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The Exaltics :: Das Heise Experiment (Abstract Acid)

Reviews 10/04/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

I thought that Witschakowski would walk down the dark alleys of Acid with Das Heise Experiment. True, some of the tracks have a pH below […]

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Dr. Guilty / Paul Mitchell :: Double review (Elephant)

Reviews 10/03/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Both tapes explore melody extension, sometimes overly stretching it into outright repetition. Evenings are getting shorter. Jumpers are returning. The kids are back in school. […]

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Black Narcissus X :: Black Narcissus X (Signals)

Reviews 10/01/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Hard, yet human; sinister but soulful; Kendrick casts cold lines of charcoal against a softened canvas. There’s a nice amount of electronic music activity in […]

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Red Stars Over Tokyo :: Melody Attack (Testtoon)

Reviews 09/29/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

RSOT has created an LP of rich textures and warm soundscapes. Curiously the album contains a number of tracks that have quite a nice DJ […]

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Isinglass :: One 3 Four (Anna Logue)

Reviews 09/27/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

One 3 Four melts with an emotionless disregard married with a synthesizer absorption that captured much of the New Wave spirit. I sometimes feel that […]

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Dcantu & JM De Frias :: I Have No Eyes, And I Must See (Sequencias)

Reviews 09/23/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Outright fluidity is not the product, rather a robust and wavering work of pierced percussion and murky melody. Sequencias has really come into its stride […]

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Echo 106 :: Infernal Regions (Lux Rec)

Reviews 09/22/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

A seriously strong statement of intent from Echo 106. Lux Rec have caught the album bug. Following Alessandro Parisi’s excellent Draconia the Swiss imprint turns […]

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Dark Day / Nagamatzu :: Double review (Dark Entries)

Reviews 09/21/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Dark Entries continues its stroll down memory lane with two more veterans of the label. Dark Day (aka Robin Crutchfield) has just been crowned most […]

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Jauzas The Shining :: Nuclear Invasion (Last Known Trajectory)

Reviews 09/20/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Last Known Trajectory have turned up the oscillators since their return to releasing form. I first came across Jauzas The Shining aka Romain Jauzas on […]

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DMX Krew :: Cities In Flight (Central Processing Unit)

Reviews 09/16/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Playing with Electrofunk, colder space sounds and even some Nintendo retrospection Mr. Upton has once again demonstrated his abilities behind the synthesizer and drum machine. […]

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