The main body of Down Cosm considered as a six-track snapshot of the state of Iuengliss’ art presents an impressively skilled and diverse picture. As […]
Author: Eric Sorenson
V/A :: Ultrasoft! Anthems 33 (Plastic Sound Supply)
A well-rounded mix of familiar names and new-to-me artists whose entries on this compilation inspired me to dive into their back catalogs… Despite the unusually-punctuated […]
Totakeke & Disharmony :: Double review (Tympanik Audio)
Totakeke’s latest release Digital Exorcist, his fifth on the label, resting squarely at your eleven-o-clock, and Disharmony’s sophomore album Room 78 so far over to […]
Melorman :: Waves (Sun Sea Sky)
Waves should bubble to the top of your playlist if you need a late-night soundtrack for your candle-lit gathering of Instagramming friends or spend long […]
Northcape :: Exploration and Ascent (Sun Sea Sky)
Northcape raised his sights beyond the realm of cultural plundering so there are no Tibetan/Nepalese samples or “world music” modal influences in evidence. Instead, the […]
Terminal 11 :: Double review (Hymen / Phthalo)
Michael Castaneda, late of Tempe, Arizona, drops a frenetic yet disciplined album entitled Self Exorcism on Hymen Records. Shortly after its release, an EP on Phthalo […]
V/A :: Accretion (Tympanik Audio, 5-year Anniversary Compilation)
For fifteen dollars, the price of cappuccinos and pastry for two, you get half a gigabyte of high-quality MP3s, which amount to nearly four hours […]
Tineidae :: Lights (Tympanik Audio)
Listened to start to finish, through headphones and at volume on speakers, there’s not a track out of place, nor, to Tineidae’s credit, is there […]