EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Loscil: Sketches From New Brighton (Kranky) The latest from Loscil is another gorgeous slab of warm ice. I say that because his music tends to be so warm yet so chilly at the same time....

Einstürzende Neubauten: “Armenia” (Halber Mench, 1986) A Facebook thread reminded me of how significant the music of Einstürzende Neubauten has been to me formatively. Hearing about them...

Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm, Live Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm creating a song live in front of an intimate audience at Roter Salon, Volksbühne Berlin on July 26, 2011, as part of...

Lone: Galaxy Garden (R&S) It’s telling how unique Lone’s sound is when I can pick it out from a tracklist immediately, every single time practically. He’s been honing...

Ruskin & Broom: Bites (Blueprint) It’s hard to go wrong when two techno heavyweights like James Ruskin and Mark Broom are combining their talents. Each of the three tracks on...

Vladislav Delay: Kuopio (Raster-Noton) Sasu Ripatti continues to surprise and delight after all this time. I’m happy to see him revive his Vladislav Delay alias with such gusto....

Elite Gymnastics: “Here, In Heaven” (RUIN, Acéphale 2011) Everything old is new again. There’s something so classically 90s about Elite Gymnastics’ blend of breaks, pop hooks...

Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin: Instrumental Tourist (Software) It’s perhaps an unlikely pairing, but I was immediately excited by the prospect of a hands-on collaboration between...

Happy new year! Happy new year from yours truly. 2012 was an excellent year for music, and 2013 promises even more. With both a Microfilm and a solo album in the works, as well as a new...

Ear Influxion’s Favorite Songs of 2012 Here’s a fairly comprehensive list of all the songs that have tickled my eardrums over the span of 2012. Of course, it’s hard to narrow it...

X-TG: Desertshore / The Final Report (Industrial) Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni-Tutti, perhaps most prolific as Chris & Cosey or, more recently, Carter-Tutti, have certainly earned...

Taylor Deupree: Faint (12k) 12k bossman Taylor Deupree’s trajectory as an ambient sound artist has been slow but sure. After leaving behind his techno roots (having spent time as a...

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