James Knapman

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Vatican Shadow :: Ornamented Walls (Modern Love)

Reviews 02/13/2013 by James Knapman

Ornamented Walls seems to have flown just under the radar, perhaps because of the harsh and hardened exterior it presents on a casual listen or […]

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Andy Stott :: Luxury Problems (Modern Love)

Reviews 12/29/2012 by James Knapman

Andy Stott’s formula is as potent, intoxicating and unsettling as ever and you just know that a few minutes into any particular track, one of […]

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Brambles :: Charcoal (Serein)

Reviews 12/02/2012 by James Knapman

Thanks to Brambles’ sensitive ear for melody, Charcoal elicits far deeper, more emotionally complex responses than many analogous modern classical works: memorable but never manipulative, […]

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Christian Cosmos :: The Sharp Lines That Delineate His Robes (Bed Of Nails)

Reviews 11/29/2012 by James Knapman

A fine jumping off point for anyone interested in exploring the more accessible side of atmospheric industrial techno. [Release page] The third release on the […]

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Kreng :: Works For Abattoir Fermé 2007 – 2011 (Miasmah)

Reviews 11/25/2012 by James Knapman

As we approach the end of 2012 it’s time for all those lovely independent record labels to indulge in fierce session of one-upmanship, pulling out […]

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DeepChord presents Echospace :: Silent World (Official Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Echospace [Detroit])

Reviews 10/24/2012 by James Knapman

Combining the duo’s trademark ultra-deep atmospherics with rhythms and wells of bass and infusing every element with a sort of radiance and soft glow that […]

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Bronze Age :: Antiquated Futurism EP (Bed of Nails)

Reviews 10/15/2012 by James Knapman

Bronze Age looks to the past and drags it kicking and screaming into a chaotic, thumping, post-industrial present with the début three-track Antiquated Futurism EP, […]

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