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Johnny Jitters :: Closure EP (Aud-Art)

Reviews 02/18/2012 by igloomag

Johnny Jitters and fellow cohorts take Closure into skewed directions—offering downtempo frequencies bridged across atmospheric rapids that are warm, sincere and heartfelt. Glitch has taken […]

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Markus Mehr :: In (Hidden Shoal)

Reviews 02/18/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

The German experimental ambient artist marshals the same array of computer, synthesizers, guitars and distortion pedals used on his 2010 debut, Lava, and opens with […]

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First Human Ferro :: Stardust (Nitkie)

Reviews 02/17/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Stardust is a space opera that tells rather than romanticizes how the stars were reached. Olegh Kolyada hails from Zhytomyr in the Ukraine, birthplace of […]

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Hyboid :: Where Androids Come to Die (Astro Chicken)

Reviews 02/17/2012 by James Knapman

The references that Astro Chicken pile into almost every release ensure that the majority of their output is most appreciated by those of a certain age […]

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Studyman :: Minimal Action (Decabaret)

Reviews 02/17/2012 by Robbie Geoghegan

Studyman is cutting his teeth on the French label with the Minimal Action EP. There have already been some web comparisons to Robert Hood and […]

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Production tips for budding electronic music producers

Features 02/16/2012 by Joel Semchuck

DJ Mojo (aka Joel Semchuck)—Electronic music production, once the realm of the hardcore gear-whore and MIDI magician, has become a much more accessible enterprise with […]

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Damian Valles :: Skeleton Taxa (Drifting Falling)

Reviews 02/16/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Valles expands the drone to orchestral proportions, as his field recordings, small bells, piano and guitar are all swept up into a string section, with […]

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James Murray :: Floods (Slowcraft)

Reviews 02/16/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

There is a scarlet thread that runs through Floods, a kind of cicada sibilation in air so clear it’s Andean. And honestly this music makes […]

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Northerner :: I Am On Your Side (Home Assembly)

Reviews 02/16/2012 by Gustave Savy

I Am On Your Side is good, in an extremely chilled out way, with very endearing atmospheres, nice ambiences and sounds pinned together with washes […]

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Velapene Screen :: What if they can’t trust you? (The Centrifuge)

Reviews 02/15/2012 by igloomag

The syncopated percussive breaks, acidic tones, busted rhythms, tweaked synth-distortions and overall flare for oblique maneuvers further exemplifies Velapene Screen’s honed skill-set. [Release page] Velapene […]

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