Author: Will Wonks

Beatrice M. :: Sinking (Tectonic)

Rather than relying on brute force, Beatrice M. favors restraint, allowing space, texture and movement to do the heavy lifting. The result is a sophisticated, deeply atmospheric debut that confirms her as a compelling new voice within Bristol’s ever-evolving bass continuum.

V/A :: FSOLdigital Presents Mind Maps 7 (Touched Music)

Mind Maps 7 stands as another richly rewarding chapter in an extraordinary body of electronic music—one that continues to push gently at the boundaries of ambient, downtempo and sample-based composition without ever losing its sense of warmth or wonder. Long may these maps continue to unfold, pointing listeners towards the kind of electronic music that still feels capable of surprising, transporting and quietly reshaping the landscape around it.

Sleep Underwriter :: The Hexadecimal Era (Aduaine)

With The Hexadecimal Era, Sleep Underwriter delivers an album that celebrates electronic music’s past with joy and aplomb while sounding completely alive to the present moment. Here, then, is another superb release from Dublin’s Aduaine, a label whose catalog continues to set an impressively high bar through both consistency and relentless quality.