Reviews

Tangent :: 1mk2 (Mindtrick)

Reviews 04/13/2013 by igloomag

Inspired by the birth of our universe with all its violence and beauty, chaos and calm, collisions and expansion, 1 mk2 is an exploration of […]

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Ametsub :: All Is Silence (Nothings66)

Reviews 04/12/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

On All is Silence, Ametsub cleverly mixes research and development in what he calls New Field music—post-glitch, post-dub, post-ambient, past caring about genre and style, which at the same time […]

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Dreissk :: edge_horizon (n5MD)

Reviews 04/12/2013 by Nocturnal Ghost

While edge_horizon is not as adventurous as its predecessor, it is imaginative and bracing, and maintains Dreissk’s status as one of the most interesting and […]

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Fescal :: The Descending Light (Wist Rec)

Reviews 04/10/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

Irresistable little box of wonder from Wistrec, the little Irish art house with big, innovative packaging ideas (cf. its “Book Report” series). English sound innovator […]

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DJ Koze :: Amygdala (Pampa)

Reviews 04/10/2013 by Andy Gillham

Warm and uplifting; Amygdala is one of the most original releases this year, successfully straddling a space where oddball pop meets dance and thoroughly delivering […]

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V/A :: Electric Voice Compilation (Electric Voice)

Reviews 04/10/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Sometimes forward looking. Sometimes retrospective. Sometimes a bit too Indie. This 2LP is a generous medley of established and upcoming talent. A well-rounded record with […]

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Me Raabenstein :: Swimmin’ with friends again (nonine)

Reviews 04/09/2013 by Philippe Blache

Music is used as an emotional language whose intention is to communicate the perception of time, loss and memory on a dreamlike-powerfully evocative level. In […]

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Autistici :: Beneath Peaks (Hibernate)

Reviews 04/09/2013 by Alan Lockett

For all its sprawl of sparse landscape and sweeping skyline, it’s not so much grand gestures or big themes these peaks inspire Newman to. Rather, […]

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VernoN :: Fluids, Matter and Gravity (Night Gallery)

Reviews 04/09/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Sly moments are accompanied by softer touches and an overall understanding of the dancefloor sums up VernoN’s sound. Soulful segments are lampooned by aggression and […]

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Talos :: Reactor 4 (Layer Based Human Activities)

Reviews 04/08/2013 by igloomag

Talos creates experimental electronic music that is emblematic of organized chaos, rebirth, abrasion and a fusion of elegant digits bursting at the seams. Talos is […]

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