The finest moments break free from a sense of additive composition. Mobiles of sonic material are suspended, spinning slowly while the listener watches its rotation, […]
Reviews
DJ Krush :: Butterfly Effect (Es-U-Es / Vinyldigital.de)
In an interview, Ishi referred to the profound effect the 2011 earthquake and tsunami had on him, on all his countrymen. “You know, you can lose […]
Federico Durand :: A Traves Del Espejo (12k)
The music is as beautiful as it is introspective, like a small window of antique glass looking right into Federico’s soul, allowing the listener to […]
Underworld :: Second Toughest In The Infants – Remaster (Universal)
So is the super-deluxe set just for fans? Well, perhaps not. Again, the price is going to be a barrier to entry for some, but […]
Valance Drakes :: Struggle Experienced Internally (Detroit Underground)
Bold, pitched percussion loops lay down the basis for each of these tracks, slowly filling with more density, adding a sense of tension and development […]
Akira Rabelais :: The Little Glass (Self-Released)
A briny, seaweed-laden music box, the peal of a bell and its reverberation biting into its own tail, singing glasses, star bells and smoothly lurching starfish […]
Luke Eargoggle / Kan3da / Weltwirtschaft :: Karl EP (Lunatic)
The 12” is electro of the frostier faction but there are moments of warmth coming through to thaw the chill. Dark and bitter sounds from […]
Christopher Bissonnette :: Pitch, Paper & Foil (Kranky)
Modular synthesis is more liable to unruly and unkempt behavior than delicate or subtle gesture, but here Bissonnette’s economy and deftness of touch make for […]
Luxus Varta :: Everything is Nothing (Hubble Telescope Series 1) (Solar One Music)
Following Elektronische Werke and The Crystal Issue Cycle comes The Hubble Telescope Series. This latest set of releases are an homage to the eponymous instrument […]
3View :: Hakobune & Dirk Serries, Chihei Hatakeyama and Chihei Hatakeyama & Dirk Serries
Creeping up from noisy roots to a remarkable, idiosyncratic and gentle, clinging ambient ivy. As Vidna Obmana (“optical illusion” in Serbo-Croatian), Belgian mega-artist Dirk Serries […]
God Body Disconnect :: Dredge Portals (Cryo Chamber)
Continuously absorbing and cinematic. Influential and highly productive dark ambient label Cryo Chamber starts off 2016 with the debut album of New Jersey-based God Body […]

















