Stephen Fruitman

Author: Stephen Fruitman

Zoon van SnooK :: The Bridge Between Life and Death (Lo)

Reviews 08/25/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

Comforting, dramatic, and all aquiver, The Bridge Between Life and Death has the pacing and variety of a matinée for the whole family, bound by […]

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Free Babyronia :: Matrix Grooves (AUN Mute / Kaico)

Reviews 08/23/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

Matrix Grooves is rhythmic dub cubism, its strangeness strangely compelling. Free Babyronia (Rodriguez Yukio, from Nagoya by way of Lima) chisels a dark, outlier techno out […]

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AOKI Takamasa :: RV8 (Raster-Noton)

Reviews 08/20/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

It is simplicity as virtuosity, minimalism whittled with the knife-edge exactitude of a Giacometti figurine. Eight flint-edged “rhythm variations” by Osaka-based AOKI Takamasa, bitumen slick […]

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Maxmillion Dunbar :: House of Woo (Rvng Intl)

Reviews 08/20/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

House of Woo is a counter swoosh to big-box house music, handmade and unbrandable, a curve-ball from left-field thrown with muscle. House of Woo is […]

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Porya Hatami :: The Waning Branches (Wistrec)

Reviews 08/14/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

Hatami coaxes the seed out of its pod, through the soil and into harsh sunlight before a moment of silence preceeds a drawn-out keen to […]

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These Feathers Have Plumes :: Untitled (Sheepscar Light Industrial)

Reviews 08/13/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

These two fleeting moments (just over seven and just under nine minutes, respectively) may well be the most beautiful recordings of the year and will […]

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Fossil Aerosol Mining Project :: Multi-review (Afterdays Media)

Reviews 08/13/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

FAMP is first and foremost subtle, superior ambient music, its soft fluorocarbon texture the perfect backdrop for its liberal toying with vocal samples. Wouldn’t you […]

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