For a record as borderline obliterated as this there’s a strange warmth that envelops Spiritual Church Movement, much like the sable trimming surrounding the oddly […]
Author: James Knapman
Scissors and Sellotape :: …For The Tired And Ill At Ease… (Fac-ture)
In the case of …For The Tired And Ill At Ease… it is the splicing and dicing of approximately one hour of material recorded in […]
Hyboid :: Where Androids Come to Die (Astro Chicken)
The references that Astro Chicken pile into almost every release ensure that the majority of their output is most appreciated by those of a certain age […]
Variant :: Falling Stars (echospace [detroit])
Twenty-five minutes in and the feedback blossom and blooming strings dissipate, leaving the calmer swell of the delicate pads and sea-salt spray, but very soon […]
Charlatan :: Triangles (Digitalis)
Triangles is just an honest to goodness, straight-up electronic record crafted with an ear for layered melody and sparkling effects-work that conjures atmospheres so sublimely heady […]
Sternrekorder :: Weissensee (Astro Chicken)
A penchant for insanely bouncy melodies, tonally sweet analogue keyboard sounds, straightforward, clipped percussion and occasional vocals steer Weisensee into distinctly Kraftwerkien territory. [Purchase] In […]
Sense :: Selected Moments Volume 1 (Psychonavigation)
Raisbeck delivers track after track of meticulously produced and emotionally charged mood music of the highest calibre that both recalls but never imitates a myriad […]
Hauschka :: Youyoume (Serein)
Amazingly, most of the sounds you hear are indeed still emanating from Hauschka’s inspirationally prepared piano, so ingeniously employed to conjure imagery and effortlessly shift […]