Reviews

Jon Hopkins :: Immunity (Domino)

Reviews 09/01/2013 by James Knapman

Immunity takes things even further, those calm, classical moments becoming buried even deeper beneath aggressive blankets of hyper-advanced sound design and fizzling techno. When they […]

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Fancy & Spook :: Fiends Without Faces (Tabernacle)

Reviews 08/31/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Fancy and Spook often adhered to the “laws” of Electro, tight rhythm patterns alongside barren machine bars. The LP espouses a unique style. It is […]

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Brandon Hurtado :: Bonfires for Nobody (Self-Released)

Reviews 08/31/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

Harrowingly lonely at times, this gap in Hurtado’s life is a struggle conveyed in specific terms with universal implications. At some point we all have […]

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Eleven Pond :: Assemblage (Dark Entries)

Reviews 08/31/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Eleven Pond should need no introduction. This 80s group have reformed since being picked up by DE back in 2009. The group are gigging again, […]

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Bimbotronic :: Street View EP (Crackling Claps)

Reviews 08/29/2013 by Pietro Da Sacco

There’s a certain charm tucked away in these recordings, each track replete with low-flying basslines. Bimbotronic (aka Richard Faulty) delves head-first into dub-infused space via […]

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Planet Boelex :: Exist (Soft Phase)

Reviews 08/29/2013 by Andy Gillham

It’s unlikely to get the hipsters stroking their beards in contemplation but for any fan of good old fashioned tuneful and chilled electronica, Exist is […]

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Michelle Cross & Joe Frawley :: Dolls Come to Life (Dolls Come to Life)

Reviews 08/27/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

A suite that plays like an Edmund Gorey children’s book, with Cross’ unsettling but deeply affecting song illustrated with dark romantic flourish by Frawley. Joe […]

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Meatbingo :: Trendy Robots (Skam)

Reviews 08/27/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Meatbingo hacks, sawing out chunks of ugly sound before sowing them to disfigured and mangled figures. Leatherface meets Frankenstein meets Electronic music. I still remember […]

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Jumpel :: Bloc4 (Hidden Shoal)

Reviews 08/26/2013 by Philippe Blache

A wonderful journey between emotionally intense dreamscapes and a magically colorful sonic sounding palette. Since 2006, Hidden Shoal Recordings has made a name in the […]

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Junq :: Art Mechanical Cog 001 (Art Mechanical)

Reviews 08/25/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

The gauges indicate Electro from the outset. Snapping snares pulse through bass and warbling synthlines. It’s a strange thing. Sometimes, not all the time but […]

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