The pressure’s been rising again and Karsten Pflum now offers up a set of works in the guise of Camera Obscura—a twisted tale of analog sounds trying to make it in the harsh and dangerous digital world.
Recent Posts
Dryft and Tangent :: Acquiesce (n5MD)
Acquiesce has more to do with the universe and its mysteries than it does being defined to any one genre.
Mesaverde :: Triangulate (Point Source Electronic Arts)
It’s all here, triangulated for us mere mortals on Triangulate—an album we didn’t know was absolutely essential for the burgeoning industrial glitch scene.
Matthew Mercer :: Ataxia (Self Released)
Ataxia exhibits a powerful foray by which the listener is taken through a whirlwind of sonic trajectories and minimal audio therapeutics in the shape of veiled techno forms.
Allan J. Kimmel (Departure Street) & Francisco Sanfuentes (Sonidos Precarios) :: Été/Hiver (Self Released)
You can see the respect and patience that these musicians have, they do not speak the same verbal language but they are fluent in discovering and expanding their ranges of sounds, experimental and rich with strange hypnotic harmonies.
Pjusk :: Salt og Vind (12k)
Unsurprisingly, Salt og Vind evidences an epiphany of nature’s oracle guidance within a much more broadening and developing vista.
V/A :: Synthesis<2 (Ambient flux)
Natural sounds that are common to ambient soundscapes have a tinge of gloom attached, this feels much more realistic, especially over the colder months.
Mick Chillage :: Before & After Silence
Mick Chillage recently provided a comprehensive, insightful and entertaining interview session with Jason Martin. Somewhere in here is the guide to understanding the mind of a prolific ambient producer, and more…
^L_ :: Eyes of The Old Man EP (MTDN Audio Rec)
Expressive electronics grounded by driving beats, bass, and echoes from abandoned warehouses at 3:00 a.m. is enough to grab our ears in anticipation of what’s next in the pipeline.
Cut Out :: Down The Line (Still Heat)
Gestures hint throughout to folded layers of chaos that is both jarring as it is mesmerizing; like that of a gripping horror you can not peel your eyes from.
V-Stók :: Liminal (Position Disposition)
Subtle dub extracts, instrumental tangents, and glitchy transmitted noises are more disjointed and surreal this time around.









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