Downtempo

Tag: Downtempo

Asura :: Radio Universe (Ultimae)

Reviews 11/15/2014 by Nocturnal Ghost

As opposed to many other contemporary artists who incorporate elements of seventies space music, Asura manages to sound classic and refreshing rather than clichéd. There’s […]

Continue Reading →

Jon Hassell & Brian Eno :: Fourth World Vol.1: Possible Musics (Glitterbeat, Re-Issue)

Reviews 11/09/2014 by Andrew Danso

Engaging with the (re-issued) Fourth World as an experience should be the listeners focus. It’s as much about your own connection to what’s being heard […]

Continue Reading →

Kettenkarussell :: Easy Listening (Giegling)

Reviews 10/16/2014 by Alan Lockett

Returning late to the table, the drolly titled Easy Listening brings their house style to fruition in mesmeric moves and boundary crossings—a ride that, while not of the […]

Continue Reading →

Boards Of Canada :: Hi Scores EP (Reissue) (Skam)

Reviews 10/09/2014 by Giancarlo Sandoval

Hi Scores proves that Boards Of Canada were skilled sound designers from the start. In their debut EP for Skam, Boards Of Canada signaled a […]

Continue Reading →

Ard Bit :: Ellioth EP (Lowriders)

Reviews 09/28/2014 by Pietro Da Sacco

Rotterdam-based Ard Bit reveals the Ellioth EP for Lowriders and condenses all form of glitch’n soul into one unique audio fabric. “6002” shimmies about in […]

Continue Reading →

Jvox :: Strange Universe (Component)

Reviews 09/26/2014 by Sam Waks

A level-straddling blend; earthy, groovy and easy to dig but with a deep, clever halo of abstract thematics and transcendent yearnings which might be harder […]

Continue Reading →

Quasi Dub Development :: Little-Twister vs Stiff-Neck (Pingipung)

Reviews 09/24/2014 by Stephen Fruitman

Little-Twister vs Stiff-Neck is skinny dub adorned with beads and body paint that throws elbows at genre expectations. Luca Fadda and F.S. Blumm established the […]

Continue Reading →

Calika :: Blelly (Abandon Building)

Reviews 09/23/2014 by Elan Samuel

Calika lives comfortably between the realms of acoustic and electric, incorporating elements of both styles into tunes that have great groove and sonic depth, while […]

Continue Reading →

ZoiD :: Electronic Jazz Fractals

Profiles 08/31/2014 by Andrew Danso

Music has been Jacobson’s life work. His history with jazz and electronic music is lengthy, business minded and academic. His desire to refocus left the […]

Continue Reading →

Aabzu :: It Came from Outer Space (Zoharum)

Reviews 08/12/2014 by Stephen Fruitman

A hyperglycemic sci-fi adventure with a bracing mixture of beats and a soupçon of dub. Laptop shenanigans. A hyperglycemic sci-fi adventure with a bracing mixture of beats and a soupçon of […]

Continue Reading →