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Esem :: Scateren (Kahvi, MP3) **Re-mastered Feb-2016

Reviews 10/14/2005 by igloomag

News: This album has just been re-mastered and re-released. Scateren (remaster) by Esem # # # # (10.14.05) Georgi Marinov has created the best sort […]

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Decibel Fest (Part 4) :: The Stillness and the Rhythm

Features 10/14/2005 by Mark Teppo

(10.14.05) I heard more than once during the Decibel Festival‘s Ambient Showcase on Sunday that sitting still is deadly. Especially after three full days of […]

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V/A :: Subvaritrax ™ (SubVariant, CD)

Reviews 10/13/2005 by igloomag

(10.13.05) A SubVariant style dosing agent against SMO (sonic mediocrity overexposure), Subvaritrax aims to cure what ails the overwhelmed melodic IDM listener by allowing them […]

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Decibel Fest (Part 3) :: Under Your Skin and Into Your Head

Features 10/13/2005 by Mark Teppo

(10.13.05) Decibel isn’t just about banging beats and slapping vinyl around. Both weekend days offered more cerebral activities: panel discussions about the present and future […]

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Richard For Cerebellum :: Thoughts That Breathe… Words That Burn (Zhark International, CD)

Reviews 10/12/2005 by igloomag

(10.12.05) Creepy release from Zhark; I know this is no news for those who know this label, but the main surprise is that it’s quite […]

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Decibel Fest (Part 2) :: Hip-Hop, Please Never Stop

Features 10/12/2005 by Mark Teppo

(10.12.05) While Seattle has a long-running musical festival (Bumbershoot which celebrated its 35th anniversary this year), it has always been the last fling of summer. […]

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PREFUSE 73 :: Live at I/O Lounge 09.17.05 (Miami, FL)

Features 10/11/2005 by R_Garcia

(10.11.05) It was a 40 minute ride to Miami’s design district from where I live in central Broward County — a loathsome trek down the […]

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REWOUND :: Volume 3 By TJ Norris

Reviews 10/11/2005 by TJ Norris

::..:::…..:..::….:::::..:::..:::::::……:::…::.:::….::::..:..:::…::…….:::: Einóma :: Undir Feilnótum (2002) CD/2LP :: Vertical Form :: Einóma, a new Icelandic project of producers Steindór & Bjarni, are on to something. […]

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R_Garcia :: Nerd Parade (Nophi, CDr)

Reviews 10/10/2005 by igloomag

(10.10.05) Randy Garcia is the hardest workin’ man in electronic music, or at least in Plantation, FL. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist spitting out quality release after release as […]

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Reviews 10/09/2005 by igloomag

(10.09.05) I will begin this review with a paraphrase from the included one-sheet: “This album was recorded very shortly after me and Gunni met Kristin […]

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Wevie Stonder :: The Wooden Horse of Troy (Skam)

Reviews 10/09/2005 by igloomag

Once in a while, something really strange happens in the universe; something that scrambles the very notion of things like so many stir fried veggies […]

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