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Cebec :: Strome (Self Release)

Reviews 08/02/2014 by Philippe Blache

Very addictive, weirdly dreamy and powerfully droney. Cebec is the minimal ambient-noise project of the sound designer Matthew Carpenter, from the United States. This musical […]

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AU+ :: Emily (Minimal Trend)

Reviews 07/08/2014 by Philippe Blache

Wildly experimental but punctuated by vibrant melodious tense phrases, this tape is a real curiosity and guarantees an original sonic sound exploration. Minimal Trend Records […]

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Autistici :: Attaching Softness (Audiobulb)

Reviews 04/21/2014 by Alan Lockett

‘When musicians play music, they play with sound. Play is the key activity. Like a child with paint or clay—you start with nothing and you […]

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Porya Hatami :: Shallow (Tench)

Reviews 04/12/2014 by Stephen Fruitman

Porya Hatami seamlessly integrates his electronics with field recordings, and he seems safe, sound and enlightened in the middle of his own, private Eden in […]

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Brett Naucke :: Seed (Spectrum Spools)

Reviews 04/09/2014 by Andy Gillham

Naucke is an expert at corralling the organic tumbling output of his modular experiments into a cohesive whole. Modular synths are unwieldy beasts to control. The […]

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Fabio Perletta :: Interstitial Spaces (Farmacia901)

Reviews 03/23/2014 by Philippe Blache

With infinitely subtle nuances of pitch, vaporous droning textures and micro-processed frequencies, this new album resonates as a cerebral meditative experience where the listener is […]

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Nouvelle Phénomène :: Glory of Romance (Other Voices)

Reviews 03/18/2014 by Philippe Blache

An eloquent collection of devouringly emotional-colorful tunes that frequently invokes a comprehensible combination between new wave pop climax and instrumental textured electronic variations. Always part […]

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Roberto Crippa :: Reverse (We Can Elude Control)

Reviews 03/09/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

Reverse paints a cityscape of greying facades, wondrous skylines and a somewhat frightening underbelly. We Can Elude Control really caught my attention last year with […]

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P_Lab :: Times Square Webcam 3 (Care Not Care)

Reviews 02/27/2014 by Stephen Fruitman

With its noir cast, the quartet create a kind of meta-narrative, in which the city—and the city being watched—is the main character. P_LAB is a […]

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William Basinski & Richard Chartier :: Aurora Liminalis (Line)

Reviews 02/14/2014 by Stephen Fruitman

Is that the cloudy seat of the divine domain underlit by the burning brimstone beneath the abyss? The cover image created for Aurora Liminalis by James […]

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