It is simplicity as virtuosity, minimalism whittled with the knife-edge exactitude of a Giacometti figurine. Eight flint-edged “rhythm variations” by Osaka-based AOKI Takamasa, bitumen slick […]
Tag: Glitch
Bass Kittens & Volum :: 120 EP (Pretension)
120bpm is such a nice tempo for this style of music—you get a slight yet not overpowering pump from the electro beat whilst there’s room aplenty for the straightforward yet not overly fussy Kraftwerkian melodic action.
MAEODI :: Maeodi EP
Maeodi is an undertaking to reinterpret the modern Los Angeles sound with a bass heavy, ethereal composition: thick textures, heightened sensibility, melodic and full frequency. […]
Ay Fast :: Nice Arps (Schematic Music Company)
With thirteen electrical abrasions on offer, Ay Fast certainly knows how to conjoin and segregate rhythms for an engaging, mind-altering exploratory sojourn. Adrian Bertolone (aka […]
Zyxt :: Hello Manic (Component)
Zyxt compliments the past decade of electrical manifests and evolves his sound signature with creative dynamism. Melodic entanglement, percussive wanderings and fluid electronics from start […]
Somatic Responses :: Sketches (Photon Emissions)
One can never be quite sure where the Somatic Responses target will be pointed next, however, its trajectory is usually set to molten sound-escapes that […]
Comaduster :: Hollow Worlds (Tympanik Audio)
That Hollow Worlds is Cardinal’s debut LP is nothing short of miraculous. Little wonder, then, that it has been such a hotly anticipated release, as […]
V/A :: Iugeri Sonus III (Acre)
2013 feels like a year richer than any other in terms of incredible new music—the constant supply of fine ear fodder continues to astound and […]
Luthor :: Minor EP (Crackling Claps)
A welcomed snippet of expansive bass lines that break apart, slip away and all come back together into a cohesive unit of dub strained inflections, […]
Rontronik & NKH :: Quatro EP (Self-Released)
A resplendent summer retreat of impacting low-end crunch, dub, industrial, bass and electronics smashed into a brief sojourn for brain and body. Ron Croudy and […]
Valance Drakes / Cyuild Apo :: Double review (Luana / Clean Error)
Yielding various connotations based on who might be delve into these disjointed electrical tones, a data splurge unfolds from each audio architect and is accurately […]

















