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SUPERRADIO Records :: Pioneering Italo Disco

Profiles 09/02/2006 by Robbie Geoghegan

(09.02.06) FINDING a record label that truly captures a particular sound is a rare thing. To find a group of people who live and breath […]

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Fluorescent Grey :: Lying On The Floor… (Isolate, CD)

Reviews 09/02/2006 by igloomag

Reminiscent of some of the cultural snapshots released on Sublime Frequencies, Martin mashes Indian ragas, Tibetan drones, Japanese flute and woodblock, Chinese strings and other […]

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Kyoto Jazz Massive :: 10th Anniversary (Compost, 2CD)

Reviews 08/27/2006 by igloomag

(08.27.06) A little more than a decade ago, a compilation came out of Japan entitled Kyoto Jazz Massive and it was a collection of the […]

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Clapan :: 21st Century Lullaby (Somia Music, CD)

Reviews 08/25/2006 by igloomag

Finding a record adheres to the idea of electronica is quite difficult. Finding a record that executes the idea of electronic is a rarity. Finding […]

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Cepia :: Atlantic Blood (Sublight, CD)

Reviews 08/20/2006 by igloomag

(08.20.06) I saw Huntley Miller’s live set at Decibel last year and was impressed by the density of his music. Like a man who can […]

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Emulsion :: Blue Sky Objective (Lens, CD)

Reviews 08/20/2006 by igloomag

(08.20.06) I’m suffering from a bit of a disconnect on the first few listens to Emulsion’s new release. Nathan Koch’s project has gone from trawling […]

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The Protagonist and Des Esseintes :: Reviews (Cold Meat Industry/Fin De Si

Reviews 08/18/2006 by igloomag

::..:::…..:..::….:::::..:::..:::::::……:::…::.:::….::::..:..:::…::…….::::: The Protagonist :: Interim EP (Cold Meat Industry, CD) Once an old school industrialist like most of the early roster of Sweden’s Cold Meat […]

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Biosphere :: Dropsonde (Touch, CD/LP)

Reviews 08/18/2006 by James Knapman

(08.18.06) Subject to a confused and confusing release pattern, the new full length release by Biosphere arrived not a moment too soon, only to prove […]

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Genaro :: Genaro EP (Benbecula, CD)

Reviews 08/18/2006 by igloomag

(08.18.06) As a reviewer, it can sometimes be a disappointment when a sampler of a new album comes along. The reason for this is simply […]

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Quench :: Caipruss (n5MD, CD)

Reviews 08/12/2006 by igloomag

One of the many pseudonyms of Don and Roel Funcken, Quench has historically been their more “ambient” project, filled with delicately evolving pads and synth […]

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