Compilations usually serve as an introduction to previous or upcoming output on a record label. Likewise, Unschooled Records, based in North Carolina, is a relatively […]
Reviews
Abstract Polygon/Mad EP :: Deselect Mindbox/Mavoo's 3rd Day of 2nd Grade CD (Tribal Treble)
How much further can sound be manipulated? So much music just waits to be explored, examined, created and altered until it finally manages to rest […]
Maps & Diagrams :: Free-Time & Polytuft-Tech (Pause2 & Expanding, CD)
Two albums in one year is a feat for any electronic music composer these days, but 31 year old Tim Martin residing in Peterborough (UK), […]
Line 47/Rusuden :: Parcinx Mind Split 12" (Sonic Terror)
Line 47 :: A-Side What can be said here? Line 47 opens with an epic if not inspiring piece of classical electronics that blends elements […]
Zygote/The Luxury Tax :: Current/Future Transportation (UTR/BCM, 7")
Stephen Ruiz (aka Zygote) and The Luxury Tax collaborate to release a touching split-7″ of electro-transmissions with a small dose of malnourished melody work. Zygote’s […]
Kiyo :: Chaotech Odd Echo (Schematic, CD)
It’s that area of dry, white noise where sounds begin to fizzle on the burner and melodies start to form around the edges. It’s that […]
Yuzo Kako :: Distillation (Cross, CD)
Distillation clicks, snaps and glitters with electrical frequencies that displays a struggle between organic and digital compositions. At times you’re left in a sea of […]
Friends We Met Along The Way :: V/A (Cactus Island, CD)
Almost a year after the birth of Cactus Island’s wonderful split 7inch that featured the labels’ two proud parents, Maps & Diagrams vs. Broca (Tim […]
Ezekiel Honig :: Technology Is Lonely (Anticipate, CD)
There’s an area inside the musical realm of electronics that motivates the senses in a way that is quite magical. It’s that moment in time […]
Mouse On Mars :: Glam (Thrill Jockey/Inertia, CD)
I was originally released in 1996 on vinyl only, as a proposed (and consequently rejected) soundtrack to the Hollywood film of the same name featuring […]
Manitoba :: Up In Flames (Leaf/Domino, CD)
Dan Snaith makes an intriguing departure from the introspective warmth of his 2001 debut on Leaf, Start Breaking My Heart to bring us Up In […]

















