Akşak is a drummers’ album for people who don’t like drummers’ albums. Many tracks are “just” percussion, but uncannily melodic—some angular, others flow like the river […]
Reviews
Vitaly Maklakov & Freiband :: Zondag (Ostroga)
Slowly, Zondag grows almost silent, no more than an evening breeze stroking the beard of a lone stalk of wheat. The aerosol hiss returns at the hour mark, like […]
Kammarheit :: The Nest (Cyclic Law)
The Nest doesn’t give of itself lightly, requiring deep diving, depths-sounding—of cavernous resonance, of bleakness and sustenance—to retrieve ungenerous pearls. Dark Ambient. Sometimes a great […]
V/A :: Circuit Intégré Volume 1 – A Compilation of Contemporary Electronica (Zoharum)
An auspicious beginning to a series with significant inertial force. In the interest of cosmic (kosmische?) balance, Zoharum, the label known among other things for […]
John Lemke :: Nomad Frequencies (Denovali)
Once again, with his distinctive combination of adventurous ways of playing instruments, unconventional methods of sound design, boldness and honesty, Lemke has created a truly […]
Cardopusher :: Manipulator (Boysnoize Records)
Barcelona-based Cardopusher has made a slick, acid-inspired techno album for the heads that have been following him ever since he burst into the scene in […]
Phil Tomsett :: Broken Memory Machine (Fluid Audio)
All in all, the travel and topography template audio-visually mediated across its catalog by Fluid Audio curator, Dan Crossley, gets an interesting refresh, as Broken Memory Machine presses ambient […]
Xu(e) :: Brown Jenkin EP (Thirsty Leaves)
Beautifully strange and continuously intricate experimental acid-jazzy electronic paintings. Thirsty Leaves Music is a newly launched net label based in Thessaloniki devoted to avant-garde electronic/sound […]
Strange Audio Dreams :: Error Design EP (Art-Aud)
Strange Audio Dreams have made a formidable opening statement with this 12”. These are tracks that have a club origin but don’t pander. They have […]
Robert Crouch, Darren McClure, Miguel Isaza :: 3View (Dragon’s Eye)
2015 sees the 10th year of operations of bespoke LA-based sound art and drone label, Dragon’s Eye. A trio of birthday treats from Robert Crouch, Darren […]
Metatron Omega :: Gnosis Dei (Cryo Chamber)
A highly mystical and brooding atmospheric musical adventure. Prolific but very professional and key label in the development of modern day subterranean, space and dark […]
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