Coldcut & Hexstatic: “Timber” (Let Us Play!, Ninja Tune 1997)20 years ago, Coldcut collaborated with Hexstatic to create this A/V masterpiece.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Clark: Death Peak (Warp)Chris Clark to me by now surely feels like the embodiment of Warp Records’ legacy all wrapped up in one creative mind. His debut, Clarence Park, surfaced in...
Valanx: “The Pilman Radiant” (Xenolith, Diametric 2012)Valanx’s haunted Xenolith album from 2012 still sounds great, awash in spacious reverb and tense delay.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Lithops: “Arcart” (Scrypt, Sonig 2003)Jan St. Werner’s Lithops project has always been a playground for his instincts as a solo artist, separate from his collaborations with Andi Toma as Mouse on...
Matthew Mercer’s Vintage Tomorrows score now available for pre-orderThe score I composed for Byrd McDonald’s documentary feature Vintage Tomorrows is now available for pre-order on...
SØS Gunver Ryberg / Aïsha Devi / Rrose / Paula Temple: Decon/Recon #2 (Noise Manifesto) “Every artist in this release approaches their creative energy particularly connected towards...
worriedaboutsatan: Blank Tape (This Is It Forever)Blank Tape is my first experience with the music of worriedaboutsatan, and honestly the name had me leery of what lurked within. But the...
Current Control: “Premeditate (Matthew Mercer Mix)” (Rimedi Finali, Teknofonic Recordings)Current Control’s most recent remix album surfaced at the tail end of the year, and it kicks off with this...
Autechre: elseq 1-5 (Autechre)I’m late to the party, but when Autechre put out a quintuple album, a proper writeup takes significant time! elseq 1-5 is certainly an undertaking. Over...
Monolake: VLSI (Imbalance Computer Music)Robert Henke is somewhat of a legend in contemporary dance music. While neither Henke nor his Monolake moniker may not be a household name...
Plaid: The Digging Remedy + On Other Hands (Warp)Plaid’s latest continues their run of solid electronic outings with their ninth studio album to date (not including 2 full-length...
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...
Ital: “Beacon” (Endgame, Planet µ 2014)Underwater luminosity courtesy of Daniel Martin-McCormick, lifted from his third studio album as Ital. It’s these more understated moments that set the album...
Phonem: “Bioluminscense” (Cottage Industries, Neo Ouija 2000)The leading track on Neo Ouija’s excellent first installment of its Cottage Industries series might be one of my favorite IDM tracks...
Lone: “Alpha Wheel” (Live for Last.fm)Check out Matt Cutler’s excellent performance of “Alpha Wheel,” from his latest album Levitate, recorded live for last.fm.(Source:...
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