EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Matthew Mercer: “My Heart Hopscotched a Beat” (Pianissimo Possibile, 2011) Random fan still/video to a track from my last full-length solo album, still available as a free download on...

Jon Convex: Lied To Be Loved (3024) Jon Convex is joined by dBridge as guest vocalist on this threesome of techy house grooves, released on Martyn’s 3024 imprint. Much like...

Jeff Derringer: Passenger EP (Perc Trax) I’ve been writing up a bunch of releases from Perc Trax recently. What can I say? Perc has impeccable taste when it comes to techno and...

Napolian: Rejoice (Software) This EP on Ford & Lopatin’s Software label is a weird, woozy combination of 80s Linn-drum homage and melodic synth-pop flair. It’s a lot of...

Stay+: Fuck Christian AIDS (Ramp Recordings) The most extensive EP by cryptic artist Stay+ is also their most musical and cohesive, after a series of one-off digital singles. The crass...

Ekoplekz: Westerleigh Works EP (Perc Trax) Cool, coarse tracks from Ekoplekz, who’s released several albums over the last couple of years. This is my first real exposure to the...

Orcas: Orcas (Morr) This collaboration between guitar/folk tinkerers Benoît Pioulard and Rafael Anton Irisarri (a.k.a. The Sight Below) plays to each’s strengths as mood-setters,...

Maps & Diagrams: Delius (False Industries) Tim Martin’s Maps & Diagrams project is generally quite active, reminding me of Celer, another incredibly prolific ambient...

Slackk: She’s A Vector (Diskotopia) London producer Paul Lynch’s late 2011 EP under his Slackk alias is a curious combo of straight-up house beats with tinges of UK funky and...

Shifted: Crossed Paths (Mote Evolver) Every time I’m struck by how good a particular techno album is, it seems like a challenge to put it into words. After all, the basic framework...

Celer: Evaporate and Wonder (Experimedia) The prolific ambient duo of William Thomas Long and his late partner Danielle Marie Baquet recorded Evaporate and Wonder in 2009, another fine...

Mark Van Hoen: The Revenant Diary (Editions Mego) Mark Van Hoen, known for his work as Locust as well as early collaborations with Seefeel and more, returns under his proper name, this...

Robert Swart: Tiefenrausch EP (Morse Records) I heard Robert Swart’s track “The Summer Blues” on a podcast mix by Martin Gore of Depeche Mode.  It’s an unlikely...

Carl Finlow: Count On It (Seventh Sign Recordings) Carl Finlow has always been one of my favorite electro producers, ever since I heard his Electrilogy series over 10 years ago. I always...

The Third Man: Future Tense EP (Applied Rhythmic Technology) Toby Leeming’s latest EP as the Third Man consists of 2 tightly crafted melodic techno/trance hybrids. “Future...

Lucy & Xhin: LX2 / LX3 / LX4 / LX5 (CLR) Stroboscopic Artifacts partners in crime Lucy and Xhin teamed up for these two collaborative EPs on Chris Liebing’s CLR imprint. Both...

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