Kneel Before Religious Icons possesses a rare, dark beauty and discomforting potency that simply has to be heard to be believed. [Release page] Dominick Fernow is […]
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Frak :: Muzika Electronic (Digitalis Industries)
That generic sounding yet particularly apt title is a cover for an album that serves up everything from vocoder-laced electro-pop to radiophonic workshop tinkerings, further […]
Porter Ricks :: Biokinetics (Type, re-issue)
As peculiar as Biokinetics becomes in its core moments, it works brilliantly as a long form piece thanks to superb pacing and overall hypnotic effect, […]
Olan Mill :: Paths (Facture)
Olan Mill have retained their uncanny ability to stretch time without ever laboring a theme or over-extending their work, that same step printed, slow motion […]
Dictaphone :: Poems From A Rooftop (Sonic Pieces)
Underground jazz flecks, piano, field recordings, fuzzy radio signals, glowing guitars and Stolze’s lyrical violin create a fresh but oddly uneasy atmosphere and a palpably […]
Demdike Stare :: Elemental (Modern Love)
Doubtless the duo would blanch if pigeonholed with labels like “dark,” “hauntological,” “drone” or “witch house” but there’s no denying their penchant for the arcane […]
The Caretaker :: Patience (After Sebald) (History Always Favours The Winners)
Patience (After Sebald) may well appeal to a different audience than An empty bliss beyond this world, or Persistent Repetition of Phrases, so if you […]
Pete Swanson :: Man With Potential (Type)
It’s not often one can legitimately use the word “unique” to describe a new album these days, but in the case of the mind-bending Man […]