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Shlømo :: Avadon EP (Wolfskuil)
Shlømo’s (not to be confused with Shlohmo) Avadon is one ambitious EP comprised of two tracks and one remix. “Avadon (Part 1)” is a remarkable […]
DECIBEL Fest 2015 :: September 23—27 (Seattle, WA)
Autechre, Clark, Dan Deacon, Eskmo, John Tejada, Richard Devine, Thievery Corporation and many more will demonstrate their sonic gymnastics at this year’s edition of the […]
Benedikt Frey :: Trance Unlimited EP (Nous’Klaer Audio)
The 12” illustrates an ability to draw the listener in. Layers are built with wonderful subtlety, different elements slowly brought together before bombs of beat […]
Hardfloor & Acid Hausmeister :: Double Review (ProForm Series)
Now we all know there are lots of 303 tinged records out there, and there will undoubtedly be more to come. But ProForm are old […]
Chris Moss Acid :: Righteous Acid Beats EP (Computer Controlled)
Righteous Acid Beats is a continuation of the ideas that were laid out in Phantasy. Heavy throbbing patterns further vulcanised by a dip into Roland […]
Jaki Liebezeit & Holger Mertin :: Akşak (Staubgold)
Akşak is a drummers’ album for people who don’t like drummers’ albums. Many tracks are “just” percussion, but uncannily melodic—some angular, others flow like the river […]
Vitaly Maklakov & Freiband :: Zondag (Ostroga)
Slowly, Zondag grows almost silent, no more than an evening breeze stroking the beard of a lone stalk of wheat. The aerosol hiss returns at the hour mark, like […]
Kammarheit :: The Nest (Cyclic Law)
The Nest doesn’t give of itself lightly, requiring deep diving, depths-sounding—of cavernous resonance, of bleakness and sustenance—to retrieve ungenerous pearls. Dark Ambient. Sometimes a great […]
V/A :: Circuit Intégré Volume 1 – A Compilation of Contemporary Electronica (Zoharum)
An auspicious beginning to a series with significant inertial force. In the interest of cosmic (kosmische?) balance, Zoharum, the label known among other things for […]
Kangding Ray’s Raster-Noton Renewal
Cory Arcane is full of intriguing compositions characterized by Letellier’s intricate percussive programming, textural invention, and deep-buried melodies, fitting comfortably into the Raster-Noton aesthetic, while […]
















