Review: Thomas Hennebicque aka Toh Imago's second album, Refuge, aimed to recontextualise humankind's relationship with nature and was recorded on the edge of a forest in France, where nature played a big part in the production aesthetic. Now here are the remixes: Berlin legend Shed lends his midas touch on a re-rub of "Monde Interieur" giving the track his renowned "power house" treatment, while Japanese hypnotic techno expert DJ Nobu reinterprets "Cite Peupleraie" as a sublime ambient journey, and To Van Kao's rework of "Chiffchaff" is a deep down and dirty take that's perfect for the afterparty.
Review: Kilumi is an album that Kenyan DJ/producer Coco Em started writing during the height of the pandemic in 2020, and explores elements of different sounds that kept her going throughout this difficult time. These studio experiments resulted in 70 ideas, each one reflecting a different shade of her musical style, which then further developed into this wonderful collection of seven tracks for Paris/Berlin-based imprint InFine. Starting with the smokey atmosphere of the deep and ethereal opening cut "Pace", be hypnotised by the sublime polyrhythms of "Yi Ingi" and an equally immersive and entrancing arrangement underpins a powerful message by vocalist Sisian on "Land (Black) First". This is followed by the sensual and evocative "Mbeni" featuring Janice Iche's breathtaking vocal delivery.
Review: What a masterpiece we are in for here as we sit down to explore the magnificent creations of Deena Abdelwahed on this brand new 'Khonnar' project, courtesy of Infine France. From the off we can tell that the album is a serious look into the darker side of the electronic music expanse, with 'Ababab' launching us into an industrial techy abyss and 'Fdhiha' throwing us from left to right with dizzying drum chops and chilling background atmosphere. We are also given a brief taster of Deena's awesome soundscaping vision, with the purely instrumental 'Saratan' bringing out some potent themes and vocal twists, alongside the epic weirdness of 'A Scream In The Consciousness', which uses electronic potential to harness grizzly energy. As a project, this one can be classed as a real lesson in electronic creativity for sure!
Review: Following on from their reissue of his 1979 album, Visions of Dune, Infine has commissioned remixes of experimental artist Bernard Szajner's work. Irene Dresel turns in a chiming, droning version of "Gom Jabbar" from Dune, while UK duo Ghosting Season add wasp-sting acid lines and Middle Eastern call to prayer chants to "Zed". UK experimentalist Scanner favours an abstract take on "Rethinking Szajner", with wild jazzy signatures scattered over a broken down rhythm. Best of all though are the ambient interpretations of Szajner's work; Siavash Amini's take on "Shai Hulud" consists of layers of dreamy synths, while the Tyler Pope & Clara Moto remake of "Dune 2" is an irresistible, freeform ambient dub adventure.
Review: French electronic music maverick Erwan Castex aka Rone drops an LP for his native InFine imprint! This, as one would expect from Castex by now, is an excursion into the deepest depth of the synthesizer. There are both moments of total abstraction, such as on "(OO)" and "Ouija", and of sheer delicacy on the wonderful "Acid Reflux" or "Memory". The most impressive aspect of the album is Rone's technical ability, a freedom to express even the wildest of ideas into a concrete groove and sonic structure. Recommended.
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