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Electronic Observations 2013 #7.1
If you’re a keen-eyed reader, you will have clocked the bonus numbering straight-away. Yes, this is Part 1 of 2, with the follow-up only days away. There’s a simple reason for this – since the start of the year, we’ve
Electronic Observations 2013 #7.1
If you’re a keen-eyed reader, you will have clocked the bonus numbering straight-away. Yes, this is Part 1 of 2, with the follow-up only days away. There’s a simple reason for this – since the start of the year, we’ve
David Downing ~ Cosmic Conspiracy
Six minutes of ambient swells beneath an eerie chorus of high-pitched, soft-edged cries equally beautiful yet haunting: such is the opening to Cosmic Conspiracy by US-based and self-proclaimed ‘post-rock cellist’, David Downing. After such mellifluous greetings that ensnare the listener
David Downing ~ Cosmic Conspiracy
Six minutes of ambient swells beneath an eerie chorus of high-pitched, soft-edged cries equally beautiful yet haunting: such is the opening to Cosmic Conspiracy by US-based and self-proclaimed ‘post-rock cellist’, David Downing. After such mellifluous greetings that ensnare the listener
Electronic Observations #6
After a brief summer hiatus, we’re back with a suitably bumper-sized edition, much in the same way the comics of my youth used to produce a Summer Special, which in theory were designed to keep the children quiet for a
Electronic Observations #6
After a brief summer hiatus, we’re back with a suitably bumper-sized edition, much in the same way the comics of my youth used to produce a Summer Special, which in theory were designed to keep the children quiet for a
6&8 ~ City Plaintive
Swathes of fuzzy synth are rudely punctured by a rigid kick and snare – a mechanised intrusion that harks back to “Machine Gun” from Portishead’s Third LP. A brief break, and the beat returns, but now features syncopated hits that
6&8 ~ City Plaintive
Swathes of fuzzy synth are rudely punctured by a rigid kick and snare – a mechanised intrusion that harks back to “Machine Gun” from Portishead’s Third LP. A brief break, and the beat returns, but now features syncopated hits that
Witxes ~ A Fabric of Beliefs
It’s not the only way to judge a horror movie, but if my palms aren’t sweaty at some point during the action, then it’s failed to some extent. It’s rarely the gory bits that do it, more the slow build-up
Witxes ~ A Fabric of Beliefs
It’s not the only way to judge a horror movie, but if my palms aren’t sweaty at some point during the action, then it’s failed to some extent. It’s rarely the gory bits that do it, more the slow build-up
Glenn Jones ~ My Garden State
Thrill Jockey have used the ‘American Primitive’ tag when describing Glenn Jones’s music on My Garden State, although I must admit it is not a description that immediately springs to mind when listening to this album, and I feel it
Glenn Jones ~ My Garden State
Thrill Jockey have used the ‘American Primitive’ tag when describing Glenn Jones’s music on My Garden State, although I must admit it is not a description that immediately springs to mind when listening to this album, and I feel it
Utu Lautturi ~ Korpinkorva
Ambient this may (loosely) be, but background listening Korpinkorva certainly is not. A truly cerebral experience spread across four parts, the EP in its entirety conveys ‘a life plagued by mental disorder’, also partly visualised in an accompanying video. It
Utu Lautturi ~ Korpinkorva
Ambient this may (loosely) be, but background listening Korpinkorva certainly is not. A truly cerebral experience spread across four parts, the EP in its entirety conveys ‘a life plagued by mental disorder’, also partly visualised in an accompanying video. It
Electronic Observations 2013 #5
Given that this article is published at some point between the release of albums by Daft Punk and Boards of Canada, acts who have been making electronic music for a number of years – and share a similar slow-but-steady approach
Electronic Observations 2013 #5
Given that this article is published at some point between the release of albums by Daft Punk and Boards of Canada, acts who have been making electronic music for a number of years – and share a similar slow-but-steady approach
a closer listen 