Compositions flow organically, without turning melancholic, always approaching light, serene and restrained feelings. Darren Harper is one sound artist coming from Colorado—his music has been […]
Tag: Downtempo
Faex Optim :: Adventures In Nature EP (Magic Square)
Adventures In Nature is a brisk foray into vintage electronic rhythms with all the right notes falling into place exquisitely. I just hope Faex Optim […]
Mihail P :: Omniverse EP (Distant Worlds)
Omniverse does no mark a change in sound for Mihail P, rather another side of his electronic musings is on display. Percussion has been played […]
4T Thieves :: Hauntology (Mahorka)
Hauntology raises the bar for BoC-inspired tunes, exploring atomic Weaponeering, and takes us out of the realm of kilotons into the fantastic world of megatons […]
Milieu :: Sunbather’s Pharmacopeia Volume 1 (Touched Music)
Once again I find myself exposed to an artist capable of channeling the best parts of works and techniques I have known and loved throughout […]
Roel Funcken :: Semtinal Convex EP (MethLab)
Six tracks spread over 27-minutes, here we see the prolific Amsterdam-based Roel Funcken (of Funckarma) continue to unravel a myriad of rhythms and melodic fissures—Semtinal […]
V/A :: S27-X (Section 27)
Marking their 10th year of “underground electronics, mangling ears and brains since 2009,” thousands of sounds converge and break apart, broken bits are then assembled […]
Molez :: Jelenlét (Acre)
Jelenlét combines abstract industrial hip-hop and encrusted rhythms made from bass-infused glitch mayhem that simply works as a whole. This finely de-tuned release caught my attention […]
Keiss :: Lamps And Bedroom (Touched Music)
Keiss magically appears again this year to lighten our moods building on his traditional downtempo approach with Lamps And Bedroom, hitting all the right spots […]
Dalham :: Heat Death (Castles In Space)
Heat Death is a sonic achievement allowing the listener to drift away in lost memories while its individual strands rest on solid foundations that will […]
Gemini Tri :: Lemniskata (Sun Sea Sky)
A beautifully blended album that’s of a timeless quality and makes for a wonderful debut release with Sun Sea Sky—it’s in Lemniskata’s mood and atmosphere […]
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