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Squarepusher: “4001″ (Ufabulum, Warp 2012)The lead track from Squarepusher’s 2012 full-length for Warp feels like a convergence of everything at which he excels: incredibly detailed syncopation,...

Lorenzo Senni: XallegroX / The Shape of Trance to Come (Warp)Lorenzo Senni continues to hone and perfect his personal brand of beatless, jaunty “pointillistic trance” on this succinct...

Lorenzo Senni: XallegroX / The Shape of Trance to Come (Warp)Lorenzo Senni continues to hone and perfect his personal brand of beatless, jaunty “pointillistic trance” on this succinct...

Oneohtrix Point Never: “I Only Have Eyes For You” (Commissions I, Warp 2014)Stunning cut-ups in this cover from Oneohtrix Point Never, from his first Commissions EP on Warp. (Source:...

Amon Tobin: “Kitchen Sink (Clark Remix)” (Feast/Beast, Warp 2013)As interesting as Chris Clark’s output has been over the years, one would be remiss not to check out his slew of remixes that he...

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...

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...

Lorenzo Senni: Persona (Warp)Lorenzo Senni’s profile has been slowly but steadily rising over the past several years. His personal brand of spry, bright synthesis has gradually...

Autechre: “SURRIPERE” (Draft 7.30, Warp 2003)While their preceding Confield album changed the conversation about the music Autechre was making at the time, veering more headlong into less...

Plaid & Bob Jaroc: “The Launching of Big Face” (Greedy Baby, Warp 2006)Somehow I missed Plaid’s 2006 album virtually altogether, perhaps mistaking it for a score rather than an album of music...

Aphex Twin: “Next Heap With” (…I Care Because You Do, Warp 1995)The closing cut on Aphex Twin’s 1995 album has the same leftfield wooziness of a few other cuts on the album, but it has a stateliness...

Aphex Twin: “MARCHROMT30a Edit 2b 96″ (Warp 2015)Aphex Twin just announced the release date of an upcoming EP (Cheetah, due out July 8), but I never posted anything about this EP he dropped toward...

Move D: “HD800″ (Cymbelin, Warp 1996)Special thanks to my 800 followers for joining me on the ongoing road to discovering vibrant and cool new sounds and music. In theme with the number, here’s a...

Ear Influxion’s Favorite Albums of 2015: #1-101. Matthew Mercer: Supernatant (Bandcamp)2. Microfilm: 1,000,000 Neon Hz (Bandcamp) Read about it3. Lakker: Tundra + Tundra Remixes (R&S)...

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...

Nathan Fake: “Vanish North” (Bleep:10, Bleep 2014)Nathan Fake’s closing track on Bleep’s 10th anniversary compilation is yet another excellent entry in his varied repertoire. I love its full...

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