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Enkephalin :: Cloud Surfer EP (Kaometry)

Reviews 09/28/2014 by Pietro Da Sacco

Cloud Surfer doesn’t venture too far off the beaten path but does allow for an expansive array of carefully woven sounds to forage into the […]

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Lorenzo Senni :: Superimpositions (Boomkat Editions)

Reviews 09/27/2014 by Kit Mauldin

Superimpositions is cannier, burrowing inward to locate our limbic triggers, note by note. “Pure appreciation.” Desperate plea or empty promise? In an era of sky-high […]

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Lunar Lodge / Mai Mai Mai :: LL/MMM (Love Blast / Instruments of Discipline)

Reviews 09/25/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

A vacuum of distortion and drone draws air from lungs, horror pouring from blurred thump and fuzzed out fear. Instruments of Discipline. If you’re wondering […]

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Defrag :: Lost Lands EP (The Irrational Media Society)

Reviews 09/14/2014 by Pietro Da Sacco

Defrag deploys melodic bells, whistles, subtle chants, 8-bit triggers, and broken amen breaks venturing into distracted and often frenetic lost lands. Not afraid to eradicate […]

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V/A :: Birds of a Feather 7-12 (Flaming Pines)

Reviews 09/07/2014 by Stephen Fruitman

Twelve birds in a modified birdhouse are way better than two in the bush. Flaming Pines has just wrapped up its beautifully beaky Birds of a […]

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In Sync :: Storm Evolution I & II (Last Known Trajectory)

Reviews 09/06/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Storm Evolution I & II sees a wonderful marriage of past and present. The first foundations of electronic music employed to build new sounds and […]

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Rawmance & Toisvesi :: Double review (La Beauté Du Négatif)

Reviews 09/06/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Cerebral synthesizer sounds and body electronics beautifully explored, without pandering to the ever growing herd. Who’d be a record label boss? Almost any half drunken […]

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ROBBIE GEOGHEGAN :: Last Gasp (mix)

Features 08/24/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

So after a good long flight, after cleaning the flat, after having a cup of tea, here’s a mix of some old tracks and new […]

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III RIVERS :: Electric currents in Manchester’s waters

Profiles 08/23/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

An imprint that is introducing new artists, patronizing established ability and giving vinyl space to up and coming talent. Quality through and through. Manchester has […]

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Charlatan :: Local Agent (Umor Rex)

Reviews 08/18/2014 by Pietro Da Sacco

Fractured analog sounds joined by a myriad of abstract low-end squeaks and somewhat controlled synths. Brad Rose—known for his work as Digitalis label-head—moves ahead with […]

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Carbo Flex :: Trifolium (Central Processing Unit)

Reviews 08/06/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Music has always been a great source for the rose tinted glasses and the latest on Central Processing Unit got the sentimental juices flowing something […]

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