Ryoji Ikeda: “Supercodex 10″ (Supercodex, Raster-Noton 2013)Ryoji Ikeda’s last proper full-length for Raster-Noton showcases most of his tricks and techniques in the best ways. This centerpiece...
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KMFDM: “Nihil” (Nihil, Wax Trax! 1994)KMFDM’s Nihil was sort of the album where they lost me, even with the return of Raymond Watts (Pig) to the lineup. Their newfound emphasis on thrash guitar...
Fennesz: “Nebenraum” (Hotel Paral.lel, Mego 1997)Christian Fennesz’s debut for Mego tilts to a different side of sound, much more overtly electronic with a digital crackle to most of it, tinges of...
Fennesz: “Nebenraum” (Hotel Paral.lel, Mego 1997)Christian Fennesz’s debut for Mego tilts to a different side of sound, much more overtly electronic with a digital crackle to most of it, tinges of...
Microstoria: “Endless Summer NAMM (Remix by Violent Onsen Geisha)” (Reprovisers, Thrill Jockey 1997)As was so often the case around this time 20 years ago, Violent Onsen Geisha’s “remix” of...
Microstoria: “Endless Summer NAMM (Remix by Violent Onsen Geisha)” (Reprovisers, Thrill Jockey 1997)As was so often the case around this time 20 years ago, Violent Onsen Geisha’s “remix” of...
Violent Onsen Geisha: The Midnight Gambler (Pure, 1996)Nakahara Masaya’s 1996 album as Violent Onsen Geisha for the minimally adorned Pure label is a crazy masterwork of obnoxious cut-ups and...
Violent Onsen Geisha: The Midnight Gambler (Pure, 1996)Nakahara Masaya’s 1996 album as Violent Onsen Geisha for the minimally adorned Pure label is a crazy masterwork of obnoxious cut-ups and...
Chris Liebing & Speedy J: “Eventide” (Collabs3000: Metalism, NovaMute 2005)I’ve rediscovered this fantastic meeting of the minds that’s now over 10 years old. The contrast of dense ambience and...
WaSm: Een (silken tofu)Een is the first recorded document of an ongoing project between Dutch friends and collaborators Frans de Waard and Jos Smolders. For decades, each has been digging...
Bruce Gilbert: “National Grid (Part 1)” (Antiphony: Various Interpret Recordings by Disinformation, Ash International 1997)Ash International’s more severe output was some of my first exposure to the...
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...
Valerio Tricoli: Clonic Earth (Pan)Valerio Tricoli’s latest 5-track release for the esteemed Pan label starts faintly. A flutter of lossy chorused sounds gradually increases in...
Död: Muscle Trax (Opal Tapes)Död’s Muscle Trax throws listeners a curveball from the very start. “PowerBar Bar” is a prolonged, dingy drone that would feel at home on Cold Meat...
JK Flesh: Rise Above (Electric Deluxe)When I was younger and first got interested in industrial music and subsequently noise and power electronics, I used to delight in recording already...
The Curse of the Golden Vampire: “Caucasian Deathmask” (The Curse of the Golden Vampire, 1998)The trio of Justin Broadrick of Godflesh/Jesu/JK Flesh notoriety, Kevin Martin (GOD, The Bug), and Alec...
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