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Memory Geist :: Benthos (DiNDDL)

Reviews 11/20/2011 by igloomag

This elongated EP manages to deliver rhythmic swells of atmospheric debris composed with attention to every detail. Spinning in extraterrestrial sheets of dark light, time […]

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Banned Book :: Holographic Relationchip (Lagunamuch)

Reviews 11/20/2011 by igloomag

A well-conceived volume of audio delight, Banned Book ceases the moment in this brisk 30-minute jaunt through time. Ripping through a boundless foray of upbeat […]

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Ben UFO :: Rinse: 16 (Rinse)

Reviews 11/20/2011 by Greg Dutcher

Vacillating between house and bass music and occasionally blending the two. Rinse: 16 checks the boxes any self-respecting mix should – unflagging energy, varied track […]

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Dream Affair / King Dude :: Double review (AVANT!)

Reviews 11/20/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Since 2007 AVANT! Records has been releasing an assortment of cold wave, synth inspiration and beleaguered punk. Artists and groups like Cult of Youth and […]

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V/A :: We Want You To Understand The Future Vol. 1 (ProForm Series)

Reviews 11/20/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

The cues are taken straight from Chicago, with labels like Trax, DJ International and Westbrook coursing through these Finnish veins. The record offers up four […]

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MOOGFEST :: Asheville, NC (2011)

Features 11/15/2011 by Robert Galbraith

Robert Galbraith summarizes Moogfest 2011 as Thomas Fang (portfolio) offers a visual archive of the festivities. [Moogfest October 28th-30th, 2011] Asheville North Carolina’s annual Moogfest […]

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Obfusc :: Midnight Dome (Boltfish)

Reviews 11/15/2011 by igloomag

Lost in waves of low-tones and memories from childhood, these foggy windows reveal early 90’s era Warp fragments; bass-beats, subtle melodic bursts, underwater meanderings, manipulated […]

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Mark Archer (Altern 8) :: Frequency Remixes (Balkan Vinyl)

Reviews 11/15/2011 by David Ferguson

[Release page] A play-by-play summary of the vinyl edition for March Archer’s Frequency Remixes on Balkan Vinyl. “Frequency (Luke Vibert remix)” :: After an 18-second […]

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Patch :: Western Slope (Cartesian Binary)

Reviews 11/15/2011 by igloomag

With such an abundance of sliced analog frequencies — twenty-one to be exact — Patch derives fragmented ambient sheets and dilutes them to create what […]

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Timo Maas feat. Brian Molko :: College 84 (Rockets & Ponies)

Reviews 11/15/2011 by Gustave Savy

Having made more then a dalliance into the outright mainstream from time to time in his DJ and production exploits, but he definitely knows how […]

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Global Goon :: Carbon (Upitup)

Reviews 11/14/2011 by igloomag

Robotic slabs spliced around theremin-styled wobbles and video-game tendencies float to the surface of Carbon and although the album contains a distinctive flow, it’s equal […]

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