In these eight striking miniatures, he illuminates that meaning for us by melding, in the Zen spirit of forerunner John Cage, artifice, nature and technology. […]
Author: Stephen Fruitman
Alley Catss :: (II) (AVNL Records / Sewage Tapes)
Pop electronica in a rickety box held together with baling wire and duct tape, with a glossy cache of inspired melody inside. The meaninglessness of […]
youAnd:The Machines :: Behind (Ornaments)
Seeking the heart of urban dark, Müller’s soft arrangement of a hard-edged genre with its roots in Detroit techno make an album nearly the length […]
3View :: Voigt & Voigt / Barker & Baumecker / Tutner Schimana
Brothers, buddies and bipartites in beats. A trio of avant techno duos innocent and experienced, cerebral and hedonistic. Voigt & Voigt :: Die Zauberhafte Welt […]
Rapoon :: Vernal Crossing Revisited (Zoharum)
Where the original was harmonious, the re-reading opens sounding as if its frequencies have been badly, perhaps even malevolently disturbed. The sublime raga Vernal Crossing, […]
Pillowdiver :: Bloody Oath (Dronarivm)
Bloody Oath exacts prolonged vengeance on pop music by taking a handful of chart hits by Australian acts and stretching, layering and generally obfuscating any trace […]
Strom Noir / Spheruleus :: Morning (Audio Gourmet)
While Strom Noir deals with light, Spheruleus pieces are all about air, thick, a little clammy, redolent of pine needles and forest floor. A special […]
Philippe Petit :: Needles in Pain (Alrealon Musique)
Needles in Pain is a “symphony” for three turntables and an extra tone arm recorded in real time at the 2009 FIME festival in Portugal. Petit […]