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Kernkrach / Hertz-Schrittmacher :: A 2017 Retrospective

Profiles 03/17/2018 by Robbie Geoghegan

Kernkrach has just done what it does, unearth and release exciting electro pop, cold wave and synthesizer music. The focus of late has been on […]

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Vlimmer :: IIIIIIII/IIIIIIIII (8 & 9) (Blackjack Illuminist)

Reviews 12/30/2017 by Philippe Blache

As in the previous opus this album is a fine mix of influences coming from cold / dark wave, IDM movements, as well as minimal […]

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V/A :: No Return Vol.1 (Return to Disorder)

Reviews 12/12/2017 by Robbie Geoghegan

The frosty electronics of Dmitry Distant are perfectly balanced with Neud Photo alongside the warmer currents of Anton Miaovvi. A cracking compilation and a perfect […]

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Femur :: Electronic down to its bones

Profiles 05/21/2017 by Robbie Geoghegan

Based on the strength of these first two 12”s (by Frak and Celldöd), a new, interesting, and forward looking label has just been established here […]

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Goodbye, but not farewell :: Femur Mix

Features 02/15/2017 by Robbie Geoghegan

I was lucky enough to get behind the turntables there in November of 2015, a mangled and mashed warm up mix before Alessandro Parisi and […]

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Raderkraft :: Keine Richtung (Testlab)

Reviews 01/21/2017 by Robbie Geoghegan

Stinissen mentions his love of pre-MIDI sounds and Raderkraft certainly has an uncluttered style. The coldness of electro is ever present, but there is also […]

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Mace & Savage Grounds :: Double review (Lux Rec.)

Reviews 01/07/2017 by Robbie Geoghegan

Roasted industrial techno, abused body music, harsh and gnarled electronics. Music for different dance-floors, and once you get a taste for this particular poison there’s […]

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Manie Sans Délire :: Untitled (June)

Reviews 12/26/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

This latest installment probes the shadows even further. Tracks delve deeper into murky undercurrents, scrutinizing ashen aspects and the pierced psyches of the unseen and, […]

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V/A :: Femur V1 (Clasicos Del Ruido)

Reviews 12/21/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Barcelona’s Clasicos Del Ruido has paid homage to a monthly event that has brought a wealth of talent to the Spanish capital, Femur V1. I’ve […]

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Inkamera :: Time Rewind (Last Known Trajectory)

Reviews 11/29/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Cold computer electronics which thaw with palpable emotion, the fragility of flesh beside metal, the soul in a synthesizer. Victoria Lukas has focused on collaborations […]

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Neud Photo :: Dystopix (Mysidian)

Reviews 08/07/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Darker than his last partnership, Dystopix shows the influences of Belgium and greater Europe with its serrated synth stabs and glassy beats. Mysidian is a […]

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