with their stunning new album Scintilli. Andy Turner and Ed Handley took a moment to speak with James Knapman about the inception of their latest collection of creative sparks. (September 2011) Just as 2010 saw the return of Warp Records heavy hitters Autechre with Oversteps and Move [...]
Plaid :: “35 Summers” video from Scintilli (Warp)
The long-awaited new disc from Plaid (entitled Scintilli) will arrive on September 26, 2011 via Warp Records, available as a double LP or CD. Video, lead track and tour schedule updated 8/18/2011. :::….:.:::….:::::::..:::::…. Plaid live in 2011 :: OCTOBER :: Saturday :: 1st :: Melkweg Amsterdam Holland Monday :: 3rd :: The Railway Winchester [...]
Bibio :: Mind Bokeh (Warp)
With this album Bibio is all about taking on different personas and having a ball, from coldly disjointed staccato love ballads to wise-ass rhymes sung at a break neck pace, a scant few bpm’s short of rapping, the vocals contribute much of Mind Bokeh’s MPD charm. [Purchase] Mind Bokeh is the fifth full-length from Stephen [...]
Top releases of twenty-ten
With this article, 151 releases and 25 honorable mentions are highlighted as being titles that garnered the extra spins in 2010. These musicians (and associated labels) offered an abundance of quality productions coming from all corners of the globe with an emphasis on releasing music that doesn’t always follow a defined path. [January 2011] Twenty-ten [...]
Eskmo :: Eskmo (Ninja Tune)
Angelides is clearly a phenomenal producer that has managed to create a unique sound, best demonstrated on the superb “Cloudlight.” In fact, it’s such a good tune that it almost covers the price of the LP by itself. [Listen | Purchase] San Franciscan producer Brendan Angelides, known as Eskmo to his rapidly growing fanbase, has [...]
Autechre :: Oversteps (Warp)
(April 2010) It’s a rare thing in these internet savvy days to be genuinely shocked by a new album from a well established artist, not least because there are frequently spoiler laden press releases, samples or free/exclusive tracks flying around months prior to the release date. The announcement of a new Autechre (“Ae”) album generates [...]