Category Archives: Electronic

V/A ~ Elements 02, SEQUENCE6, Transmissions from the Heart of Darkness I-V

122 FREE SONGS!!!  If this does not get your attention, we give up!  No matter what your tastes may be – ambient or industrial, post-rock or drone – there’s something for you here.  These compilations run the gamut of genres

V/A ~ Elements 02, SEQUENCE6, Transmissions from the Heart of Darkness I-V

122 FREE SONGS!!!  If this does not get your attention, we give up!  No matter what your tastes may be – ambient or industrial, post-rock or drone – there’s something for you here.  These compilations run the gamut of genres

Holodeck: Tape Replication

Just prior to blowing out the solitary candle on their birthday cake, Austin-based Holodeck Records unleashed a sextet of new cassette releases, some reissues of vinyl editions (S U R V I V E and Thousand Foot Whale Claw), but

Holodeck: Tape Replication

Just prior to blowing out the solitary candle on their birthday cake, Austin-based Holodeck Records unleashed a sextet of new cassette releases, some reissues of vinyl editions (S U R V I V E and Thousand Foot Whale Claw), but

Electronic Observations 2013 #4

It’s a real mixed bag this month, from treated field recordings, through the arrival of a loved-up Mike Paradinas to the discovery of a previously unknown side-project of Jaki Liebezeit, the legendary drummer from Can.  To be honest, I’d probably

Electronic Observations 2013 #4

It’s a real mixed bag this month, from treated field recordings, through the arrival of a loved-up Mike Paradinas to the discovery of a previously unknown side-project of Jaki Liebezeit, the legendary drummer from Can.  To be honest, I’d probably

Adderall Canyonly ~ Four Albums

Portland’s Adderall Canyonly (Wayne Longer) sent us two new albums to review, but when we saw that he’d released four in the last four months, we decided to check them all out.  That’s a lot of releases, but to his credit, the

Adderall Canyonly ~ Four Albums

Portland’s Adderall Canyonly (Wayne Longer) sent us two new albums to review, but when we saw that he’d released four in the last four months, we decided to check them all out.  That’s a lot of releases, but to his credit, the

CoH ~ Retro-2038

Russian-born, Sweden-based Ivan Pavlov (CoH) is an intensely cheerful performer and a sheer delight to watch.  After seeing him in concert, attendees can’t help but hear his music in a visual way.  His songs begin gently, with electronic pulses and

CoH ~ Retro-2038

Russian-born, Sweden-based Ivan Pavlov (CoH) is an intensely cheerful performer and a sheer delight to watch.  After seeing him in concert, attendees can’t help but hear his music in a visual way.  His songs begin gently, with electronic pulses and

3+ ~ Your Small Story

Your Small Story begins as humbly as its title.  The art is unassuming, and for the first few minutes, the album dabbles in an unremarkable ambience.  But at the 3:04 mark, everything changes.  Strings transform the placid opener “Heaven of the

3+ ~ Your Small Story

Your Small Story begins as humbly as its title.  The art is unassuming, and for the first few minutes, the album dabbles in an unremarkable ambience.  But at the 3:04 mark, everything changes.  Strings transform the placid opener “Heaven of the

Dissolved ~ Surge of the Lucid

Dissolved‘s last venture was a shared excursion with Nonima; Paul Daniels’ latest is a solo outing, a little less industrial in nature but still tailored for dance floors.  A few tracks are obvious highlights, but the album as a whole

Dissolved ~ Surge of the Lucid

Dissolved‘s last venture was a shared excursion with Nonima; Paul Daniels’ latest is a solo outing, a little less industrial in nature but still tailored for dance floors.  A few tracks are obvious highlights, but the album as a whole

0.1 ~ The Dance of Mechanical Birds

Last year the impossible to Google 0.1 impressed us with “Softism”, the standout track on Feral Media’s tenth anniversary compilation.  The artist (also known as Bob Streckfuss) has now returned with a belter, a seventeen-minute track that unfolds like an electronic, experimental

0.1 ~ The Dance of Mechanical Birds

Last year the impossible to Google 0.1 impressed us with “Softism”, the standout track on Feral Media’s tenth anniversary compilation.  The artist (also known as Bob Streckfuss) has now returned with a belter, a seventeen-minute track that unfolds like an electronic, experimental