Giancarlo Sandoval

Author: Giancarlo Sandoval

Aphex Twin :: Syro (Warp)

Reviews 10/09/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

While we wait for the earth shattering material, though, Syro is a nice reminder that the genius is alive and well. As an artist, Aphex […]

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Boards Of Canada :: Hi Scores EP (Reissue) (Skam)

Reviews 10/09/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

Hi Scores proves that Boards Of Canada were skilled sound designers from the start. In their debut EP for Skam, Boards Of Canada signaled a […]

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Weldroid :: Silicate Garden (tonAtom)

Reviews 10/04/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

Silicate Garden paints a kind of tricky, gloomy path. The kind of blue atmospherics that are often left merely hinted at by IDM acts. Silicate […]

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The Bug :: Angels & Devils (Ninja Tune)

Reviews 09/27/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

With the release of Angels & Devils, The Bug is no longer describable by mere genre distinctions. This is street music that derives its personality […]

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Dntel :: Human Voice (Leaving / Stones Throw)

Reviews 09/21/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

In a sense, Human Voice may be a telling clue of what this album definitely does not need. Bleep bloop, bleep bloop. So begins the […]

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Summer Night Air :: 4 (Cruel Nature)

Reviews 09/04/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

Compact, minimalist and worthy of praise, 4 packs five tracks filled with moving drones and beautiful landscapes. Little drops of music fall in the pavement, they […]

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P.P. Roy :: Watch The Dough Nut Not The Hole (UPITUP)

Reviews 08/30/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

A diverse album, one that combines vocal samples and strange melodies that echo hip hop’s best producers. After reading that, surely everyone can understand why […]

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Panther God :: Golden Changes (Outside)

Reviews 08/28/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

Panther God’s specialty is a kind of generic and blunted beat making that their peers back in 2011 have long since washed off. Back in […]

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Sound Strider :: Padovan Sequence EP (La Briche)

Reviews 08/10/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

Padonvan Sequence shows an artist willing to lay it on thick on the psychedelics over techno beats. In “Polyegg Eighty-Six,” a persistent percussion makes its […]

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Babe Rainbow :: Falling Apart (Kinky Beggar)

Reviews 08/09/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

Whereas most artists struggle to go back to that initial sound, Babe Rainbow has quit the schizophrenic experimenting of his early days and has now […]

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