Chinese Man is a French trio at its core that prioritizes dub, ragga and hip-hop, but that’s just the box out of which they burst. […]
Author: Stephen Fruitman
aMadoo :: Matsunoo Grand Shrine – Roumon LIVE (Somehow)
Playing at an eighth-century Shinto shrine in Kyoto, the musicians, led by Yuuji Hiromoto, first eye each other inquisitively, violin, muted trumpet, electronics, tabla, as […]
Christina Vantzou :: No. 1 DVD & Remixes (The Numbered Series)
Subjecting such a frugal piece to deconstruction by remixers is unexpected, though Vantzou certainly has enlisted an impressive roster. All show the original great respect […]
Zoon van Snook :: (Falling from) The Nutty Tree (Mush)
Snook has a bottomless treasure chest of beats, samples and melodies, but rather than just throw them all up in the air and see where […]
O’Leary – Louhivuori – Hauta-aho :: Astral Fishing (TIBProd. Italy )
In its unassuming way, however, this ambient darkhorse recorded with relative unknowns stands out due to its majestic demeanor and excellence of execution. Outwardly the […]
Sven Schienhammer (Quantec) :: Altostratus Translucidus (Bine Music)
Canopying the whole sky, the cloud-watcher on the ground might spy unexpected shapes in the textured dub haze of Altostratus Translucidus: Bach practicing scales on […]
Bleupulp :: Small Places (Pertin_nce)
Bleupulp conjugates dub and techno in his own special way, fastidiously and inquisitively. [Release page] Maxime Tanguay from Lévis, just across the St. Lawrence River […]
Listening Mirror :: Resting In Aspic (Hibernate)
The music collected here is anything but dispiriting. It is the sound of a garden turning toward the morning sun and listening to itself—birds chip, […]