X4 reminds us that just the right amount of brittle and jovial electronics is needed to get us through the end of the year.
Reviews
Larvae :: All These Worlds Are Yours EP (Self Released)
All These Worlds Are Yours contains five tracks in which each song is named after one of Jupiter’s many moons; and once you hear the music contained within, it proves to be an appropriate theme for the release.
Lectromagnetique :: Euphoria EP (Lectromagnetique)
Lectromagnetique (Chornobyl, Ukraine producer) reveals blistered electronics in the form of hardened techno and electro in two tracks spread over twelve-minutes.
Illuha :: Tobira (12k)
Explored are captivating synths, modular mazes, and delicately woven experimental and tribal soundscapes set against a vast, open environment. As the record unfolds, eerie drones and microscopic timbres amplify.
The Dubnihilist :: Stargazer EP (Dystopian Dub Discotheque)
Two tracks totaling approximately twenty-one minutes, with a concentration on broad and wide-angle ambient-dub/techno extracts.
KORTIKO :: Course Interference EP (Errorgrid)
The semi-tribal ambient-industrial and glitch manifests KORTIKO extracts from his machines on Course Interference is an utterly intense experience.
Darqhorse :: Digital Dawn (Diffuse Reality)
Featuring a wide range of breaks, electro, techno, and rhythmic swirls among a deluge of strong beats, bass, and wicked distortion, mile-long soundscapes and panoramas are punctuated by its upbeat attitude and acidic surges.
4T Thieves :: The Time Machine EP (Self Released / Black)
A surreal blend of sonic hues reminiscent of the Boards of Canada, floating along the edges of ethereal time capsules and atmospheric textures and tones for as far as the eye can see.
Recent Posts
Aseq :: Thrones (KOMBINE)
Panopticum :: Multisensory Metaphors EP (Polygon Network)
Rudy Adrian :: Beyond the Sleepy Hills (Spotted Peccary Music)
rinse.repeat :: A New Braindance Era EP (Clean Error)
CHXFX :: Rafter Castanets (Plastic Horse)
Lucus :: Vectorising (Adventurous Music)
Maps and Diagrams :: Islands (Handstitched*)
Menou & Paolo Calabrese :: st2m EP (A Silent Place)
