Gustave Savy

Author: Gustave Savy

Vittoria Fleet :: Kissing Cousins EP (Self-Released)

Reviews 12/08/2011 by Gustave Savy

The dialect this EP communicates in is one of intense waves of meticulously well crafted sound, intricate yet heavy beats and deft female vocals. All […]

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Eric Bobo & Latin Bitman :: Welcome to the Ritmo Machine (Nacional)

Reviews 12/08/2011 by Gustave Savy

Welcome to The Ritmo Machine has such a wide scope of influence: Salsa, Samba, ‘70’s Soul, classic Funk, Cuban rhythms, Latin grooves, East Coast Hip-Hop, […]

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Jilk :: Carry On! (Bit Phalanx)

Reviews 11/26/2011 by Gustave Savy

Rooted stylistically in electronica; lots of intriguing pops, crackles and fizzes along with reverb drenched pianos, voices, strings, chopped up guitars and various field recordings. […]

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Timo Maas feat. Brian Molko :: College 84 (Rockets & Ponies)

Reviews 11/15/2011 by Gustave Savy

Having made more then a dalliance into the outright mainstream from time to time in his DJ and production exploits, but he definitely knows how […]

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RUDE AUDIO :: That Dirty Echo

Profiles 11/08/2011 by Gustave Savy

I love the idea of a whole load of people all piling in to a project and it actually working. Music should be a communal […]

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Clem Leek :: Lifenotes (Drifting Falling)

Reviews 11/05/2011 by Gustave Savy

Lifenotes is a nice mixture of complex atmospheres and stripped back pieces. It has a long track list (sixteen), but they are all short tracks, […]

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Leah Kardos :: Feather Hammer (self-released)

Reviews 10/24/2011 by Gustave Savy

Drawing influence from some of the twentieth century’s serious avant-guard protagonists, the obvious one being Cage with the use of prepared piano and the exploration […]

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Buraka Som Sistema :: Komba (Enchufada)

Reviews 10/16/2011 by Gustave Savy

This is real and dirty completely contemporary street music that has developed across continents and is as heavy and far removed from safe open minded […]

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SCHMORGASBORD :: Curating collaborations on wax

Profiles 10/09/2011 by Gustave Savy

Schmorgasbord is one of the most interesting new labels to emerge from the Bristol (UK) electronic dance music scene of late. Bristol is a city […]

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Rustie :: Glass Swords (Warp)

Reviews 10/07/2011 by Gustave Savy

Constantly surprising the listener with unexpected twists, dramatic tensions and heavy drops, always accompanied by big sweeping synth leads and atmospheres. [Release page] This album […]

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