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Nick Edwards :: Plekzationz (Editions Mego)

Reviews 09/21/2012 by Philippe Blache

Plekzationz is a propulsive and interlocking cosmic mechanical electronic artifact which combines really impressive surreal sound textures with the living tradition of abrasive noisy drone […]

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Alok / Zen Lu :: RedShift (Lona)

Reviews 09/21/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

RedShift is twenty-two minutes and twenty-two seconds of reaching for the stars, only to be interfered with and buffeted by microwave static. [Release page] Recorded […]

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V/A :: One On Twoism Volume 5 (Twoism)

Reviews 09/18/2012 by igloomag

As Twoism continues to graft their own signature on the tried and true origins of BoC’s sound, they’ve also inadvertently managed to keep a firm-hold […]

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The Ebertbrothers :: Engine Eyes EP (Mindwaves Music)

Reviews 09/18/2012 by igloomag

The Ebertbrothers contain a flare of times gone by, however, they add a new slant to their craft of darkened electronics, bubbling melodies and full-throttle rhythms […]

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Pjusk & Retina.it :: Double review (Glacial Movements)

Reviews 09/16/2012 by Alan Lockett

Glacial Movements has not been entirely unwavering in its frozen isolationist brief. In terms of its original ambit, targeting ‘places that man has forgotten…icy landscapes…fields […]

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M-PeX :: Ignis (Enough)

Reviews 09/16/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Fitting for the analogy, Ignis is a perfectly-paced extended player themed on the ideal of Platonic solids, an elegant theory whose aesthetics have delighted mathematicians […]

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My Fun :: This Is All I Had Time For (The Land Of)

Reviews 09/16/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

My Fun’s ambient is very homey and close to life. It breathes with the same rhythm as its listener and has dog-eared corners, some scratches […]

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Kasket :: August Fades EP (Apollo)

Reviews 09/16/2012 by Gustave Savy

A great release, full of quirky glitchy programming and originality. A real journey from start to finish. Clever, complex and thoughtful, but not dry and […]

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Xambuca :: Joulupukki (Erototox Decodings)

Reviews 09/16/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Each track is a vigorously constructed matrix of beats, flexible but muscled and oiled up, arranged in a lattice of suggestion and ideas. [Release page] […]

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Err0r_500 :: Paths that lead to nowhere (Self-Released)

Reviews 09/14/2012 by Philippe Blache

Contemporary-delicate neoclassical sequences blissfully punctuated by thundering-fractal electronic noises. [Release page] Err0r_500 is a French multi-directional ambient post-rockin’ electronic project formed by the sound designer […]

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