Reviews

V/A :: Cambio (Percussion Lab)

Reviews 01/14/2013 by Gustave Savy

This is a compilation that has its finger on the pulse of a local scene with a global influence and repercussions that are far reaching. […]

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Nathan Fake :: Paean EP Remixes (Border Community)

Reviews 01/14/2013 by igloomag

This 3-pack of interpretations reveals just the right amount of sonic flexibility moving from the erratic beatwork of Lukid to the full-throttle crunched techno of […]

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Moon Ate the Dark :: Moon Ate the Dark (Sonic Pieces)

Reviews 01/14/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

Carter’s pieces tend to be almost mathematically simple, elegantly building stories out of polygons of repetitive melody, and Bailey leaves his impression on them as […]

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Esoteric Sob :: Nostalgia (33)

Reviews 01/10/2013 by igloomag

As Nostalgia begins to take flight, the artist does just that—taking various ambient streams of delicate melodies, soft chords and swirling atmospherics to transport the listener to […]

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Relative Kalte :: Zerstört (Plastic Frog)

Reviews 01/10/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Relative Kalte are different to most modern synth wave outfits. Their sounds are not retrofitted or glassy eyed vintage, instead they are clean-cut contemporary. A synth […]

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Seesound :: Mediumship (Aud-Art)

Reviews 01/08/2013 by igloomag

Mediumship is simply an intergalactic vehicle for the duo as it steers through melodic spaces of precision electronics with a flare for retrograded 8-bit electro-techno. [Release […]

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Slowcream :: Music For Paintings – Francis Bacon (nonine)

Reviews 01/08/2013 by Philippe Blache

A stylistically original and breathy timbral music universe that goes beyond any formalistic approach in electronic music experimentalism. [Release page] Specialized in playful music experimentations […]

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The Mollusk :: DUSK (Enig’matik)

Reviews 01/07/2013 by igloomag

The Mollusk carefully peels layer upon layer of sonic detail to craft a pleasant trip through electronic tranquility. [Release page] The Mollusk (aka Melbourne-based Shane […]

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V/A :: BR01 (Blackred)

Reviews 01/07/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Blackred, as a club night, focused on the sounds of electro and its orbiting sonic satellites. This mini-album comes from the same place. The measured […]

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citizenGreen :: citizenGreen (High Grade Media)

Reviews 01/06/2013 by igloomag

Though highly melodic and rhythmically coherent, citizenGreen produces an energy-filled electronic album of consistently sublime textures. [Release page] citizenGreen (aka Chris Amell, High Grade Media owner/operator) […]

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Osmiroid :: Dromstbles (Self-Released)

Reviews 01/06/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

As sound, it is disfunctioning machine whirr and radio-wave disfrequency traveling through non-place urban realms, but it plays out as meticulously composed and dramatically narrative […]

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