All in all, this is an album that doesn’t fail to entertain those looking for interesting, leftfield electronica. The aesthetic of this LP very much matches its concept, and if you want to feel like you’re part of the labyrinth yourself, might as well try and do the one on the cover, only to realize after a little bit that it’s completely closed off and you’d feel as lost as you should.
Tag: Modular
That Which Is Not :: Wearing Serpents like Garlands (ROHS!)
Defined by an intricate layering of instruments, particularly within the classical music realm, which are then transformed and reshaped through the use of vintage electronic devices, adding a unique depth and texture to the acoustic arrangements.
missing scenes :: dream or memory? (Varia)
missing scenes explores a love of nature, darkness, light, and the importance of memory, sleep, and dreaming. The rich tapestry of Kurosawa’s Dreams is mirrored in dream or memory’s? sonic vignettes, bringing together memories of the peach orchard, the kitsune wedding, the watermill village, and Van Gogh’s crows.
Domiziano Maselli / Tommaso Rolando :: Enjoy Country Music (Torto Editions)
After collaborating on the live renditions of Maselli’s galvanic Lazzaro (Opal Tapes, 2021), Domiziano Maselli and Tommaso Rolando team up again on the cryptically titled Enjoy Country Music, out on cassette and digital on Torto Editions (Rolando’s own label).
Simon Littauer :: Modular (Katharsis)
Drawing from his over nine years of experience with Eurorack modular synthesizers, Littauer’s creations offer a vivid and immersive experience, where each track feels like a universe of its own, filled with rich, saturated clusters of sound.
Ben Lukas Boysen :: Alta Ripa (Erased Tapes)
Boysen, in sum, steers these definitive high-level productions as some of the finest on the planet. Creating an engrossing auditory experience of controlled chaos, Alta Ripa transports entangled technoid versus atmospheric coordinates that simply do not hold back.
Jean-François Charles :: Tenebrae (New Flore Music)
It is, indeed, a record featuring collaborators from all around the world, from jazz musicians, to classical, to spoken poetry, there is a lot to explore, with each track also being an enjoyable experience—it’s not just variety for the sake of it, there’s a lot of effort everywhere here!
Wankers United :: Zootech (Evel)
Diving head-first into Wankers United’s (also known as Thomas Lanza) most recent album, Zootech, for Evel, and we’re hypnotized by its melodic disintegration and glitch-laden groove.
Stone Leaf :: SEISMOS (Detroit Underground)
Embedded with captivating atmospheres, Stone Leaf cogently creates subdued experimental electronic flutter that we’ll continue to revisit again and again.