Category Archives: Electronic
Andrew Pekler ~ Tristes Tropiques
Andrew Pekler returns with a heady solo album full of beautiful electronic vistas and tropically-inspired ethnographic hallucinations. In searching for the blurry border between the familiar and the foreign, Tristes Tropiques is the direct descendant of the “coffee-coloured” Fourth World
Andrew Pekler ~ Tristes Tropiques
Andrew Pekler returns with a heady solo album full of beautiful electronic vistas and tropically-inspired ethnographic hallucinations. In searching for the blurry border between the familiar and the foreign, Tristes Tropiques is the direct descendant of the “coffee-coloured” Fourth World
Francesco Tristano ~ Surface Tension
Some movie soundtracks take on lives of their own, transcending the films for which they were originally composed. One such example is the theme for Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, which composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has regularly dusted down and rearranged since
Francesco Tristano ~ Surface Tension
Some movie soundtracks take on lives of their own, transcending the films for which they were originally composed. One such example is the theme for Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, which composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has regularly dusted down and rearranged since
An Already Dead Tapes Quartet
Brooklyn’s Already Dead Tapes continues to release music at a ridiculous pace, faster than the normal consumer can fathom. We’ve chosen four recent releases to highlight, including one of the label’s best to date, which isn’t even a tape! We wanted to
An Already Dead Tapes Quartet
Brooklyn’s Already Dead Tapes continues to release music at a ridiculous pace, faster than the normal consumer can fathom. We’ve chosen four recent releases to highlight, including one of the label’s best to date, which isn’t even a tape! We wanted to
Sculpture ~ Form Foam
There’s no artist quite like Sculpture, a duo who has carved its own audio-visual identity and whose sound and look are instantly identifiable as their own. The combination of creative electronics from Dan (Critter Party) Hayhurst and zoetrope animation from
Sculpture ~ Form Foam
There’s no artist quite like Sculpture, a duo who has carved its own audio-visual identity and whose sound and look are instantly identifiable as their own. The combination of creative electronics from Dan (Critter Party) Hayhurst and zoetrope animation from
V/A ~ Bleeps, Beats & Bass – 10 Years of Basserk Records
Did you ever meet someone who was so perky, so unrelentingly upbeat, that you resisted liking them, but were eventually won over? This is the case with Basserk Records’ 10th anniversary album. The videos are so cheerful, the presentation so
V/A ~ Bleeps, Beats & Bass – 10 Years of Basserk Records
Did you ever meet someone who was so perky, so unrelentingly upbeat, that you resisted liking them, but were eventually won over? This is the case with Basserk Records’ 10th anniversary album. The videos are so cheerful, the presentation so
Kim Myhr ~ Bloom
Far from struggling with the different, time-compressed approach often required to produce a second album, guitarist and composer Kim Myhr seems to have relished it. Prominent in Norway’s experimental music scene, with many a band and collaboration to his name,
Kim Myhr ~ Bloom
Far from struggling with the different, time-compressed approach often required to produce a second album, guitarist and composer Kim Myhr seems to have relished it. Prominent in Norway’s experimental music scene, with many a band and collaboration to his name,
Banabila & Machinefabriek ~ Macrocosms
To date we have heard four full-length collaborations between Michel Banabila and Machinefabriek, each one different in tone. This one, while intricate and multi-faceted, is their most accessible to date. It all starts with a concept: the micro and the macro.
Banabila & Machinefabriek ~ Macrocosms
To date we have heard four full-length collaborations between Michel Banabila and Machinefabriek, each one different in tone. This one, while intricate and multi-faceted, is their most accessible to date. It all starts with a concept: the micro and the macro.
Katie Gately ~ Color
Color is a glorious explosion of dance beats, percussive samples, and vocal layers, close to overload, threatening to topple like a Jenga tower. And yet, by her meticulous control and sheer force of will, Katie Gately holds it all together. One of the
Katie Gately ~ Color
Color is a glorious explosion of dance beats, percussive samples, and vocal layers, close to overload, threatening to topple like a Jenga tower. And yet, by her meticulous control and sheer force of will, Katie Gately holds it all together. One of the
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