EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Michael Boenig: Toris Moon (Trapez) Trapez delivers yet another no nonsense 12" of techy dancefloor tracks. They manage to elevate beyond the usual DJ tool category into what I think...

Marcus Fischer: Monocoastal (12k) Anyone familiar with Taylor Deupree’s 12k label ought to know loosely what to expect from just about any of its numerous releases. The label focuses...

Freska: Comanche (Traum) This EP from producer Evgeny Bukreev is worth it for the A-side alone, a nice, coursing tech house anthem complete with fat, rolling bassline and square bleeps and...

Rustie: Sunburst EP (Warp) Hot on the heels of Flying Lotus, Rustie turns out a new EP that defies convention and sidesteps expectations from his previous more dubstep-influenced outings....

James Blake: CMYK (R&S) Old school techno label R&S gets aboard the dubstep bandwagon, but they do so wisely in choosing James Blake to join their roster. It’s a smart move...

Scott Cortez: Twin Radiant Flux (Line) 12k’s more severe offshoot Line brings us this beautifully minimal affair from Scott Cortez. Cortez is a guitarist who got started creating raw...

Aerea Negrot: All I Wanna Do (BPitch Control) A weird one even by BPitch’s more outlandish standards, this EP collects a few originals from Hercules & Love Affair’s...

Gultskra Artikler: Galaktika (Other Electricities) The alias of Russian composer Alexey Devyanin, Gultskra Artikler produces electronic music that is often without specific genre ties....

Airhead: Paper Street (Brainmath) This 2 tracker from sometimes James Blake collaborator Airhead is an odd combination. The main cut starts off with a minute of ambience before breezy...

Model 500 “OFI” (R&S) Seemingly from out of nowhere, Juan Atkins revives the flying saucer attack of Model 500 with a hot new single, his first in quite some time under the...

James Blake: The Bells Sketch (Hessle Audio) James Blake explores the outer limits of dubstep and future jazz on this 12", one of several he’s released in 2010. I stumbled onto...

Darkstar: North / Gold (Hyperdub) Compared to most of the output on the UK label Hyperdub, Darkstar is ostensibly a pop act — so for those expecting dubstep or even its most abstract...

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma: Love Is A Stream (Type) A new full-length appears on Type Records, courtesy of the man responsible for the Root Strata label. Really lovely textures define this one,...

Egyptrixx: Battle for North America (AAAHH! Real Monsters) On this four-tracker, Egyptrixx changes up the tried & true formula of electrohouse by crossing over into other areas of...

Helixir: Undivided (7even Recordings) Dubstep is a genre I tend to sometimes run hot and cold with… a little can go a very long way when it comes to the snarly, wobbly...

Horror Inc.: Aurore (Haunt Music) It seems like it’s been ages since fans heard from Marc Leclair a.k.a. Akufen a.k.a. Horror Inc. In fact Discogs shows his last output being under...

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