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Sonoio :: Red (sonoio.org)

Reviews 08/18/2011 by Robert Galbraith

What sets Sonoio out from the pack is the warmth of compositions; nothing sounds over processed or compressed giving the music room to breath. [Release […]

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Seth Cluett :: Objects Of Memory (Line)

Reviews 08/18/2011 by Alan Lockett

Cluett’s voice – still, deceptively small, decidedly not calm – makes much of Objects of Memory veiled and obfuscated, oddly at once soothing and unsettling. […]

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Mobthrow :: Pitch Black EP (Mindtrick)

Reviews 08/18/2011 by Gustave Savy

A clinical demonstration of how dark, intense and subtly clever soundscapes can be put to work in the context of a fully DJ/club friendly context. […]

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V/A :: Friends, Lovers and Family (Lany)

Reviews 08/18/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

This is a record for folk who wear their cap at a jaunty angle and will speak at length, and at great volume, of the […]

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Steve Strange & Detroit Starrz

Newswires 08/18/2011 by Jus Forrest

Detroit Starrzz are set to launch their unique brand of breaks and beats-inspired synth-pop, delivering a sound way fresher than anything else around. Detroit Starrzz […]

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Franz Kirmann :: Random Access Memories (Photogram)

Reviews 08/13/2011 by Jus Forrest

Random Access Memories itself, is an exploration of rhythm, carefully blended atmosphere and a definition of composition that’s exquisitely spliced to drive towards a vibrant […]

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Parade Ground :: The Golden Years (Dark Entries)

Reviews 08/13/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

As the synthesizer evolved so did the Pauly brothers’ sound. Likewise, the influences of groups like Fad Gadget and Front 242 is etched in the […]

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The Exaltics :: They Arrive (Crème Eclipse)

Reviews 08/13/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

This is not simple straight electro, but a sound that folds elements together. The sound is founded in the electro tradition, with the tracks hinting […]

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Five questions for Herb Recordings

Profiles 08/13/2011 by igloomag

Craig Murphy lets igloomag.com into the lush fields of Herb Recordings‘ musical spectrum and discovers that there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes […]

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V/A :: Physic Or Surgery (Highpoint Lowlife)

Reviews 08/11/2011 by igloomag

Gems continue to penetrate the ears with repeated listens; punctuated beats, distressed rhythms, microscopic funk, underwater meanderings, dub-infused waveforms, calibrated noise and pleasant distractions are […]

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