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3View :: Infraction

Reviews 10/26/2013 by Alan Lockett

Founded around the turn of the millenium, Infraction Records has played an unerring long game since then. One suspects Jason Bryant subscribes to The Long […]

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M.Armani :: Construindo Sombras (Luscinia)

Reviews 10/26/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

Each of Construindo Sombras’ eight pieces unwinds so gracefully and cling to one another in such close kinship, they seem carefully, purposefully composed. Marcelo Armani is […]

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Claethan :: Ghost Particles EP (Clean Error)

Reviews 10/19/2013 by Pietro Da Sacco

Gliding through each audio deformation effortlessly, Claethan pushes forth a solid EP of erratic electro structures. Jonathan Minniefield (aka Claethan—based in Germany) executes this brief […]

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Terminal Sound System :: A Sun Spinning Backwards (Denovali)

Reviews 10/19/2013 by Nocturnal Ghost

The landscape bursting out of the speakers is turbulent and incendiary, soaked in a threatening mist. An unidentified mass, an unstoppable throbbing force on its way […]

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Justin Walter :: Lullabies And Nightmares (Kranky)

Reviews 10/16/2013 by Nocturnal Ghost

A soul-stirring sonic brew of contrasts. Tranquil and dreamy, but also disturbing and eerie. Definitely one of the most eccentric releases of the year. Justin […]

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Dao De Noize & Naoki Ishida :: Split Series #1 (Zero Kei)

Reviews 10/16/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

Like Indian ragas, the pieces seem composed and arranged to be played at specific times of day, following the sun across the sky. A new […]

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Valanx :: Ejecta (diametric.)

Reviews 10/16/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

This is cerebral, cinematic and, at points, outright scary music. Disturbing and unsettling soundscapes from the catacombs of Valanx. Arne Weinberg’s Valanx is an insular […]

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Nonima & Dissolved :: Macro Flinching (Section 27)

Reviews 10/14/2013 by Pietro Da Sacco

Where Nonima takes a more mechanized trajectory, Dissolved revolves around cyclic melodic loops and contagious percussive grittiness. Both combine forces seamlessly between each track as […]

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SPARKLE IN GREY :: In search of unfamiliar sounds

Profiles 10/14/2013 by Philippe Blache

A sort of introduction to Sparkle in Grey’s unique and hybrid-like musical universe, bringing to the fore a better appreciation about compositional motives as well […]

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Wall to Wall Carpeting :: Pilliad Echons (Orila)

Reviews 10/12/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

This is the persona of Pilliad Echons, juxtaposing the rough and the smooth in drawn-out sequences like night overlapping into day. Opening far away on […]

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