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Reviews
Russ Young :: Common Pond (Audiobulb)
Russ Young is easing the loneliness of loss by filling the space between me and myself, and so when I hear that grandfather clock, I […]
V/A :: Die Welt ist Klang: A Tribute to Pete Namlook (Carpe Sonum)
Truly phenomenal in scope, content and diversity, Die welt is Klang lives up to its ambitious attempt to document an almost translucent, organic world of […]
Exit in Grey :: Shadows of Stillness (Muzyka Voln)
Exit in Grey provides us four stunning portraits of stillness, before they are softly blown away by solar winds, like sand paintings. In his liner […]
V/A :: Padded Cell Vol 1 (SETI)
Arctic, yet emotive, electronics to counter the soaring temperatures. SETI Recordings are battling the fierce heat of southern Spain with some cold electronics. Following on […]
Deaf Center :: Recount (Sonic Pieces)
Recount seems more like an observation deck towering over a mist-shrouded landscape. Described as a “bridge” between albums, Recount seems more like an observation deck […]
Kline Coma Xero :: Kline Coma Xero (Medical)
Brief and bright minded, grief stricken and unresolved, a troubled tension given voice and sound. Simply a superb first album. I always enjoy to see […]
36 :: Dream Tempest (3six)
The twelve tracks on the album reflect a rare kind of sincerity and raw effortlessness, and the dynamic flow and ambiguous textures make it clear […]
Charlatan :: Local Agent (Umor Rex)
Fractured analog sounds joined by a myriad of abstract low-end squeaks and somewhat controlled synths. Brad Rose—known for his work as Digitalis label-head—moves ahead with […]
Kadzuki Ikegaya :: Collage (Vent)
As a rule, Collage takes place somewhere up in the air. The ambient Collage assembled by Kadzuki Ikegaya opens with “Hourglass,” the hissing of summer lawns maintained by […]
Broken Bone :: Willowbrook (Aperture)
Robust electro-industrial music that doesn’t hold back. Noisy, cohesive and buried in reverberating grit and bass, Broken Bones’ Willowbrook yields roughened industrial movements. Tapering waves […]
















