James Knapman

Author: James Knapman

cv313 :: The Path To Dimensional Space (Part 3: Orbital)

Features 02/12/2014 by James Knapman

Introduction Q & A – Part 3 Beyond The Clouds [Reprised] Versions :: Review Read Part 4: Trajectory Read Part 2: Ascension Introduction In part […]

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COMADUSTER :: igloomix

Features 02/02/2014 by James Knapman

Exclusively for Igloo Magazine, Comaduster crushes old and new school dubstep, fuses glitched out IDM and rewires intense ambient electronic strands into this compellingly crafted […]

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Esem :: Aquanaut EP (Self-Released)

Reviews 02/02/2014 by James Knapman

Aquanaut is a fully realized and beautifully constructed EP that feels genuinely substantial in spite of the relatively brief running time. Anyone who remembers now […]

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cv313 :: The Path To Dimensional Space (Part 2: Ascension)

Features 01/31/2014 by James Knapman

Introduction Q & A – Part 2 Seconds To Forever [Extended Live Excursion] :: Review Read Part 3: Orbital Read Part 1: Departure Introduction echospace […]

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cv313 :: The Path To Dimensional Space (Part 1: Departure)

Features 01/26/2014 by James Knapman

Introduction Q & A – Part 1 Live :: Review Live @ D.E.M.F. – After Party In 2008 :: Review Read Part 2: Ascension Introduction […]

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Shifted :: Under A Single Banner (Bed Of Nails)

Reviews 01/20/2014 by James Knapman

Although an initial parse of the album might leave one with the distinct feeling that not much is actually going on in Under A Single Banner, […]

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Vatican Shadow :: When You Are Crawling EP (Hospital Productions)

Reviews 01/16/2014 by James Knapman

Vatican Shadow follows up his debut album Remember Your Black Day with a new EP of material that, if anything, is even better. Vatican Shadow’s […]

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Ricardo Donoso :: As Iron Sharpens Iron, One Verse Sharpens Another (Digitalis)

Reviews 01/15/2014 by James Knapman

As Iron Sharpens Iron, One Verse Sharpens Another takes the best elements of his previous two LPs and combines them to form a racy, atmospheric […]

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Burial :: Rival Dealer (Hyperdub)

Reviews 01/12/2014 by James Knapman

Burial’s output is becoming harder and harder to predict or track, and to so boldly eschew the expected dark, angst-ridden, minor key moodiness in favor […]

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Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement :: Water Rose Above The Head (Bed Of Nails)

Reviews 12/20/2013 by James Knapman

Water Rose Above The Head is a mix of lush, verdant and intoxicating environments conjured through hazy field recordings and an all-pervading uncertainty and fear […]

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The Stranger :: Watching Dead Empires In Decay (Modern Love)

Reviews 12/07/2013 by James Knapman

Leyland Kirby’s least known alias is ultimately the darkest, namely the Kafkaesque musique concrete of The Stranger, exploring all those places on which the entropy […]

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