Robbie Geoghegan

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Marge and the Marvellous :: Distant Dance (No More Pop)

Reviews 06/25/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

No More Pop is an oasis, an island amidst a sea of darker re-issues, an island of dulcet synth pop and cloudless skies. Bright and […]

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Prosopo :: Prosopo (Lux Rec)

Reviews 06/19/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Sitting somewhere between drone, industrial and wave, the 12” has a blighted and bitter character. The recent release of R.R. Hearse’s Call Of Oedipus (1981 […]

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E.R.P. :: Ancient Lights (Solar One Music)

Reviews 06/19/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Buttressing electronica with stripped rhythms, E.R.P. creates warm and vivid soundscapes as The Exaltics add some extra thrust for the floor. The Hubble Telescope Series […]

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Sync 24 & Silicon Scally :: Jack Out EP (Cultivated Electronics)

Reviews 06/19/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Beats are cutting, slicing through thick banks of bass. Shockwaves ripple through speakers as the duo sharpen melodies into razor blade peaks. I was perusing […]

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Balance / Lucianno Lamanna :: Double review (Scudiera / Subsound)

Reviews 06/11/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

There’s a revival of techno in Italy and Lamanna, and like-minded musicians, are at the coal face. Psychological, at times bordering on serpentine, a deep […]

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Red Stars Over Tokyo :: Deconstructing Happiness (Testtoon)

Reviews 06/10/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Contrasts melt, comparisons jar as a strange sense of composition is somehow maintained in this immensely absorbing album. Jeroen Lauwers is a staple of Testtoon […]

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Endfest / Layup :: Double Review (Endless Illusion)

Reviews 06/10/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Looking over Endless Illusion’s back catalog it’s fair to say that the label took educated risks with its first vinyl outings. This latest pair, lesser […]

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R.R. Hearse :: Call Of Oedipus (1981 – 2013) (June)

Reviews 06/10/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

R.R. Hearse fits into no category previously explored. Grainy, it’s a record that some will find difficult to grapple with. Nevertheless it’s a bold move […]

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Oráculo Records :: Synthesizer surprises from a Spanish seaside town

Profiles 06/05/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Synthesizer surprises from a Spanish seaside town. Spain has a surprising tradition with electronics. The 1980s, a post dictatorial age, saw a burgeoning synth wave […]

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Anopolis :: Dimokritou EP (Lower Parts)

Reviews 06/02/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Drum machine programming is taken to a new level for Dimokritou. Anopolis’ Akropoleos is a record that I’ve practically worn out through overplay, and it’s […]

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