Peppered throughout Climbing one can find elements of microscopic electronic bits falling by the wayside as they are reconfigured and mangled into coherent mechanical lava […]
Tag: Electronics
Nicolas Bernier :: frequencies (a / fragments) (Line)
Bernier combines sounds from mechanically triggered tuning forks with digital soundwaves, using a micro-controller to trigger sequences via software, activating solenoids that hit rows of […]
MOOGFEST :: Asheville, NC (2014)—Visual archive
The festival utilized local venues around downtown Asheville but not the main civic center auditorium used in past years, making the festival feel more intimate […]
Gavin Toomey :: Boxer / Brawler (Self-Released)
Boxer / Brawler offers five weaving downtempo tracks and ambient electronics harking back to the early days of IDM’s original birthing grounds. Gavin Toomey (aka […]
Vittoria Fleet :: Acht (n5MD)
If the concept of mid-period Clark, with the noisier glitch-fests reined in and balanced with delicate female vocals appeals to you in the slightest, you […]
C. Mantle :: Femto Tudomány EP (Acre)
Weaving basslines that burst from every corner, Femto Tudomány is a distracting yet somehow attractively coherent extended player. C. Mantle (aka Christopher Mantle and Acre […]
Wooky :: Montjuïc (spa.RK)
Wooky’s techno tunes are merry melodies perfectly balancing antic pace and a smooth, easy-going undertone, a hint of funk charged with emotional sincerity. First of […]
Huron :: The Other Side of Reality (Raumklang)
Sharp edges, fluid rhythms, mechanical pulses, chiseled percussion and a darkened veil surround these dozen tracks that spark, reflect and ricochet in every direction. Huron […]
Etcher :: Polytom Dusk (Abstract Acid)
Brutal angular machine teeth are bared from needle drop to run out. Abstract Forms 303 wing is back for 2014 with a new name. Abstract […]
Ignatius :: Nodding’s Uses (Buried In Time)
Ignatius continues to unfold elongated sonic exhibits that lures its listeners into a state of unusual delight. Autechre is to the UK as Ignatius is […]
HNN :: LÎle Nue (La Forme Lente)
Vocals play a much more central role in this latest album, words woven through vivid analogue sounds. I thoroughly enjoyed the first release by Hsilgne […]

















