Although clearly “urban sounds,” the countryside encroaches on the city as rural styles are batted around like a cat with a ball of yarn. A […]
Author: Stephen Fruitman
Advanced Dreams :: Islands of Memory (Lantern)
Crystal clear, it’s a smooth, long ride in a luxury automobile, a big, thickly-upholstered Lincoln, cruising deserted downtown skyscraper canyons at night. Islands of Memory […]
Nick Gill :: On není jako on (Effra Press)
On není jako on is what it sounded like in Josef K.’s ear when he was being run ragged by a faceless bureaucracy in “The […]
Nigel Samways :: Double review
After first retiring its sublabel Twisted Tree Line in early 2013 (after almost sixty releases in just over two years), Somehow recently folded up an […]
Wooky :: Montjuïc (spa.RK)
Wooky’s techno tunes are merry melodies perfectly balancing antic pace and a smooth, easy-going undertone, a hint of funk charged with emotional sincerity. First of […]
Kevin Sanders :: A Purification of Space (Hairdryer Excommunication)
Cleverly, and most likely a finnicky bit of work, the liner notes have been typewritten onto a single double-ply tissue, in case one needs to […]
Twincities :: Variations for the Celesta (Eilean Rec.)
Once tinkling like a wind chime at the behest a soft breeze, then pondering each key like an apprentice learning the keys of a weathered […]
Dubblestandart :: In Dub (Echo Beach)
Already versioned a dozen or so times, one more this good is more than welcome. A big, muscular collection, a capital city on this year’s […]