December 2015 Archives

Month: December 2015

MMT-8 :: Sequencer EP (Cultivated Electronics)

Reviews 12/31/2015 by Robbie Geoghegan

Sequencer shows the sharper side of Cultivated Electronics. Clinical rhythms, driving bass lines and just a touch of warbling funk when needed. A solid expression […]

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T e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 :: 神秘的情人 “Mysterious Lover” (Tokyo Exchange)

Reviews 12/31/2015 by Ben Steed

Crisp, tranquil and alluring, this album is a must for those seeking escapism into a realm of limitless magic and mysterious love. Anonymous deep ambient […]

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Tobias Hellkvist :: Pause (Dragon’s Eye)

Reviews 12/31/2015 by Alan Lockett

Pause, Tobias Hellkvist’s first for Dragon’s Eye, sees the Swedish sound designer rummage through his archives and dig out a more minimalist work of a decade’s […]

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777 :: Breaking from the Bonds of Berlin (Interview & Mix)

Profiles 12/28/2015 by Robbie Geoghegan

Perhaps I was wrong about Berlin and survival of the fittest. New and exciting imprints, like Wilson’s, are flourishing. Maybe “THE capital” has enough shelve […]

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Igloo Magazine :: Best of 2015

Features Tops 12/27/2015 by igloomag

So here it is—from ambient drone to post-rock, jazz and modern classical, from IDM to experimental to post-digital microsound; hallucinatory electronics to experimental soundscapery, candy-color […]

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Jonathan Kawchuk :: North (Eilean Rec.)

Reviews 12/23/2015 by Stephen Fruitman

North is true, a subtle combination of acoustic and electronic instruments, skeletal and essential—no more than what you need to make it through. A brief collection […]

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Savage Grounds :: Unpleasant Music for Unpleasant People (Lux Rec)

Reviews 12/22/2015 by Robbie Geoghegan

The style of techno that Savage Grounds are exploring isn’t the conventional type. Their form adopts the underproduction of Chicago house, the bursting rage of […]

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Born in a less than likely place :: Vielspaß

Profiles 12/21/2015 by Robbie Geoghegan

Born out of basement space, described by Prioux as a “bargain underground club,” underneath the DMA Vielspaß has all the attributes of an arts college […]

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Lunar Abyss & Uhushuhu :: Double review (Zhelezobeton)

Reviews 12/21/2015 by Stephen Fruitman

Double review for Lunar Abyss and Uhushuhu. Aikana Uni by Lunar Abyss Lunar Abyss :: Aikana Uni (Zhelezobeton) A forest, boisterously Amazonian, at night, on a […]

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Kraftjerkz :: Kid Ginseng, Lexander James, Newmonics

Reviews 12/21/2015 by Robbie Geoghegan

Styles are mixed and matched. New with old. Classic with experimental. There’s a touch of vintage shop chic to the whole endeavor. Kraftjerkz isn’t a […]

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Charlton :: Forgotten (Mord)

Reviews 12/20/2015 by Robbie Geoghegan

Raw and raging, Forgotten is a red throated roar. Teeth gritted, eyes clamped and fingernails in palms from the Berlin resident. Charlton is the nom […]

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