DISPLACES is an album that I’ll find myself drawn back to, or haunted by over and over, providing sometimes an intimate, intuitive understanding of something bigger than me, and others giving energy from some obscure source, or else… The thrill of not knowing exactly what will only keep expanding.
Reviews
Spednar / eczem :: .XOR / TXX (Tarantella)
Across two live, fifty-minute transmissions, Spednar and eczem push their machines to the brink, sculpting raw voltage and fractured rhythm into immersive, ever-mutating electronic architecture.
The Horn :: Troglodyte Tracks (Self Released)
Steve Horn returns with Troglodyte Tracks, a taut, hard-hitting set of electro-funk cuts that dig into the roots of machine music while driving it forward with grit and purpose.
Bastian Void :: Polyshades (Moon Villain)
Years on from his tape-wrangling beginnings, with two Japan tours and a cult following behind him, Joseph Bastardo’s mid-2025 release Polyshades should have marked a defining moment for both the artist and the outer edges of electronic music—even if its quiet arrival now makes this praise overdue.
RhaD :: Ghost Music Library (Unexplained Sounds Group)
With RhaD, Raffaele Pezzella fractures memory and signal into a dense, hallucinatory archive where lost transmissions feel disturbingly alive.
John Nap :: C.C.T. (Heterodox)
Across eight meticulously engineered cuts, John Nap’s C.C.T. fuses subterranean bass weight, corroded glitch textures, and restless breakbeat architecture into a sleek, nocturnal system of controlled sonic volatility.
Near The Parenthesis :: Relative Minor (Self Released)
On Relative Minor, Near The Parenthesis crafts a hushed, neo-classical ambient journey where delicate piano and drifting synths unfold with intimate, suspended beauty.
Philippe Petit :: The Acoustic Cornet, an hommage to Leonora Carrington (Mahorka)
After first encountering Philippe Petit through The Haunting Triptych (2010), The Acoustic Cornet—released by Mahorka as a tribute to Leonora Carrington—emerges as a radical electro-acoustic work of abstract, collage-driven experimentation that fuses manipulated objects, elastic electronics, and avant-garde improvisation into a richly unpredictable sonic experience.
Akhira Sano :: Fading (ato.archives)
Akhira Sano transforms a soon-to-be-demolished family home into a fragile, room-by-room sound diary, shaping its creaks, air, and fading resonance into an intimate work of environmental memory.
Carl Finlow :: Conspectus (Alien Communications)
Carl Finlow delivers a lean, six-track statement of disciplined, groove-driven electro that strips the form to its essential mechanics while sustaining tightly coiled, floor-focused intensity.
Data Out :: Cloud Window (Ping-discs)
Data Out delivers a tightly sequenced blast of high-impact machine-funk, engineered for immersive, full-throttle dancefloor momentum from start to finish.

















