Category Archives: Electronic
Chapelier Fou ~ Méridiens
Is it possible that Chapelier Fou (Louis Warynski) is getting even more ebullient and clubworthy? From the sound of Méridiens, this seems to be the case. While prior albums tag-teamed on timbres, the new set stays upbeat all the way, with nary a pause
Chapelier Fou ~ Méridiens
Is it possible that Chapelier Fou (Louis Warynski) is getting even more ebullient and clubworthy? From the sound of Méridiens, this seems to be the case. While prior albums tag-teamed on timbres, the new set stays upbeat all the way, with nary a pause
Racine ~ Quelche Chose Tombe
Quelche Chose Tombe (Something Falls) is a mirror of modern anxiety, laying forth fear and anguish in equal measure. The music is suitably dark, dangling on the edge of drone yet marked by blackened electronic beats. Uncertainty is the new normal,
Racine ~ Quelche Chose Tombe
Quelche Chose Tombe (Something Falls) is a mirror of modern anxiety, laying forth fear and anguish in equal measure. The music is suitably dark, dangling on the edge of drone yet marked by blackened electronic beats. Uncertainty is the new normal,
Yppah ~ Sunset in the Deep End
Sometimes genres die too quickly, leaving their fans stranded. After a deluge of releases in a short period of time, the flow slows to a trickle. (When’s the last time you heard a great new new wave song?) Once in
Yppah ~ Sunset in the Deep End
Sometimes genres die too quickly, leaving their fans stranded. After a deluge of releases in a short period of time, the flow slows to a trickle. (When’s the last time you heard a great new new wave song?) Once in
Long Arm ~ Silent Opera
Silent Opera seems tailor-made for a dance company. Through allusion and allegory, Long Arm presents a wide-angle story whose message is revealed through a voiceover in the closing minutes: “Choose life before it’s too late.” Stating one’s concept with a speech, however short,
Long Arm ~ Silent Opera
Silent Opera seems tailor-made for a dance company. Through allusion and allegory, Long Arm presents a wide-angle story whose message is revealed through a voiceover in the closing minutes: “Choose life before it’s too late.” Stating one’s concept with a speech, however short,
Sign Libra ~ Sea to Sea
The docking point of Sea to Sea is the exuberant video for “Sea of Islands,” in which Sign Libra makes a case for being the most cheerful performer of the year. Her contagious joy lights up the room, and we wonder ~ is this
Sign Libra ~ Sea to Sea
The docking point of Sea to Sea is the exuberant video for “Sea of Islands,” in which Sign Libra makes a case for being the most cheerful performer of the year. Her contagious joy lights up the room, and we wonder ~ is this
Aho Ssan ~ Simulacrum
As one might guess from the artist’s untranslatable moniker, Simulacrum is a highly unusual album. Aho Ssan (Désiré Niamké) grew up black in a French suburb, and his music is a commentary on discrimination and displacement. It’s not a friendly set; the textures
Aho Ssan ~ Simulacrum
As one might guess from the artist’s untranslatable moniker, Simulacrum is a highly unusual album. Aho Ssan (Désiré Niamké) grew up black in a French suburb, and his music is a commentary on discrimination and displacement. It’s not a friendly set; the textures
Jacoti Sommes ~ Travel Time / A Co. ~ SideQuest
During an early period of blissful naivety, electronic music embodied a high-tech future on the brink of beginning. The prophecy was true, insofar as synthetic replication or processing of sound is now a given in most genres. However, when we
Jacoti Sommes ~ Travel Time / A Co. ~ SideQuest
During an early period of blissful naivety, electronic music embodied a high-tech future on the brink of beginning. The prophecy was true, insofar as synthetic replication or processing of sound is now a given in most genres. However, when we
Oval ~ Exsploio/Scis
Depending on how one views time, Markus Popp has either been recording for 30 years or has just begun his fourth decade in music. Both are accurate. But where most artists are in decline by this point, falling back on the
Oval ~ Exsploio/Scis
Depending on how one views time, Markus Popp has either been recording for 30 years or has just begun his fourth decade in music. Both are accurate. But where most artists are in decline by this point, falling back on the
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