Category Archives: Electronic

Chapelier Fou ~ Deltas

The cover of Deltas says it all: the music of Chapelier Fou is bright and happy, twinkling and colorful, creative and adventuresome.  On his third album, Metz (France) artist Louis Warynski doesn’t defy genres as much as invite them in. A delta is a convergence of

Chapelier Fou ~ Deltas

The cover of Deltas says it all: the music of Chapelier Fou is bright and happy, twinkling and colorful, creative and adventuresome.  On his third album, Metz (France) artist Louis Warynski doesn’t defy genres as much as invite them in. A delta is a convergence of

Pronoun ~ Faux

Australia’s Pronoun kickstarts Faux with a battle cry, a Double Dragon styled yell that oozes out of past decades, bleeding like a wound into the present from its once-pristine arcade or, as teenagers in the 80’s and 90’s will tell you, paradise.

Pronoun ~ Faux

Australia’s Pronoun kickstarts Faux with a battle cry, a Double Dragon styled yell that oozes out of past decades, bleeding like a wound into the present from its once-pristine arcade or, as teenagers in the 80’s and 90’s will tell you, paradise.

Huma-Huma ~ Theme Songs for Invisible Motion Pictures

Hawai’i’s native fish is the humu-humu, short for the fun-to-pronounce humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.  This name gives us a hint of what to expect from Huma-Huma: happy music, guaranteed to inspire smiles. Huma-Huma is all about happiness; “happy” is even one of their tags.  In

Huma-Huma ~ Theme Songs for Invisible Motion Pictures

Hawai’i’s native fish is the humu-humu, short for the fun-to-pronounce humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.  This name gives us a hint of what to expect from Huma-Huma: happy music, guaranteed to inspire smiles. Huma-Huma is all about happiness; “happy” is even one of their tags.  In

bvdub ~ A History of Distance

Physical distances are there for all to see, but the longer, seemingly insurmountable distances are, to outside eyes, invisible. They linger in the silent gaps, in the deadened pause, afflicting two lovers with its rose-scented disease. The distance hurts because it’s close

bvdub ~ A History of Distance

Physical distances are there for all to see, but the longer, seemingly insurmountable distances are, to outside eyes, invisible. They linger in the silent gaps, in the deadened pause, afflicting two lovers with its rose-scented disease. The distance hurts because it’s close

(exitpost) ~ Sweet Fade

Sweet Fade is everything you’d want in a dream pop record. The music swirls like a ripple of warm, tropical water, drenched in a smiling halo of light. A nice, warm-blooded bassline runs through the music’s circulation and the rhythm acts as

(exitpost) ~ Sweet Fade

Sweet Fade is everything you’d want in a dream pop record. The music swirls like a ripple of warm, tropical water, drenched in a smiling halo of light. A nice, warm-blooded bassline runs through the music’s circulation and the rhythm acts as

Lodsb ~ Helicon 1

Australia’s Retort Records has been on a tear since May, releasing two 7″s, three EPs and two full-length albums.  While Kashiwa Daisuke is the label’s best known name, IDM artist Lodsb is their crown jewel, and Helicon 1 is the artist and label’s best

Lodsb ~ Helicon 1

Australia’s Retort Records has been on a tear since May, releasing two 7″s, three EPs and two full-length albums.  While Kashiwa Daisuke is the label’s best known name, IDM artist Lodsb is their crown jewel, and Helicon 1 is the artist and label’s best

Ganju ~ Raven

Raven is melancholic, subtle and casual. As such, it has everything needed to make emotional dynamite. It has to be casual, because if it wasn’t it wouldn’t be believable. And because it’s a believable situation, a believable experience, the music hits home

Ganju ~ Raven

Raven is melancholic, subtle and casual. As such, it has everything needed to make emotional dynamite. It has to be casual, because if it wasn’t it wouldn’t be believable. And because it’s a believable situation, a believable experience, the music hits home

V/A ~ the silence was warm vol.5

The latest installment in Symbolic Interaction’s series is not silent ~ it’s not even as ambient as one might expect.  The disc blends the advertised “warm” tones with busy electronics, with a slight edge to the latter.  While a few

V/A ~ the silence was warm vol.5

The latest installment in Symbolic Interaction’s series is not silent ~ it’s not even as ambient as one might expect.  The disc blends the advertised “warm” tones with busy electronics, with a slight edge to the latter.  While a few