Roman Flügel: Happiness Is Happening (Dial) Roman Flügel has a varied repertoire by now, but he’s earned his solid reputation. Regardless of whether he’s pummeling dancefloors with Jörn...
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Matthew Mercer: “Black Opal” (2014) Arranged and produced in Portland, OR. Visuals by Matthew Mercer, shot on location in New York City.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Neel: Phobos (Spectrum Spools) I’d previously heard some of Giuseppe Tillieci’s collaborations with Donato Dozzy as Voices from the Lake, so when I put on Phobos, his latest solo offering...
Assemblage 23: “The Cruelest Year” (Compass, Metropolis 2010) Tom Shear’s album Compass ends with this ballad, one of my personal favorites.
Vessel: “Red Sex” (Punish, Honey, Tri Angle 2014) Vessel’s Punish, Honey is near the top of my favorites of 2014, and I haven’t even been able to write about it yet. But for...
Anodyne: IV (Offshoot Records) Irish producer Colin Cloughley bridges the gap between broken beat electro and melodic IDM seamlessly with this album of infectious tracks. I’m reminded...
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...
Patrice Bäumel: Speicher 81 (Kompakt Extra) The 81st entry in Kompakt’s ongoing series of Speicher releases comes from Dutch producer Patrice Bäumel, with each of its two cuts harking back...
Vladislav Delay: “Viite” (Multila, Chain Reaction 2000) Sasu Ripatti’s Multila might well be his murkiest of his early albums under the Vladislav Delay moniker, but it’s...
Marsen Jules: At GRM (Oktaf) The first time I heard Marsen Jules’ music, it was back in 2006 when the Germany IDM label City Centre Offices released his 3rd album, Les Fleurs. Jules’ music...
Extrawelt & Dominik Eulberg: “37 Routes” (A Little Further, Cocoon 2014) Reliably lush and intricate techno from this collaboration between Dominik Eulberg and Extrawelt, released...
Call Super: “Informer” (Black Octagons, Houndstooth 2013) Call Super’s leading track on the Black Octagons 12" might be my favorite, with its smart mix of hard and soft...
Scott Taggart, Lary Seven & Felix Kubin: 1:17 (Live at ISSUE Project Room NYC, Gagarin) Conceptual art is often only as good or as strong as its concept. In the case of this live...
rudyscuriocabinet: Else Marie Pade - Faust (1962) Gorgeous experimental music, pre-dating ambient and drone by at least a decade or two. Else Marie’s work needs a complete re-appraisal. It’s truly...
Tumido: Nomads (Interstellar) This absolutely scorching new Tumido release boasts a more fully fledged collaboration between its core members Bernhard Breuer (Elektro Guzzi) and Gigi Gratt...
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