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Errorsmith: Superlative Fatigue (Pan)The most noteworthy thing about Erik Wiegand’s first studio album in 15 years is, for all its weirdness, how much more accessible and fun it is...

Visionist: “Safe” (Safe, PAN 2015)The title track sits in the very center of Safe, the excellent debut album from Visionist. It appeared in our Best of 2015 roundup, and a track like this is just...

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...

Ear Influxion’s Favorite Singles/EPs of 2015: #16-2516. Girl Band: Paul (Rough Trade) Read our review17. Giant Swan: Giant Swan (Howling Owl)18. Dapayk Solo: Over the Top (Mo’s Ferry...

Ear Influxion’s Favorite Albums of 2015: #11-2011. MATRiXXMAN: Homesick (Ghostly) Read our review12. Duane Pitre: Electric Bayou (Important) Read our review13. Anna Von Hausswolff: The...

Concrete Fence: “Caulk” (New Release (1), Pan 2013)Another nice raw jam from Russell Haswell and Karl Regis O’Connor as Concrete Fence. It’s the creeper sandwiched in between otherwise thick and...

Visionist: Safe (Pan)The full-length debut from South London-based producer Louis Carnell is one that I’ve found strangely compelling and yet difficult to articulate why. Compared to...

Errorsmith & Mark Fell: Protogravity EP (Pan)Two of the most interesting auteurs of electronic music at the moment have put their heads together for perhaps what was an inevitable...

Rashad Becker: “Dances I” (Traditional Music of Notional Species Vol. 1, Pan 2013)Rashad Becker has earned a reputation over the last couple of decades as the go-to guy for quality mastering, having...

Lee Gamble: Koch (Pan) Lee Gamble’s music continues to evolve on its own unusual arc, with Koch working as a double-album (approaching 80 minutes) that has as many twists and turns in its...

Concrete Fence: New Release (1) (Pan) This collaboration between noise maestro Russell Haswell and techno legend Regis (Karl O'Connor) delivers the goods as anyone familiar with either...

Concrete Fence: New Release (1) (Pan) This collaboration between noise maestro Russell Haswell and techno legend Regis (Karl O'Connor) delivers the goods as anyone familiar with either...

NHK'Koyxeи: “587” (Dance Classics Vol. I, PAN 2012) I’m late to the game with the Dance Classics series (which recently released a third installment on the esteemed PAN label), but...

NHK'Koyxeи: “587” (Dance Classics Vol. I, PAN 2012) I’m late to the game with the Dance Classics series (which recently released a third installment on the esteemed PAN label), but...

Helm: Silencer (Pan) The most noteworthy thing about “Silencer” is its percussive clatter, all midrange toms in a start/stop pattern. It sets the release apart immediately from...

Black Sites: Prototype EP (Pan) The duo Black Sites herein present two tracks of fairly squirrelly techno that’s rough around the edges in all the right ways. “Prototype”...

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