EAR INFLUXION

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SINCE 2010

James Blake: “If The Car Beside You Moves Ahead” (2018)James Blake’s latest is a cool hybrid of his more cut-up, weirder tunes like 2010′s CMYK and his more song-based albums that followed. His...

Odd Nosdam: “Profane Bong Sue” (Sisters, Leaving 2016)This vid’s psychedelic trails are an appropriate accompaniment to Odd Nosdam’s signature downtempo haze.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Mhysa: Fantasii (Halcyon Veil)The intent and context Mhysa’s work (with an emphasis on using genderless “they/their,” according to Pitchfork) vs. alter ego E. Jane is best described in...

Lackluster: “Catch 22″ (Container, deFocus 2000)This one from Lackluster never quite got its due praise in the shadow of labels like Morr Music around the same time, but it holds up just as well as...

Scorn: “Stairway” (Gyral, Earache 1995)Gyral is probably my favorite of Mick Harris’s transmissions as Scorn, hailing from the mid-90s after he fully divorced the project from its grindcore...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Amon Tobin: “Kitchen Sink (Clark Remix)” (Feast/Beast, Warp 2013)As interesting as Chris Clark’s output has been over the years, one would be remiss not to check out his slew of remixes that he...

Scorn: “Black Box” (Gyral, Earache 1995)Deep cut from Scorn’s fifth album Gyral, which found Mick Harris exploring the deepest dub terrain of the project’s repertoire, quite estranged from the...

Coldcut: Only Heaven (Ninja Tune)I was genuinely surprised to hear this new one from Ninja Tune founders Coldcut. They were my introduction to the label in the 90s, and their Let Us Play...

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...

Saint Etienne: “Winter Melody” (Continental, 1997)Ever unpredictable and always solid, Saint Etienne have shifted shapes numerous times, and this one feels timely for the late 90s while still having...

Gold Panda: “Triangle Cloud” (Companion, Varicount 2010)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Shlohmo: “Buried” (Dark Red, True Panther 2015)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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