Category Archives: Electronic

Asfast/Kutin ~ Split

Ventil Records returns with a split EP from Asfast and label co-founder Peter Kutin.  The EP presents a dark face to the world, and is a reminder of the encroaching season: the long nights, the foreboding clouds.  Tonally, the disc meshes well with

Asfast/Kutin ~ Split

Ventil Records returns with a split EP from Asfast and label co-founder Peter Kutin.  The EP presents a dark face to the world, and is a reminder of the encroaching season: the long nights, the foreboding clouds.  Tonally, the disc meshes well with

Steve Hauschildt ~ Where All Is Fled

‘The sound that is somehow both retro and futuristic’, wrote ACL colleague James in a recent review. He was describing the synthesizer, so the line is pertinent also to Where All Is Fled, the latest solo outing of Steve Hauschildt.

Steve Hauschildt ~ Where All Is Fled

‘The sound that is somehow both retro and futuristic’, wrote ACL colleague James in a recent review. He was describing the synthesizer, so the line is pertinent also to Where All Is Fled, the latest solo outing of Steve Hauschildt.

L A N D ~ Anoxia

Anoxia is dark and dynamic, filled with original timbres and some of the best stereo effects we’ve heard all year.  The title refers to a lack of oxygen, and the music may leave listeners breathless. Listening to “City of Glass” (from 2012’s

L A N D ~ Anoxia

Anoxia is dark and dynamic, filled with original timbres and some of the best stereo effects we’ve heard all year.  The title refers to a lack of oxygen, and the music may leave listeners breathless. Listening to “City of Glass” (from 2012’s

Dan Friel ~ Life

The cover is as colorful as that of Total Folklore, signaling the burst of energy that listeners will find within its grooves.  And after a short, surprising lullaby, the push is on, as “Cirrus” explodes in multicolor brilliance.  Yes, Dan Friel has

Dan Friel ~ Life

The cover is as colorful as that of Total Folklore, signaling the burst of energy that listeners will find within its grooves.  And after a short, surprising lullaby, the push is on, as “Cirrus” explodes in multicolor brilliance.  Yes, Dan Friel has

Co La ~ No No

The unusual lead single “Suffering (Tuesday)” makes one curious about the entire album.  Vocal samples, machine guns, crashes, a horn, a dog and an alarm are shoehorned into a percussive, upbeat track that seems to change suffering into something celebratory,

Co La ~ No No

The unusual lead single “Suffering (Tuesday)” makes one curious about the entire album.  Vocal samples, machine guns, crashes, a horn, a dog and an alarm are shoehorned into a percussive, upbeat track that seems to change suffering into something celebratory,

Cars & Trains ~ Dust

Portland, Oregon’s Tom Filepp (Cars & Trains) has made two sonic shifts on his new tape.  The first is that after three vocal albums, he’s now fully instrumental.  (Yay!)  The second is that he’s enlisted William Ryan Fritch on orchestration.  This

Cars & Trains ~ Dust

Portland, Oregon’s Tom Filepp (Cars & Trains) has made two sonic shifts on his new tape.  The first is that after three vocal albums, he’s now fully instrumental.  (Yay!)  The second is that he’s enlisted William Ryan Fritch on orchestration.  This

Twink ~ Dust Bunny

Twink‘s trademark bunny is not doing well.  In fact, le lapin et mort.  What happened to our cheery Boston friend?  To understand, one must return to the Boston Blizzard of 2015, which paralyzed the city and buried many bunnies.  The

Twink ~ Dust Bunny

Twink‘s trademark bunny is not doing well.  In fact, le lapin et mort.  What happened to our cheery Boston friend?  To understand, one must return to the Boston Blizzard of 2015, which paralyzed the city and buried many bunnies.  The

Moon Zero ~ S/T

Down by the docks of the River Thames, the self-titled debut album of Moon Zero (Tim Garratt) takes shape. Initially, the music abides in and around one of the wealthiest parts of London, where money is rapidly exchanged and businesses, media

Moon Zero ~ S/T

Down by the docks of the River Thames, the self-titled debut album of Moon Zero (Tim Garratt) takes shape. Initially, the music abides in and around one of the wealthiest parts of London, where money is rapidly exchanged and businesses, media