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WMB/4D :: When Good Times Turn Sour (Forced Nostalgia)

Reviews 07/13/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Nuclear ripples from the 90s, as toxic today as they were near twenty years ago. I first covered Forced Nostalgia back in 2011. The Belgian […]

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Jennifer Touch :: Jennifer Touch EP (Lunatic)

Reviews 07/10/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

New Wave and Synth Pop are immediate influences, but there’s a cold Electro seam running through the 12”. Leipzig’s Lunatic opened its vinyl doors last […]

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Neud :: Play (Bordello A Parigi)

Reviews 07/08/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Moments from the past melt with a smoke filled lounge music for a chic and stylish début. Neud are a new international group. New York […]

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V/A :: Electroconvulsive Therapy Vol 2. – Fuzz Dance (Medical)

Reviews 07/01/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

The gamut that encompassed this strange breed of synth pop is showcased, isolated wave, candy coated romance and dancefloor machine music. And for the purists […]

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Aurora Halal | Haron :: Dance My Pain Away / The Langolier Hustle (BAKK)

Reviews 06/29/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

A weird, shimmering and never static work of diverse dancefloor debauchery. BAKK is a musical collective hailing from the European heartland of electronic music, The […]

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V/A :: Datafunk Vol 1 (Abstract Forms)

Reviews 06/27/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Inspiring, frightening, uplifting and menacing, Abstract Forms have brought together a comprehensive cross-section of an emotive and raw field of Electronics. For some seven years […]

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V/A :: Ephemeral Nature (Sequencias)

Reviews 06/22/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Ephemeral Nature caps three superb years with a superb three tracker, a track to celebrate each year of this quality New York label. Maybe it’s […]

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V/A :: Sie Hat Schenkel Wie Godzilla – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Kernkrach)

Reviews 06/19/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Clever, diverse and totally absorbing—bringing together new names in Synth Wave while corralling some old favorites. One strength of Kernkrach, and its myriad sublabels, has […]

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LUX REC :: Under the spotlight

Profiles 06/19/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Back four years ago the DJ partnership of Cosmo and Faber decided to set up the Lux Rec imprint, and the rest (as the cliché […]

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Oubys :: SQM Part I (Testtoon)

Reviews 06/17/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

An amalgamation of noise, drone, field recordings, dub techno and industrial memories. Vivid soundscapes are sculpted from subtle sounds and disheartening din. Testtoon Records has […]

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