Experimental, IDM, dub and ambient simmer as world influences melt in a smorgasbord of organic audio soup. [Release page] AV8R‘s Sun Salutation is scented with […]
Reviews
Byetone :: Symeta (Raster-Noton)
Bender has gotten more rhythmically adventurous, and has also updated his palette of sounds, somehow staying faithful to that precarious notion of what is and […]
Mojo Rising :: Seven Wonders (Cold Busted)
Setting aside his turntable skills, Mojo Rising unveils Seven Wonders, a funk-infested roller coaster of downtempo frequencies, laid back segues and twisted wiring. As a […]
NQ :: Our Own Distance (Neo Ouija)
Concealed in miniature rhythms that pulsate in layers, each of these insulated nuggets of sound reveal themselves pleasantly upon the ears. [Purchase] Crumpled sheets of […]
Atra Aeterna :: Machinations (Self-Released)
Synth drenched melodies, piano and various digital squabbles drip with melancholic mood-swings, however, it’s Machinations‘ focus on pensive and often thought provoking themes that ignite […]
Max Bellancourt :: Mind Forest (Reckno)
Bellancourt, a new name out of France, has crafted a post-industrial pastoral that stretches time and bodes well for the future. [Reckno shop] Mind Forest […]
Chihei Hatakeyama :: Mirror (Room40)
Chihei achieves a felicitous juxtaposition of analogue sound sources, digital processing and musicianly sensibility, imbuing Mirror, for all its floaty-drifty hyper-ethereality, with a certain satisfying […]
Hauschka :: Youyoume (Serein)
Amazingly, most of the sounds you hear are indeed still emanating from Hauschka’s inspirationally prepared piano, so ingeniously employed to conjure imagery and effortlessly shift […]
Vittoria Fleet :: Kissing Cousins EP (Self-Released)
The dialect this EP communicates in is one of intense waves of meticulously well crafted sound, intricate yet heavy beats and deft female vocals. All […]
Leyland Kirby :: Eager to tear apart the stars (History Always Favours The Winners)
To pass on this essential release would be a serious error. It may be desperately melancholy but the breathtaking and often heart-stopping compositions can transcend […]
Eric Bobo & Latin Bitman :: Welcome to the Ritmo Machine (Nacional)
Welcome to The Ritmo Machine has such a wide scope of influence: Salsa, Samba, ‘70’s Soul, classic Funk, Cuban rhythms, Latin grooves, East Coast Hip-Hop, […]
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