EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Ministry: “Everyday Is Halloween” (1984)I suppose it’s ironic that I’m posting this on Halloween. The song does, after all, proclaim that “Halloween is every day.” But what a classic. I’ve always...

Pangaea: In Drum Play (Hessle Audio) Kevin McAuley’s second album comes four years after his debut, with a string of Eps peppering across the years in between. In Drum Play continues...

Atom Heart: “DMT Reality” (Morphogenetic Fields, Rather Interesting 1994)Uwe Schmidt has been reissuing many of his out of print Rather Interesting releases on his own digital AtomTM Audio Archive...

Various artists: Total 16 (Kompakt)For over 15 years now, Cologne techno label Kompakt has been releasing annual round-ups of its talent, often including both previously released favorites...

Erik K. Skodvin: “Shining, Burning” (Flame, Sonic Pieces 2014)Erik Skodvin runs the Miasmah label and is involved with numerous projects, including Deaf Center and B/B/S/, not to mention his solo...

Kangding Ray: “Safran” (Cory Arcane, Raster-Noton 2015)Kangding Ray’s last full-length slipped by me unnoticed until recently. I dig the skittery groove of this one, one of several heavy-handed...

Oval: “Drift (feat. Agustín Albrieu)” (Voa, 2013)Oval’s last full-length was released in 2013, self-released and featuring numerous vocal collaborations that feel like a natural evolution of his...

JK Flesh: Rise Above (Electric Deluxe)When I was younger and first got interested in industrial music and subsequently noise and power electronics, I used to delight in recording already...

The Curse of the Golden Vampire: “Caucasian Deathmask” (The Curse of the Golden Vampire, 1998)The trio of Justin Broadrick of Godflesh/Jesu/JK Flesh notoriety, Kevin Martin (GOD, The Bug), and Alec...

Moderat: “Eating Hooks” (III, Monkeytown 2016)The latest clip from Moderat’s third album, released earlier this year on Monkeytown, is pretty great.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Cristian Vogel: The Assistenz (Shitkatapult)Whereas their collaboration as Super_collider enabled Jamie Lidell to volley into a fairly successful arc as a pop singer on a series of solo...

The Legendary Pink Dots: Pages of Aquarius (Metropolis)Over 35 years in, Dutch psychedelic curiosity factory The Legendary Pink Dots are still going strong. In fact, I had the pleasure of...

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