EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Ivan Wyschnegradsky: “Prelude No. 5″ (24 Preludes in Quarter-Tones, 1934)I was completely unfamiliar with the works of Wyschnegradsky until morimur turned me onto this piece in particular. It’s a...

Severed Heads: “Big Car” (Rotund for Success, 1989 Nettwerk)I missed the boat all but completely on Tom Ellard’s strange and prolific Severed Heads project, but a friend turned me onto a playlist of...

Matrixxman: Nubian Metropolis (Dekmantel)Charles Duff’s latest for the Dutch Dekmantel label is a nice minimal burner. “Sermons” kicks it off, and it’s the clear star of the show here. By...

M.Mercer: “Hive Mind” (Supernatant, 2015)“Hive Mind” is the last track on my latest solo album Supernatant. In making this album, I amassed a large amount of improvised drones, textures, and...

Leandro Fresco: El Reino Invisible (Kompakt)Leandro’s debut album for esteemed Köln label Kompakt is a breath of fresh air, and I mean that almost literally. It comes over ten years after...

Divine: “Kick Your Butt” (Break Records, 1984)Divine’s early 80s disco collaborations with Bobby Orlando may not sound so cutting edge these days, but I’ll always have a soft spot for his style, and...

noise-rm: Triptych - The Music of Eliane Radigue from Sound and Music on Vimeo.12 - 26 June 2011 London Sound and Music presents the first major UK retrospective of the work of Eliane Radigue, one...

The Exposures: “Collage of Digital Passion” (Lost Recordings 2000-2004, Eastern Developments)Jan Jelinek’s mysterious side project surfaced in 2004 or so with this collection of “lost recordings”...

MNLTH: Flektro (Central Processing Unit)MNLTH (a.k.a. Monolith) recently released this five-track collection of quality braindance tracks that are some of the best to surface on the CPU...

The Legendary Pink Dots: “Kalos Melas” (Synesthesia, 2002 Terminal Kaleidoscope)The Legendary Pink Dots’ popularity has waned, but they still have a very loyal audience. This disorienting...

Various Aritsts: Rewire - Part A (Touchin’ Bass)Rewire is a compilation of tracks created in response to visual works by the Gamma Proforma label. Andrea Parker curated the selection and...

Chad Mossholder: Non-Site Specific (Artificial Music Machine)Chad Mossholder is probably better known as one-half of the experimental electronic duo Twine. In the interest of full...

It’s Record Store Day, but I don’t press records of my music — so please consider supporting my music endeavors by checking out my new album Supernatant on Bandcamp, the most direct way...

Randomer: “We Laugh, We Scream” (Hemlock, 2012)Nice, nasty grinder from Randomer that mixes his signature rough and tumble clatter with interesting syncopation and distorted acid.(Source:...

Dasha Rush: Sleepstep (Raster-Noton)Dasha Rush’s Sleepstep is one of the only full-length releases to be surface from the Raster-Noton camp in the last year, presumably with its principals...

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