Without ever dropping a drumbeat over its hour-and-forty-minute runtime, Not Bleeding Red still keeps the listener engaged and entranced. Analog synth, Berlin-school ambient from the […]
Reviews
Ignatius :: Strays (Buried In Time)
A strong collection of lightly dusted stray tracks of heavy bass, beats and astute sound design. Fans waiting for Gescom to get back together for […]
aMadoo :: Matsunoo Grand Shrine – Roumon LIVE (Somehow)
Playing at an eighth-century Shinto shrine in Kyoto, the musicians, led by Yuuji Hiromoto, first eye each other inquisitively, violin, muted trumpet, electronics, tabla, as […]
Christina Vantzou :: No. 1 DVD & Remixes (The Numbered Series)
Subjecting such a frugal piece to deconstruction by remixers is unexpected, though Vantzou certainly has enlisted an impressive roster. All show the original great respect […]
Superlauncher :: Catalysm (UNOIKI)
As these mutating pulses of bass, noise and hypnotizing dub cycle through the ears, one can’t help but become entranced by these unusual sounds—both stripped […]
Crump :: Chiaroscuro EP (Slime)
A bouncy, rolling batch of minimal house tracks with a somewhat understated feel. It’s solid though, infectious and persistent, like a puppy needing a walk. […]
Zoon van Snook :: (Falling from) The Nutty Tree (Mush)
Snook has a bottomless treasure chest of beats, samples and melodies, but rather than just throw them all up in the air and see where […]
V/A :: Frogmania (Plastic Frog)
Frogmania sees heavy hitters of the minimal scene sit side by side with newcomers. Downtrodden wave pulls up a seat next to Amiga inspired electronics—a […]
Reef Project :: Aquaculture (System)
As synths melt on a seabed of highs and lows, Reef Project reveals a wide stereo-field lending itself to either headphone consumption or home audio […]
Ian Boddy and Erik Wøllo :: Frontiers (DiN)
Frontiers is a deeply moving , cerebral and constantly charming spacey musical adventure largely made of majestic floating synthesized waves, sinuous drone textures, hypno-ish rhythmical […]
Fabrics :: Refabricated (From A Tree)
Shards of twisted bass, left field tape recordings, broken synthesizers, blistered techno wrangling and an affinity for surreal auditory manipulation keeps Refabricated on its edge […]

















