Tag: Breaks

nnirror :: yondis (Evel)

One does not need context or production acumen to enjoy these tracks, and to feel emotionally attached to them—these pieces grab your attention beyond the extent of any techy or compositional trick, and linger once they’re done playing, like fizzy crisp air after a summer shower.

The Mellowtrons :: DUB da Beat EP (Self Released)

With DUB da Beat, a self-released four-track EP available through Bandcamp, Walker returns to a sound that feels both deeply rooted in his history and wonderfully untouched by time. Massive basslines rumble beneath a haze of dubwise echoes, warped acid squelches, and fractured rhythms, creating a woozy, late-night atmosphere that rewards sinking into rather than simply listening to.

Acid For The Grandma :: What?

In many respects, the 12”s from Acid For The Grandma sound more like compilations. Each EP has a sense of being distinct and unique rather than a progression from one to the next. The real surprise is that it is one artist behind these releases, one musician exploring acid, ambient, house and techno and doing so from incredibly varied perspectives.

Chit Chat with Ben Stokes of Dimensional Holofonic Sound

A veteran of groundbreaking music-video and visual collaborations, Ben Stokes puts his most personal stamp on Dimensional Holophonic Sound (DHS), his singular project blending acid electronics, old-school analog imagery, and experimental video production. Simultaneously, Stokes has built a distinctive career at the intersection of sound, art, technology, and visuals.

Otto Taimela :: Cheap Ingredients (Cudighi)

Taimela isn’t trying to recreate the 90s IDM and drum and bass golden era so much as he’s drawing a line from it to the present, letting those influences inform his melodic instincts without being consumed by them. There’s a lightness to how he carries all of that reference—it never feels like homework, never feels like pastiche. It just sounds like a producer who grew up on the right records and internalized them so completely that they became his own vocabulary.