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Automatic Tasty :: Sentimentalist’s Choice (Central Processing Unit)

Reviews 12/21/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

There seems to be a thawing in the Central Processing Unit output. In spite of the drop in temperature outside Sheffield Bleep’s label has decided […]

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Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement :: Water Rose Above The Head (Bed Of Nails)

Reviews 12/20/2013 by James Knapman

Water Rose Above The Head is a mix of lush, verdant and intoxicating environments conjured through hazy field recordings and an all-pervading uncertainty and fear […]

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Valanx :: Ejecta Remixes (diametric.)

Reviews 12/20/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Ejecta saw Arne Weinberg bury deeper, digging below into insular isolation to seek shelter amongst the internal shadows. Now Valanx has called upon four similarly […]

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Franck Condon :: Purity Hall (Runningonair Music)

Reviews 12/17/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

In my mind’s eye, Purity Hall is a gigantic, marble-clad, spiritual space, not unlike a modernist re-imagining of the Taj Mahal, and Purity Hall is […]

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Visonia et Dopplereffekt / Federico Leocata :: Double review (Last Known Trajectory)

Reviews 12/17/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

In the last twelve months the British imprint has clocked up some excellent EPs from the likes of Galaxian, Inkamera and Jazaus the Shining. Now […]

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Emptyset :: Recur (Raster-Noton)

Reviews 12/15/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

With its low centre of gravity and alienating, single-word titles, English duo Emptyset are a bit of a nasty propostion within the community of lower-case […]

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Dadub :: Untitled EP (Stroboscopic Artefacts)

Reviews 12/15/2013 by Andy Gillham

Excellent modular synth work (via units built by fellow Italians Retina.it) successfully invoke ancient thoughts through sounds redolent of both past and future. It’s rare […]

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Illustration Sonore / Paul Nelson :: Double review (Medical)

Reviews 12/15/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

With their latest two releases Seattle’s Medical Records is making a new. As the label grows Troy Wadsworth is continuing his examination of the past […]

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Figure Study / Max + Mara :: Double review (Dark Entries)

Reviews 12/15/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

The temperature may be dropping but this hasn’t hindered Dark Entries productivity. Josh Cheon’s fervent release rate is being maintained with two LPs from two […]

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V/A :: Minimal Milan (Minimal Trend)

Reviews 12/14/2013 by Philippe Blache

A collection of tracks which represents particular variants of minimal-synth, sometimes pushing out the boundaries to embrace musical schemas and sporadic excursions in dark wave, […]

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