Stephen Fruitman

Author: Stephen Fruitman

afarOne :: Lucen (Karlrecords)

Reviews 03/05/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Ruggeri can be very warm, when he drops big, fat pianos notes, likewise electronic beats, but his perfectionism does tend to keep the listener at […]

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V/A :: Kollektiv Artists Volume Six (Music Kollektiv)

Reviews 03/02/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Making Russia safe for underground electronica, Music Kollektiv is a burgeoning Moscow – and web-based powerhouse dedicated to “finding unconventional rhythms and telling their stories.” […]

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Woebot :: Chunks (Hollow Earth)

Reviews 03/01/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

“Electric guitar music is the true birthright of the White British Middle-class Arty Intellectual,” Woebot stated upon the release of Moanad, but it is on […]

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V/A :: Air Texture Volume I (Air Texture)

Reviews 02/22/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Separately, two engulfing, flowing narratives. Perhaps Thomas’ is a shade darker, a bit nautical, while van Wey swoops over dry land through partly-cloudy skies. Presented […]

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Bruno Sanfilippo & Max Corbacho :: Bioma (ad21)

Reviews 02/21/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

With the bell, bowl and chime buttons on their various Korg synthesizers, the duo replant the familiar Spanish countryside with even richer botany, humidifying the […]

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Tatsuro Kojima :: 16g (Audiobulb)

Reviews 02/19/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

For 16g has sharp corners, razor-thin edges and taut wires that require some soft undergrowth. It spends much of its time slicing through the air […]

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Markus Mehr :: In (Hidden Shoal)

Reviews 02/18/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

The German experimental ambient artist marshals the same array of computer, synthesizers, guitars and distortion pedals used on his 2010 debut, Lava, and opens with […]

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First Human Ferro :: Stardust (Nitkie)

Reviews 02/17/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Stardust is a space opera that tells rather than romanticizes how the stars were reached. Olegh Kolyada hails from Zhytomyr in the Ukraine, birthplace of […]

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Damian Valles :: Skeleton Taxa (Drifting Falling)

Reviews 02/16/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Valles expands the drone to orchestral proportions, as his field recordings, small bells, piano and guitar are all swept up into a string section, with […]

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