So here it is—from ambient drone to post-rock, jazz and modern classical, from IDM to experimental to post-digital microsound; hallucinatory electronics to experimental soundscapery, candy-color […]
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AUTECHRE :: Live @ 3S ArtSpace (Portsmouth, NH Oct-2015)
An Autechre live show in 2015 is an almost indescribable event. Imagine, if you will, a hundred thousand metallic wasps swarming in the midst of […]
The Fear Ratio :: Refuge Of A Twisted Soul (Skam)
A creepy, dark collection of soundscapes and minor, skeletal melodies stretched out over sparse beats. One thing I love about writing reviews is that as […]
Meat Beat Manifesto :: Kasm02 EP (Skam)
Upon arriving at their destination, all exited the car without speaking—except for one who said in halting, broken English, “Music… Very weird. Dark. Good.” Which […]
Boards Of Canada :: Hi Scores EP (Reissue) (Skam)
Hi Scores proves that Boards Of Canada were skilled sound designers from the start. In their debut EP for Skam, Boards Of Canada signaled a […]
Skam celebrates 20-years / VHS Head’s Persistence of Vision
Twenty years in the music industry is no mean feat, and if you began your time as did Skam Records by discovering Boards of Canada and […]
Obergman :: Cyclic Multiverse (Abstract Forms)
Funk is sliced into cold machine movements as clinical beats batter. A name like Ola Bergman makes me feel old. I first came across this […]
Meatbingo :: Trendy Robots (Skam)
Meatbingo hacks, sawing out chunks of ugly sound before sowing them to disfigured and mangled figures. Leatherface meets Frankenstein meets Electronic music. I still remember […]