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LUND QUARTET :: Sense of space

Profiles 08/31/2012 by Gustave Savy

ABOUT a year ago I was pointed in the direction of a band that a friend thought I would like. A young jazz outfit here […]

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Suck Susan :: No Head In The Helmet (UVG212 / Daddy Tank)

Reviews 08/27/2012 by igloomag

Sliced into fragments of minutes, Suck Susan manages to somehow elaborate on form and function, offering a maze of definitive, decomposed fractures that yield a […]

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Maduro :: Catching Bullets (Octofoil)

Reviews 06/21/2012 by Craig Hitchings

No matter how disparate this might sound, everything is held together through the theme of carnival-esque gypsy sounds and samples from turn-of-the-century phonographs. [Release page] […]

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Chinese Man :: Remix with the Sun (Chinese Man)

Reviews 04/25/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Chinese Man is a French trio at its core that prioritizes dub, ragga and hip-hop, but that’s just the box out of which they burst. […]

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BROKEN20 :: 3View

Reviews 02/25/2012 by Alan Lockett

These three releases (10-20’s Magnet Marsh, Isodyne’s Dreams Torn From The Sky and Nanorhythm’s Beyond the Green Wall) show Broken20’s faculties very much intact in […]

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Kossak :: You Forgot To Kick It (Record Label Records)

Reviews 02/11/2012 by igloomag

Projecting outward from the likes of Gescom and/or Shadowhuntaz (Skam), Kossak’s focus on layering percussion and tumbling bass is refined and delves into broken slabs […]

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Ana Tijoux :: La Bala (Nacional)

Reviews 02/11/2012 by Gustave Savy

Soulful is a word that you might use to describe it, full of lush string arrangements and easily flowing vocals, including several guest appearances. La […]

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Himuro Yoshiteru :: Jyuryoku EP (Concrete Plastic)

Reviews 02/10/2012 by Chris Bolszo

A four track heavy beat banger infused with expressive melodies and moving, yet playful rhythms in Himuro’s signature style. For fan’s of his resent LP, […]

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Kappah :: Tribal Dances (Bedroom Research)

Reviews 02/04/2012 by Gustave Savy

The album is a sampling wonkfest of jerky beats, odd sounds, meaty synths and solid bass. There are influences from all over the place, Indian […]

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Octavius :: Laws (Mannequin)

Reviews 01/17/2012 by Robbie Geoghegan

Laws is an almost lawless boarder crossing, skipping across state lines into a number of blurred genres. Synth wave, minimal pop and the darker side of […]

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Me Raabenstein :: R (nonine)

Reviews 01/08/2012 by igloomag

Twelve tracks representing a cross-section of what could only be described as pure exploratory realms, Me Raabenstein’s audio-biography is detailed with clarity as it wisps […]

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