EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

John Carpenter: “The Fog Moves Inland” (The Fog score, 1980) John Carpenter’s legacy is just as strong as a composer as it is as filmmaker to me. The Fog is one of his better...

Lalo Schifrin: “The Exorcist (Rejected Score)” (1973) Lalo Schifrin’s score for William Friedkin’s The Exorcist film was rejected by the director, who ended up using existing...

Sielwolf: “Nachtstrom” (Nachtstrom, 1993) Sielwolf’s title track from their scathing 1993 opus Nachtstrom splits the difference between early 90s grindcore and classic Teutonic...

Matthew Mercer, Seattle 2014 Photo by BABA / munchiesmedia.

Presk: Babou (Something Happening Somewhere) Pieter Willems’ as Presk starts off with “Babou,” equipped with a straight up distorted kick and a brassy synth lead, stark and to the...

Erdbeerschnitzel: The Ample Waters (Delsin) Erdbeerschitzel made a lasting impression on me with his last Delsin release, the Cushion EP. With The Ample Waters, he strikes gold yet again,...

Clark: “Open” (Iradelphic, Warp 2012) I’ve really been enjoying going back and listening to Chris Clark’s excellent 2012 album Iradelphic, especially his collaborations with...

Apalusa: Ghost Notes (Low Point) Ghost Notes is the third album from Nottigham-based musician Dan Layton. It starts with a faint hum, like a radiator quietly sighing across a large room....

Matthew Mercer: “Antaeus Rising” (2014) This time-lapse clip shot by BABA is a nice accompaniment to this recent minimal ambient track of mine.

Anonymeye: “Federation” (Anontendre, 2011 Someone Good) Andrew Tuttle’s dreamy folk stylings are the perfect companion to a grey Pacific Northwest Sunday morning.(Source:...

Various Artists: Kompakt Total 14 (Kompakt) Anyone who’s read this blog for a while now or knows me well ought to know by now what an influence Kompakt has been on my taste and music over...

Trentemøller featuring Low: “The Dream” (Lost, 2013) Generally I preferred Anders Trentemøller’s music up to the point that he started steering his attention far away from the...

Gui Boratto: Joker Remixe (Kompakt) Brazilian techno producer Gui Boratto returns to Kompakt to throw down a straightforward dancefloor burner with “Joker,” built around an insistent...

Armand Van Helden: “Work Me Gaddamit (Remix 1)”(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Dapayk Solo: Break Thing (Mo’s Ferry Productions) “Break Thing” is misleading at first, because it starts off as a pretty minimal looper of a vocal sample and drums, and it seems like when...

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