The crew of Drowned definitely lean towards the darker edges of the dancefloor. An elbow, followed by a shoulder and then a shove is how […]
Tag: Abstract
Enzo Kreft :: Dark Matter (Walhalla)
There’s a weird and wonderful quality to Dark Matter. It follows no line, in many respects Kreft was one of the progenitors of synth wave […]
Rhyw :: Rhyw TH05 (TH ± Tar Hallow)
Drums rain down, battering into a bulwark of bass as a bludgeoning techno beast takes form. Moody and malignant, the EP has a haunting and haunted […]
Breaklab :: Reet (ZCKR)
Ambient is the style pursued across the five installations. Resonance, echo, fade and decay are the central tools. No tracks are titled, in fact they […]
The search for Aphex Twin, the unearthing of RX-101
There’s an undeniable romance attached to the music of Richard D. James. Aphex Twin coined a sound in the 90s that refused to sit in […]
Mike Davis :: Dreamland (Carousel)
Thought provoking sounds with just enough thump, cerebral electronics without the pomp; simply put, a wonderful 12” from an artist I’ll be keeping a close […]
Posh Isolation :: The less trodden trails of Copenhagen
In an age where so much electronic music has chosen to strip back, to dumb down and pander to the room, this Danish imprint has […]
Nacho Patrol :: Panter 777 (Minimal Rome)
Panter 777 sees the synth junkie return to one of his lesser employed pseudonyms on the label which first debuted it. As a youngster I […]
Mynationshit & Red Blood Divine :: Double review (Waste Editions)
What’s in a name? In musical terms what you call yourself shouldn’t really matter, but it can. I can’t deny it, I pulled a face […]
V/A :: D´Du Du (030303)
No single style is at the heart of the EP, the column running through the three tracks is one made of acid. But there is […]
Tehkla :: Yagé (Schematic Music Company)
A tripped-out mind travel based on abstract sound design and flexible electronic waves. To name an album with an explicit reference to this famous plant from […]
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