As the artists find their comfort zone in an assemblage of mangled industrial, bass, illbient, techno, downtempo, and even dub, Firelands showcases familiar shadows shifting in the dead of night.
Tag: Electronics
Somaticae :: Présent Perpétuel EP (3OP)
All short pieces and utterly to the point, these brief soundscapes tend to levitate across a broad sonic spectrum where punchy percussive jolts and stabbing rhythms unfold at multiple angles.
Meemo Comma :: Loverboy (Planet Mu)
Loverboy, sees the artist pivot from the experimental back-catalog and dive-deep into a fully-fledged euphoria of bass’n breaks. Perhaps to describe in one word: Energy.
bvdub :: Fumika Fades (EC Underground)
Stylistically, Fumika Fades doesn’t stray too far from the sound he’s been developing in recent years, the grainy, reverb-laden pads and atmospheric textures are all familiar…
4T Thieves :: Nomad’s Requiem (Werra Foxma)
Werra Foxma takes the opportunity to release these audible gems submerged in nostalgic flutter. Opening downtempo strands and melodic loops cascade…
Aphex Twin :: …I Care Because You Do (Warp) —28 years later
The 90s were unrepeatable and …I Care Because You Do proves it. Composed between 1990 and 1994, it is a paradigm of the advanced adolescent.
WE FORFEIT :: Interview w/ Adrián Marth (Italo Moderni)
From a mutual love of all things EBM, Italo and synth, our conversation charts the rise and rise of the Catalan artist, DJ and label boss.
Valance Drakes :: A Weak Shield Protects Not EP (Urban Virus)
Nine minutes and an infinity we can’t even fathom, Valance Drakes delivers transparent soundwaves just barely reaching the lower atmosphere. Massaging ghostlike glitch for us mere mortals.
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