Ikonika: Distractions (Hyperdub)I’ve always held Ikonika’s music in the same regard as vintage Zomby or Rustie, before they veered headlong into trap and maximal sounds...
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Milanese: “So Malleable (Cold Mix)” (Adapt, Planet µ 2007)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Milanese: “So Malleable (Cold Mix)” (Adapt, Planet µ 2007)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
µ-Ziq: “Dexedrine Girl” (Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique, Planet µ 2007)Mike Paradinas’s 2007 album is one that I somehow missed, so it’s been a treat to stumble onto it several...
Acre: Better Strangers (Tectonic)“I tried to include more emotion in this album than my previous releases and wanted to represent a broader side of my productions. The title Better...
Rlyeh1: The Grey Lights (Mindtrick)Horror movie fans will immediately recognize the creepy grind that punctuates the opening track of The Grey Lights, “Ghost (Antinferno).” It’s a...
Skeptical: Imperial EP (Exit)“Imperial” hinges around a moody flute sample, but it’s the machine gun percussion of its uptempo breaks that makes it such a cool track. It has some of the...
Clark: Clark (Warp) I’ve written before about Chris Clark as someone I consider to be somewhat of an unsung hero in current electronic music. He often discovers and explores sounds well...
The Bug: Angels & Devils (Ninja Tune) Kevin Martin is a man of many talents, having explored a variety of sounds within and peripheral to industrial, free jazz, experimental metal, and...
V/A: Tempa All-Stars Vol. 7 (Tempa) I first discovered Tempa when dubstep had started to make its first set of underground waves in the US in the early-mid 00s. While dubstep’s reputation...
A Made Up Sound: “Take The Plunge (Beat Mix)” (Take the Plunge, 2011) The stuttering sputter of David Huismans’ “Take the Plunge” is the missing link between his other...
A Made Up Sound: “Take The Plunge (Beat Mix)” (Take the Plunge, 2011) The stuttering sputter of David Huismans’ “Take the Plunge” is the missing link between his other...
Akkord: HTH020 (Houndstooth) Akkord follows their stellar debut album on Houndstooth with this addendum of 4 new ones. One of the things I loved about their first EP and album were that...
Akkord: HTH020 (Houndstooth) Akkord follows their stellar debut album on Houndstooth with this addendum of 4 new ones. One of the things I loved about their first EP and album were that...
Zoltan: Pardon, What? (Hum + Buzz) Hungarian producer Zoltan’s 6-track EP for Ikonika’s Hum + Buzz label is both fascinating and relentless, an odd amalgamation of post-dubstep...
Ital Tek: Mega City Industry (Civil Music) This new foursome from Ital tek continues along the same trajectory he’s been on for the last several years, particularly his recent...
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