(05.05.06) Shulman’s second release for Aleph Zero strengthens the label’s position as a fine purveyor of intelligent world chill. Random Thoughts, which comes off as […]

(05.05.06) Last August a friend of mine called me from Berlin, asking if I would have liked some hard to find records, since he was […]

(05.03.06) Komposi003, the latest State of the Union release from Positron Records, is a landmark release for several reasons. Not only does it showcase the […]

(05.01.06) This is the third album by electronic producer Jon Tejada and guitarist Takeshi Nikimoto. It’s the most straightforward instrumental rock album they have released, […]

(05.01.06) This album is worth it for the opening cut alone. On past releases Mapstation’s Stefan Schneider has seemed content to slowly develop tracks around […]

(05.30.06) Wow. This band only gets better. Initially on drone/indie label Kranky, Growing have moved over to Troubleman Unlimited’s sub-label Megablade, and with that move […]

(04.30.06) For a few years now Thirsty Ear have been releasing a string of albums that team up various MCs with a selection of jazz […]

(04.30.06) Depth Affect’s first album is almost dangerously “now”: a mix of hip-hop instrumentals with a whole lot of mad synths; some acoustic guitar, chimes […]