Music has been Jacobson’s life work. His history with jazz and electronic music is lengthy, business minded and academic. His desire to refocus left the […]
Author: Andrew Danso
Musicians taught to think like “unemployed” by Irish Arts Council
Daniel Jacobsen (Diatribe founder) used to be organizing the release of niche records with his label, all in the genre of jazz and electronica. Diatribe’s […]
AL_X :: Shunt (Fluttery)
A delicate, measured and calm piece, with the producer moving from idea to idea. Shunt by AL_X (Alex Dunford) is a massive twenty-two track album […]
Diaphane :: Lifeforms (Ant-Zen)
Diaphane is the solo project by Regis Baillet, a member in the electronic and experimental duet, Ab Ovo. Lifeforms is Baillet’s second solo record, beginning […]
TOMAS DVORAK talks Floex, Samorost 3 and Machinarium
TOMAS DVORAK talks Floex, Samorost 3 and Machinarium. Tomas Dvorak is a musician, composer and multimedia artist. His soundtrack for videogame Machinarium is his most […]
Conquering Animal Sound :: On Floating Bodies (Chemikal Underground)
A seminal second record by the Scots, full of interesting detail and powerful songwriting. It’s hard not to feel that if Björk were to start again, […]
Matmos :: The Marriage Of True Minds (Thrill Jockey)
It’s all here, intended for some sort of psychological poke at electronica. John Cage would have loved this. Quite literally, experiment and study is at […]
TeaTronik :: Teatronica (Diatribe)
This accomplished attempt at mainstream electronica proves the labels dynamism—the ability to work successfully in both experimental and popular genres. Teatronica is a step in […]
ZoiD :: Lyphyz Drumdrops (Boy Scout Audio)
Not resting on a specific genre throughout, the four tracks that make up this short EP are all different from one another. Individualism is at […]