CI8 is another fine international assortment that delves full-throttle into creative musical excavations. Rugged sound design, broken beats, blissful ambient undertones, glitched emissions, and memorable tracks […]
Reviews
Air Liquide :: This Is A Mind Trip EP (Intergalactic Research Institute For Sound)
A plethora of field recordings, decomposed percussion, and a mysterious sonic space that unravels with each rotation. I’ll admit up front that I (unfortunately) missed […]
V/A :: Pop Ambient 2019 (Kompakt)
Selecting artists from around the world, ranging from Germany to Mexico, Japan and beyond, Pop Ambient is an invaluable reminder that music is universal and that […]
Forma :: Semblance (Kranky)
In short, a bright, diverse and obviously best record in the group’s discography. Space electronics is a rather conservative genre, and it is more interesting […]
Somatic Responses :: The Decision Tree (Acroplane)
Somatic Responses nails it with their slant on groovy, noised-infused, rhythmic industrial-acid abstraction. Somatic Responses is back full-force with their long-standing electronic fury on The […]
Hatch :: Arcanoid (Section 27)
Arcanoid is definitely a highlight for 2018, its breaks, bass, 808s, and hatch-hop blend of graffiti electro is a welcomed addition to the digital library. […]
ADULT. :: This Behavior (Dais)
The span of genres (punk, industrial, electro, europop) fit together in the sense that, if you were a fan of one, you were probably a […]
Yard :: Dread Action EP (Yard Rec)
Spacious dub extracts broken up by subconscious streams in a brisk 33-minute jaunt through the 4th dimension. Described in the press sheet as “Dark, eerie […]
Clemens Acidus :: The Same Thing EP (Kahvi Collective)
The Same Thing is a lighthearted and blissful EP that simply doesn’t overstay its 25-minute welcome. Four pieces described perfectly on the Bandcamp release page […]
The 15 Dead Minutes :: Bio-Evolved (Subapical)
Bio-Evolved is title that somewhat explains the music pursued by the London machinists. The duo have carved sheer angles, slicing sounds with the percussion of […]
Bauri :: Vinkelvolten II (Firescope)
Vinkelvolten II is the twin of its older sibling. Understated and uncluttered, the quintet on offer is a perfect illustration of an often overlooked sound […]
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