EAR INFLUXION

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SINCE 2010

Dag Rosenqvist & Simon Scott: Conformists (Low Point) This collaboration between ambient expressionists Dag Rosenqvist (a.k.a. Jasper TX) and Simon Scott (best known as the drummer on...

Deaf Center: Owl Splinters (Type) The Norwegian duo of Erik Skodvin and Otto Totland released their second full-length album at the turn of the year, and they’ve really outdone...

Dirk Von Lowtzow: Tod in Theben (Dial) Dirk Von Lowtzow usually records as part of the German synth-pop acts Phantom/Ghost and Tocotronic, but flying solo here he is focusing on very...

Frivolous: Metereology (Cadenza) Daniel Gardner is one of the best producers working in the grey area between minimal techno and house. As Frivolous he’s quietly released three...

Nocow: Pulkovo Heights EP (G5 Music) Russian producer Alexey Nikitin is the brain behind Nocow, and this half-hour long set of tracks is my first exposure to his music. Nikitin knows his...

MJ Cole: Satellite EP (Prolific) I hadn’t heard MJ Cole’s music in quite a while, to be honest, since his mainstream hit “Be Sincere” over ten years ago. It was...

Phon.o: Slavemode / Abbey Road (50 Weapons) Phon.o’s latest 2-tracker on Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons imprint is a really handsome slab of 2-step crossover, a far cry from the...

Stephen Beaupré: It’s Gl'amour When You Have It (Musique Risquée) It had been quite a while since I’d heard anything new from Canadian producer Stephen Beaupré, whose earlier...

Norman Nodge: The Happenstance (Ostgut Ton) German producer Norman Nodge, né Norman Noczinski, is one of the residents of the Berlin club Berghain. He’s gradually been creeping into...

Redshape: Future Shock (Delsin) Nice DJ tools from German producer Sebastian Kramer, three cuts of solid four-to-the-floor tech house. The title cut has a nice rolling 808 drum pattern and...

ELOS: Flying Sky Fortress (Alpha Pup) Another weirdo leftfield record from the LA beat scene? Sign me up. ELOS falls in line with the LA Low End Theory camp and fringe acts like...

Minamo & Lawrence English: A Path Less Travelled (Room40) Another reliable entry in the Room40 discography, this collaboration between label owner Lawrence English and Japanese quartet...

Rafael Anton Irisarri: The North Bend (Room40) Seattle-based ambient tinkerer Irisarri has released his second full-length solo album under his proper name, this time for the Australian...

Boxcutter: The Discolux (Planet µ) Northern Ireland-based producer Barry Lynn has been making a gradual shift away from the darker dubstep sound of his earliest material over the last few...

Actress: Harrier Attk (Nonplus) This 12" from Actress follows up his oddball Splazsh with two distinctly different sounding tracks. “Harrier Attk” on the A-side is a slow...

Matthewdavid: Outmind / International EP (Brainfeeder) Being signed to Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder imprint is a vague indication of what to expect from leftfield sound-sculptor...

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