EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Akkord: Akkord (Houndstooth) If Autechre decided to throw down an album that references trends outwardly instead of plumbing exclusively inward, it might sound something like Akkord. The...

Akkord: Akkord (Houndstooth) If Autechre decided to throw down an album that references trends outwardly instead of plumbing exclusively inward, it might sound something like Akkord. The...

Microfilm: AggroPastels (Fiche) This was a true labor of love of which I’m very proud. And so while I run the risk of egomania by heralding it as my favorite of the year, I’d...

Hammock: Oblivion Hymns (Hammock/Bandcamp) First, I can’t believe that Hammock isn’t on a label and is just releasing this gorgeous music on their own via Bandcamp. This was my...

Jon Hopkins: Immunity (Domino) Jon Hopkins has lingered in the outskirts of fame for some time, working with high profile acts as disparate as Imogen Heap, Brian Eno, and Coldplay in the...

Lakker: Untitled (Stroboscopic Artefacts) Lakker’s latest on Lucy’s Stroboscopic Artefacts imprint is, for lack of a more eloquent choice of words, fucking fantastic. It is...

Machinedrum: Vapor City (Ninja Tune) Travis Stewart’s follow-up to his stunning 2011 album Room(s) has taken some time to win me over. One reason it’s taken time to take hold...

Alex Smoke: Dust (R&S) Alex Smoke has always struck me as a bit slippery when it comes to the often over-compartmentalized world of electronic music. At times his tracks plug in...

Oneohtrix Point Never: R Plus Seven (Warp) Daniel Lopatin migrates his Oneohtrix Point Never alias to Warp for this ninth (!) full-length album of electronic curiosities, and it’s a...

The Field: Cupid’s Head (Kompakt) From the opening bars of “They Won’t See Me,” Cupid’s Head is undeniably Axel Willner’s handiwork. His looping...

Richard Chartier: Interior Field (Line) The most notable thing about Richard Chartier’s latest is that it starts with so many organic sounds. The naturalism is startling given his...

Boards of Canada: “Nothing Is Real” (Tomorrow’s Harvest, Warp 2013) I never gave this album a proper write-up here because I figured every other blog and media outlet was already...

Blondes: Swisher (RVNG Intl) Blondes’ Swisher has been available online for over a month, but the physical album comes out this week. As far as techno full-length releases go,...

The Black Dog: Tranklements (Dust Science) Ken Downie continues his ongoing collaborations with the Dust Science guys on this stellar new full-length. “Tranklements” is Sheffield slang for...

John Beltran: Amazing Things (Delsin) A bit of a curveball from Delsin given their recent focus on all things warehouse and techno. John Beltran deserves the special treatment, though, as...

v/a: The Black Ideal (Unknown Precept) Unknown Precept, a Parisian indie label, is new to me, but they certainly made one hell of a first impression with this sterling collection of dark...

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