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GENETIC MUSIC / NO EMB BLANC :: 3View 2011.4

Reviews 02/05/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Minimal electropop, EBM, synth wave and whatever else you want to call this music is the German label’s specialty. Few labels manage to hit the […]

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Christian Albrechtsen :: I wish all my songs were about the sea (Dynamophone)

Reviews 02/05/2011 by James Knapman

Albrechtson’s distinctive, off-the-wall vocal and lyrical stylings share a niche with similarly eccentric artists like Björk, Anthony and the Johnsons or Sigur Ros’s Jón Birgisson […]

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Melodium :: Petit Jama EP (s/r)

Reviews 02/05/2011 by Andy Whitaker

Petit Jama feels intensely intimate. The packaging and screen-printing are all done by Girard himself and the mastering job is low-fi enough to feel hand-made […]

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V/A :: Crazy Compilation #5 (Crazy Language)

Reviews 02/05/2011 by Pietro Da Sacco

Crazy Language are on the forefront of manifesting their unusually attractive sonic shapes that it’s no wonder artists like Yvat, Rec_Overflow, Randomform, AZ-Rotator, Lucidstatic (and […]

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TYMPANIK AUDIO :: 3View 2011.3

Reviews 01/31/2011 by Paul Lloyd

Despite significant changes in musical retail in recent years Tympanik Audio have successfully managed to maintain their popularity with a regular release schedule (mostly on […]

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TOUCH :: 3View 2011.2

Reviews 01/31/2011 by Paul Lloyd

Resplendent in founder Jon Wozencroft’s distinctive sleeve designs, Touch is always mindful of quality both aesthetically and musically, and continues to deliver the best in […]

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Electronic Activity :: Syn-Po-Tek (E-Activity)

Reviews 01/31/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Somehow, Balrak has managed to escape all the modern trappings associated with techno. There are no house jabs in there, nor slants of electro. Even […]

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Pleq :: Sound Of Rebirth (Impulsive Art)

Reviews 01/31/2011 by Alan Lockett

His stock-in-trade is a form of knowingly atmosphere-laden minimal electronica with a downtempo dynamic, but invariably this is spiked with something somehow off-kilter, malfunctioning, be […]

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SUDETEN CRECHE :: Synchronized soundscapes

Profiles 01/28/2011 by Robbie Geoghegan

Just before Sudeten Creche hit the road to tour Europe for the first time in decades I managed to catch up with them for a […]

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Hammock :: Longest Year EP (Hammock Music)

Reviews 01/23/2011 by Greg Dutcher

In all five songs, the intensity and purpose that grounded their previous work is stripped away, leaving bare sheets of sentimentality. [Listen & Purchase] One […]

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