Pet Shop Boys: “Pet Shop Boys” (West End Girls, Epic 1984)The original B-side to Pet Shop Boys’ first hit checks their name and is a straight-up early 80′s b-boy electro track. At this early stage...
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Nadia Struiwigh: Lenticular (Central Processing Unit)Two tracks of seductive, sleeker electro fare than I generally associate with CPU, a label whose support and enthusiasm for braindance...
Lusine ICL: “Shin” (Condensed, Hymen 2003)“Shin” originally appeared on the Tigerbeat6 Inc. compilation from Kid 606′s Tigerbeat6 label (a strong showing from the label in its own right). Its...
Kiln: “Sunsethighway” (Dusker, Ghostly International 2007)Pastoral crunchy goodness courtesy of instrumental trio Kiln, released on the Ghostly label ten years ago.(Source:...
Airbird & Napolian: “J.Park” (Mr. Foolish, Cascine 2015)This collaboration between leftfield downtempo producers Airbird and Napolian nails the pastoral glide of Boards of Canada, tempering it...
Octogen: “Square Bells Part 1″ (Square Bells EP, Djak-Up-Bitch 2007)Clean, melodic IDM and electro crossover courtesy of Octogen, an alias of electro producer Marco Bernardi. It’s right at home on...
Carla dal Forno: “Better Yet” (Fast Moving Cars, Blackest Ever Black 2016)Gloomy, haunting bedroom pop from Carla dal Forno’s debut EP on Blackest Ever Black, released last year.(Source:...
Kelpe: “No Film” (Margins EP, Team Acre 2010)Kel McKeown’s downtempo project released this EP back in 2010, and this track features extra drums from Chris Walmsley of Vowels. Chunky and clunky, I...
Anjou: Epithymía (Kranky)Mark Nelson and Robert Donne, once two-thirds of legendary drone-post-rock project Labradford, find themselves once again collaborating as Anjou, here with their...
Lumisokea: “Generation Z” (Transmissions from Revarsavr, Opal Tapes 2016)I’ve been digging the visceral clatter of this leading track on Lumisokea’s 2016 entry from Opal Tapes. Koenraad Ecker’s...
Bump & Grind vs. Third Eye Foundation: “Pan Odyssey (Third Eye’s Reconstruction)” (Substantia Sub Rosa, Sub Rosa 1999)Matt Elliott’s woozy take on Bump & Grind’s “Pan Odyssey” is my favorite...
BNJMN: Paean (Tiercel)Ben Thomas dons his BNJMN moniker yet again, this time releasing the kickoff for new label Tiercel. In contrast to his Body Reflections Pt. 1 release on Tresor...
Jacek Doroszenko: Soundreaming (Audiobulb)Jacek Doroszenko has worked as one half of Mammoth Ulthana, and Soundreaming marks his first release as a solo artist. As its title suggests, the...
Ancestral Voices: “Medicina” (Night of Visions, Samurai Horo 2015)Deep, melancholic stuff from Liam Blackburn aka Indigo. Its slow, reverberated cadence recalls some of the gloomy gothic landscapes...
Cleared: “No Path to Claim” (Breaking Day, Immune 2012)The fourth track from Michael Vallera and Steven Hess’s Cleared project’s second album encapsulates everything I like about the project. Thick,...
Uusitalo: “Tohtori Kuka” (Karhunainen, Huume 2007)Ten years old already?? It’s hard to believe, but that’s when Sasu Ripatti last donned his Uusitalo moniker to release a full-length album, and...
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