Julia Holter: “Try To Make Yourself A Work Of Art” (Tragedy, Leaving 2011) Julia Holter’s follow-up to this, Ekstasis, was the album that seemed to land more critical acclaim, but...
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Microstoria: “Sleepy People / Network Down” (SND, Mille Plateaux 1996) Still startlingly unique and new-sounding… I love the 2012 renaissance of Mouse on Mars, but there is...
Merzbow: “Minus Zero” (Merzbox, Extreme 2000) C'mon, feel the noise.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Depeche Mode: “In-Studio Collage” (Mute 2012) A new one from Depeche Mode from their forthcoming 2013 album. The group just announced a world tour next spring. I am intrigued by the...
Kid Machine: “Cold Planet” (Replicants EP, Viewlexx 2012) It’s been ages since I’ve heard new material on Viewlexx. Parallax Corporation’s Cocadisco is still a...
Richard Devine: “PlonkedSpectral” (RISP, Detroit Underground) A new Richard Devine album! News to me, very excited to hear more of this one.(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
Lawrence English & Scott Morrison: “One11 (refocused” (Room40) As a bit of a teaser for a forthcoming write-up on Lawrence English’s nice new album For/Not For John Cage,...
Depeche Mode: “The Rumour” (“Blasphemous Rumours” short film, Mute 1984) I’d never actually seen this one before. Thanks, YouTube!(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: “Berlin” (Insen, 2005) It’s hard to beat this pairing… their music gets me every time. The video is simple and handsome as well, as is usually...
The Flashbulb: “Raw Understanding” (Arboreal, 2010)
Jega: “Nia” (Spectrum, Planet µ 1998) Pentatonic IDM realness from Jega’s first album… now almost 15 years old, hard to believe!(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Roísín Murphy: “Simulation” Sexy new vid from former Moloko singer Roísín Murphy. The new track is great, a nice slice of electronic dancepop as she’s reliably been delivering for...
James Blake: “Tell Her Safe” (Klavierwerke, R&S 2010) Klavierwerke was the 3rd of James Blake’s trio of EPs in 2010, before he released his full-length album the following...
Modeselektor & Thom Yorke: “Shipwreck” (Monkeytown, 2011) I’m not sure why Modeselektor’s last album Monkeytown took so long to click for me. I usually can snap into it...
Squarepusher: Ufabulum (Warp) Tom Jenkinson earned his place in the upper echelons of electronic music in the mid 90s with a glut of spastic, near perfectly executed drum & bass albums...
Deadbeat: “Acid Wash Genes” (Exone) What a nice and surprising club track from Deadbeat, usually known more for his buoyant dub techno or slower, moodier fare. (Thanks, Pete!)(Source:...
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