Category Archives: Electronic
Jakob Rehlinger ~ Powehi / Carl Oesterhelt ~ Eleven Pieces for Synthesizer
Modern synthesizers only emerged in the 1960s. Technological changes have been constant, as modular behemoths gave way to compact digital boxes or software packages. We should hesitate in calling this progress. Treating each new thing as an improvement means leaving
Jakob Rehlinger ~ Powehi / Carl Oesterhelt ~ Eleven Pieces for Synthesizer
Modern synthesizers only emerged in the 1960s. Technological changes have been constant, as modular behemoths gave way to compact digital boxes or software packages. We should hesitate in calling this progress. Treating each new thing as an improvement means leaving
Emptyset ~ Blossoms
Art is a mediation between the material world and the intellect. Artists dream up ideas, but then must constrain them in available forms – sonnets, sculptures, watercolours, concertos. In the exegesis to his “Trillion Byte MP3 Harsh Noise Work” (2011–12),
Emptyset ~ Blossoms
Art is a mediation between the material world and the intellect. Artists dream up ideas, but then must constrain them in available forms – sonnets, sculptures, watercolours, concertos. In the exegesis to his “Trillion Byte MP3 Harsh Noise Work” (2011–12),
Dominik Eulberg ~ Mannigfaltig
In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Safran Foer laments the fact that climate change, despite the incredible threat, is also incredibly boring to talk about. Species die, coastlands disappear, and our eyes are riveted to scenes of rescue; but then the
Dominik Eulberg ~ Mannigfaltig
In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Safran Foer laments the fact that climate change, despite the incredible threat, is also incredibly boring to talk about. Species die, coastlands disappear, and our eyes are riveted to scenes of rescue; but then the
Ed Carlsen ~ Morning Hour
Morning Hour is a fun and fascinating album. Multi-instrumentalist Ed Carlsen uses the form of modern composition, yet nearly every track blooms into beat-driven, electronic timbres. Then just as one is prepared to call it an electronic set, the piano makes
Ed Carlsen ~ Morning Hour
Morning Hour is a fun and fascinating album. Multi-instrumentalist Ed Carlsen uses the form of modern composition, yet nearly every track blooms into beat-driven, electronic timbres. Then just as one is prepared to call it an electronic set, the piano makes
*Press A* ~ Wilmot’s Warehouse, Chicory EP, Kind Words
Eli Rainsberry ~ Wilmot’s Warehouse Wilmot’s Warehouse begins with a simple, chill electronic sequence that in the span of one minute transforms into a rapid, complex melody. It’s expertly layered, and is indicative of the sheer procedural creativity that informs
*Press A* ~ Wilmot’s Warehouse, Chicory EP, Kind Words
Eli Rainsberry ~ Wilmot’s Warehouse Wilmot’s Warehouse begins with a simple, chill electronic sequence that in the span of one minute transforms into a rapid, complex melody. It’s expertly layered, and is indicative of the sheer procedural creativity that informs
Max de Wardener ~ Kolmar
The music of Max de Wardener is impossible to pin down, as he gallops between instruments and styles. This makes Kolmar an intriguing listen, with enough ideas for two releases; and it could be argued that it should be two, as the differences are so delineated.
Max de Wardener ~ Kolmar
The music of Max de Wardener is impossible to pin down, as he gallops between instruments and styles. This makes Kolmar an intriguing listen, with enough ideas for two releases; and it could be argued that it should be two, as the differences are so delineated.
Floating Spectrum ~ A Point Between
A Point Between is a perfect example of intermingling disciplines. Abe Pazos’ remarkable cover draws us in, creating intrigue before a single note is played. The music of Floating Spectrum (Mei-Fang Liau) sounds exactly like the art, or vice versa: swirling, generative, open
Floating Spectrum ~ A Point Between
A Point Between is a perfect example of intermingling disciplines. Abe Pazos’ remarkable cover draws us in, creating intrigue before a single note is played. The music of Floating Spectrum (Mei-Fang Liau) sounds exactly like the art, or vice versa: swirling, generative, open
W00dy ~ My Diary
Have you ever danced in your room with music you feel only you know how to move to? That’s the kind of ecstatic energy that My Diary exudes at every turn, its fast beats a kinetic celebration of self-knowledge, of
W00dy ~ My Diary
Have you ever danced in your room with music you feel only you know how to move to? That’s the kind of ecstatic energy that My Diary exudes at every turn, its fast beats a kinetic celebration of self-knowledge, of
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