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WLM 158
06 May 13
WLM 158
06 May 13
VAULT 001LP
24 Apr 13
Played by: In Flagranti
Review:
Zero confirms what this writer had long thought about Subjected: he inhabits a world where darkness reigns. Indeed, the tone on Zero is predominantly bleak; from the white noise of "M" and the slowed down, scraping rhythm of "Vx800" to the hammering drums and slamming rhythm of "Tool 1", the wild analogue yelps of "SD 1" and the searing bass and stepping rhythm of "Vault 101", the album is not designed to chill out at home to. But that doesn't mean it is throwaway or disposable, and alone the epic chord builds and sheet metal percussion of "Concept 3" is more powerful than a warehouse full of drone albums.
FSLAB 010
04 Apr 13
STAKK 02
17 May 13
STAKK 01
17 May 13
EMEGO 162
15 Apr 13
Review:
You'll Be Safe Forever is Mark Van Hoen's second album for Editions Mego following last year's The Revenent Diary, and marks his first material under the Locust banner for some twelve years. As Locust, Van Hoen played a key role in the rise of R&S Records sublabel Apollo, releasing numerous albums and singles with them in the 1990s and the project has remained dormant since his last album, the 2001 released Wrong.The forthcoming album's genesis apparently dates back to Van Hoen being invited to perform a live set on Jersey City radio station in May last year; looking to instill some spontaneity into the performance, Van Hoen chose to collaborate with friend and fellow musician Louis Sherman and it was during rehearsals at the latter's Brooklyn studio it became clear their new material sounded very Locust-like. Material from this broadcasted live performance - dubbed "explorations with found sound sources and ambient textures" - combined with unreleased recordings from Van Hoen's archives dating back to 2006 form the basis of the thirteen track set, with the improvised synth work of Sherman adding a new element to the established Locust style of "compulsively hypnotic beats and abstracted pop vocals".
GZH44 LP
18 Mar 13
LM 005
08 Apr 13
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01 Apr 13
FOF-124
16 Apr 13
Review:
For those of you who don't know, Friends Of Friends is a delightful LA-based imprint founded by Lazy Brow and run together with a group of close west coast associates. This time they welcome Nathan Broaddus aka Evenings for his first solo-work on the label after last year's Lately LP on Orchid Tapes. Fourteen ear-splitting, tape-encrusted electronic workouts, and all of them worthy of applause; from the gristly beats and snares of "Friend (Lover)", moving onto disjointed hip-hop influenced breaks of "Lo-Velo", the atmospheric balearica of "Babe"or Evening's tactful use of samples and enchanting atmospherics, the LP has it all and will appeal to anyone with a soft-spot for droned-out, vocal ambient styles. We can't forget the gorgeous sea-swept harmonics of "Goodbye Forever", however, and there's even a few hot remixes to boot - Munno re-touching "Friend" and Shigeto having one hell of a go at turning "Babe" into a minimalistic beat thrash. He comes out pretty darn successful, as you'd imagine...
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23 Apr 13
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19 Mar 13
HYP 011
29 Apr 13
Played by: Cosby (Car Crash Set)
Review:
Inspired by some time spent in Shanghai, the Hyperdub main man makes a long-awaited return with this no-messing two tracker that sees him venturing into ever more curious realms of rhythmic abstraction. "Xingfu Lu" shudders on a trap-like framework, sparse but heavy hitting all in the same breath. The melodies sport that oddly comforting sense of otherworldliness that has always characterised Steve Goodman's musicality even as the groove playfully fits and starts. "Kan" is a more feisty proposition, moving erratically between different motifs and getting even twitchier in the drums department while found sounds slip in between the miniscule cracks between the hats and snares. It's a bewildering effect that suggests interesting pastures new are in sight for Kode 9.
ERS 005
06 May 13
HOS 391
06 May 13
ACR 150
08 Apr 13
AW 5062505
25 Mar 13
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04 May 13
LOKI 55
22 Mar 13
TNCL 014D
13 May 13
Review:
The solo project of Tone Control's Marcus Harris, Suitdancer is supposedly his attempt to distill the "electronic music, inherited soul records and cult VHS films I consumed as a kid". On listening to Wireworld, his debut release under the name, its easy to see the influence they've had; the title track is a hazy collection of wonky acid gurgles and radiophonic chords that recall Com Truise and Aphex Twin, while "Copshow" takes shows him to have some melodic techno prowess. "The Complex" takes things in a totally different direction with its kosmische, Tangerine Dream-inspired soundscape, and "Nightsights" throws a hip hop tempo beat underneath some crystalline synth melodies. Finishing up, Don't Be Afraid's Mr Beatnick remixes the title track into a spongy house jam worth of his recent material.
CSR 179CD
29 Apr 13
DOODIS 11
05 Apr 13
RM 454
01 Apr 13
LRRD12-0113EP
02 Apr 13
Y 810
18 Apr 13
Review:
Mimetic - otherwise known as Jerome Soudan - started his career as a drummer for the band Von Magnet before turning to the world of psychedelic techno and far-out electronic excursions, and this latest LP for Germany's Hymen Records is a veritable depiction of his broad range of styles and influences. The word is 'beats' here, and the opener "Synthetize Me" has one of those drum breaks that grab you by the chin from its first bar, something which can be said about pretty much every track on this fifteen piece leviathan. "So Little Chance" adds in some prophetic vocals to his shuffling drum percolations, whilst "Game In Land 2" feels like AFX gone even more mad on a totally out-of-control drum sequencer, while title track "Where We Will Never Go" sounds like something Kraftwerk would cook up if they'd engaged in Belgian EBM. Other highlights include: "One Of Us", a totally screwed-up hip-hop-grime-rave number, "Cyanure" which sounds like a mix between Autechre and Drexciya, and also don Mika Vainio's remix of "WWWNever Go" - an inevitably incredible chunk of drones like only Mr.Vainio can do. Recommended.
PP 37
01 Apr 13
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22 Mar 13
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24 Apr 13
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17 May 13
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18 Mar 13
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30 Apr 13
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30 Apr 13
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03 May 13
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12 May 13
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22 Apr 13
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18 Mar 13
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06 May 13
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22 Mar 13
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13 May 13
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06 May 13
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08 Apr 13
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23 Apr 13
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29 Mar 13
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08 Apr 13
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16 Apr 13
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