This is really not a place you want to spend more time than necessary, and at only twenty-one minutes (though released as a full-sized CD […]
Author: Stephen Fruitman
Mala :: In Cuba (Brownswood)
The Jamaican-British Mala (born Mark Lawrence) was one of the South Londoners who put the actual dub in dubstep, and he handles this material beautifully, […]
Michael Begg & Human Greed :: Dirt on Earth: A Pocket of Resistance (Omnempathy)
Too dramatic, almost literary, to be called ambient, too idealistically engaged to be postmodern, Dirt on Earth: A Pocket of Resistance is a quietly roiling, […]
Christian Fennesz :: Aun: The Beginning And The End Of All Things (Ash International)
Fennesz’ score is likely the most accessible music he has ever written, capturing the nexus of nature and civilization—the sea, the city of Tokyo, the […]
Redshape :: Square (Running Back)
Redshape’s geometry is logical but complex and nuanced, serious but uplifting. “Men’s souls wrestle with the thought of tomorrow,” some authoritative man’s voice from the […]
3view :: Space is the Place
Electronic music is so much more down to earth these days, and that is a good thing. But when it first emerged, it was inextricably […]
Offthesky & Man Watching the Stars :: Afar, Farewell (Rural Colours)
While the Offthesky quietly paints him a vast universe, Man Watching the Stars populates it with planets, meteor showers and asteroids slowly tumbling end over […]
V/A :: Birds of a Feather (Flaming Pines)
Hatami says he has always been fascinated by the black woodpecker and its unique dining habits. Living in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, at the foot of a […]
Yellow6 / Egsun :: Worth Wasting Time (Somehow Ecstatic)
It’s a soothing and sophisticated album, ranging from Attwood’s actually quite uplifting “decline” to Egsun’s intertwined plucking and bowing on “Abracadabra,” somersaulting us to the end. […]
Mimyo :: Floating Ones (Curly Sol)
No diamond without flaws. The light shines right through Floating Ones. [Release page] Witness the beginning of what is sure to be an exciting career. Yong […]
















