EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Vilod: Safe In Harbour (Perlon)Do you ever put on a record for the first time, and within a minute or two it’s startled you for its uniqueness or ingenuity? Safe in Harbour is such...

San Proper: “Yestoday” (Yestoday, Perlon 2014)Surprisingly accessible jam from the Perlon camp, with an actual bassline and a more patient tempo grounding it. I like that the bassline only...

Sophie: Product (Numbers)Sophie’s released two singles over the last year, and this album collects those cuts in sequence along with four new ones. “Bipp” was my first exposure to...

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...

Errorsmith & Mark Fell: Protogravity EP (Pan)Two of the most interesting auteurs of electronic music at the moment have put their heads together for perhaps what was an inevitable...

Traxman: “Nothing Stays Tha Same (Funk Bomb 2015 Remixx)” (µ20, Planet µ)One of the most recent cuts on Planet µ’s 20-year retrospective that the label released earlier this year comes courtesy of...

L/F/D/M: “After Circle” (L/F/D/M, Clan Destine Traxx 2014)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Bruk Rode: The Wolf (Deca Rhythm)Rude with an attitude, “The Wolf” comes on strong with a pummeling distorted kick that recalls Test Dept as much as if not more than, say, Beltram. It has only a few...

Slashing Cousin: Fallen Gods (Skam)This new signing to Skam packs a lot of punch into half an hour. The scattershot tracks of Fallen Gods often are under 2 or 3 minutes, with often...

Swindle: “Shanghai” (Peace, Love & Music, Butterz 2015)I prefer Swindle when he’s making instrumental tracks personally, so his latest full-length isn’t necessarily my cup o’ tea, but there are...

Muslimgauze: “Druse (Panasonic Mix)” (Occupied Territories, Staalplaat 1996)It’s easy to overlook this engaging collection of remixes considering Muslimgauze’s massively prolific output during and...

Acre: Better Strangers (Tectonic)“I tried to include more emotion in this album than my previous releases and wanted to represent a broader side of my productions. The title Better...

J-T Kyrke: “Horizon” (Horizon, ART 2014)Brit James Kyrke has been quietly releasing records for years now, but this is my first acquaintance with his music. My curiosity was piqued by his inclusion...

Duane Pitre: Bayou Electric (Important)Duane Pitre’s “Bayou Electric” is a stunning 48-minute meditation of ambience and field recordings. To create the music, Pitre started with an...

Die Form: “Dog Handler” (Archives & Doküments, Normal 1988)Die Form always seemed like the unsung heroes of innovative and unusual experimental music. At times they veered into almost...

Mike Cooper: “A House in Bali” (Fratello Mare, Room40 2015)Mike Cooper’s woozy blend of luau guitar, scattered chimes and nature sounds sounds like a trip to paradise that’s gone awry. Disorienting...

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