EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Retronyms releases Tabletop 2 It’s been out for a little while now, but I neglected to post this promo vid. Very cool!(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Taragana Pyjarama: Tipped Bowls (Kompakt) I missed this one when it first came out last summer. I just read a blurb about Kompakt’s latest 20 year compilation release that seemed...

Dom + Roland: “Chained on Two Sides” (Industry, 1998) From 15 years ago, in the thick of my fixation on drum & bass… and it still sounds great to me.

DMX Krew: Broken SD140 Part II (Breakin) Ed DMX continues dancing to the beat of his own drum machine after so many years. It’s inspiring to me to hear him exploring the sounds he...

Low: “Shots & Ladders” (Trust, Kranky 2002) Even though Trust was one of Low’s first real forays into pop songs, it’s this closing song that remains one of my very...

Microfilm supports marriage equality (Original black and white photo by James Nelson Campbell)

Scuba: Talk Torque & Hardbody (Hotflush Recordings) Scuba’s cup runneth over! His last full-length, Personality, pushed further into techno and house than the broken beat hybrids...

Kölsch: “All That Matters (Instrumental)” (Kompakt, 2012) Kölsch’s “All That Matters” features Trøls Abrahamsen on vocals, but I greatly prefer the instrumental version...

Milton Bradley: Reality Is Wrong (Prologue) The title track of this EP from Milton Bradley is a slow burner for late nights and headphones. It’s not beatless, but it never throws...

M.Mayer: “17 & 4” (Kompakt 1999) Kompakt celebrates its 20th anniversary this month (the store opened in 1993, some years before they embarked on the label adventure) — so I thought...

Depeche Mode: “My Little Universe” (Delta Machine, Mute 2013) Track 5 on the latest DM full-length is probably my personal favorite, because it sounds new and seems to sidestep the...

Autechre & The Exploding Washing Machine(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Magic Panda: Tokyo (Tigerbeat6) Magic Panda continues his sterling blend of crisp rhythm and melodic electronics on this EP for Kid606’s Tigerbeat6 label. The only new track here is...

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