Gone are the endlessly repeating, soulful lyrics. Even the R&B samples of his earlier works are absent. Also, forget about the pulsing synth patterns or […]
Author: Craig Hitchings
Crewdson :: Gravity (Slowfoot)
Gravity kicks off with a couple of tracks that neatly set out the Crewdson stall: choppy drums, tight basslines, mellow synths, manipulated vocals, incidental noises […]
Murcof :: La Sangre Iluminada (InFiné)
Featuring glitchy micro programmed beats, layers of finely honed electronic sounds and some truly gorgeous piano and string parts that have been lovingly weaved into […]
AD NOISEAM :: Eye of the storm
[April 2011] Well-respected German electronic imprint Ad Noiseam celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. So we thought it’d be a great opportunity to say thanks […]
Prince Valium & Tonik :: Double review (TomTom)
When purely electronic music was much less rhythmically complex and much more about feeling and texture, you can’t beat it. Craig Hitchings investigates two of […]
wAgAwAgA :: Hyper Typewriter (Acroplane)
With wAgA’s insistence on producing some delicious acid basslines, he will inevitably draw comparison with the mighty Squarepusher at times, not that this is at […]
Kähn :: Like We Used To / Helter Skelter (Punch Drunk)
As with much of McGann’s recent work, the vocals are chopped up to create highly imaginative melodies, with the producer’s keen sense of texture shown […]
Radiohead :: The King Of Limbs (XL/Hostess Entertainment)
If you haven’t already guessed, I have to mention that The King Of Limbs is an intensely personal listening experience, best suited to being played […]
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