Yuki Aida + Tomotsugu Nakamura: Echóchroma (Audiobulb)There’s something turn-of-the-century about the experimental sonic collaborations between sound artists Nakamura and Aida. By...
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Kid Spatula: “Dance 3″ (Spatula Freak, Reflective 1995)The first album under this name by Mike Paradinas (a.k.a. µ-Ziq) starts off with a bang. It’s among my favorites of his mid-90s tracks.(Source:...
Lovesliescrushing: “RHUV” (Chorus + 3, Line 2010)Lovesliescrushing were one of the first artists that really leaped out at me from Projekt Records’ discography in the mid 90s, so it’s nice to see...
Fairmont: Close Your Mind EP (My Favorite Robot)Jake Fairley continues to evolve his sound with his latest installment as Fairmont. “Still” kicks it off with a more patient kick and a...
Ernesto Ferreyra: “Cloody” (Memoria Collectiva, Mutek 2006)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Rashad Becker: “Dances I” (Traditional Music of Notional Species Vol. 1, Pan 2013)Rashad Becker has earned a reputation over the last couple of decades as the go-to guy for quality mastering, having...
Tegan & Sara vs. Mylo: “Walking With a Ghost in Paris” (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer: Twine (12k)Taylor Deupree appears once again on his own reliable 12k label, once again collaborating with Portland sound artist Marcus Fischer. Twine...
:wumpscut: “Believe In Me” (Music For a Slaughtering Tribe, Zoth Ommog/Metrpolis 1993)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Gazelle Twin: “Belly of the Beast” (Unflesh, Anti-Moon 2014)While Holly Herndon’s profile has greatly heightened over the last couple of years, I’m surprise Gazelle Twin hasn’t also garnered more...
Rafael Anton Irisarri: A Fragile Geography (Room40) Irisarri’s latest full-length album is hard for me to hear without projecting my own emotional response to hearing that he and his...
Becoming Real: “Fast Motion (Scratcha DVA’s Hi Emotions Remix)” (Fast Motion, Ramp 2010)I’m late to the party when it comes to Toby Ridler’s weird off-kilter riffs on dance music. This remix by...
Phon.o: Velvet Rag (BPitch Control)Phon.o returns for this punchy tech house collaboration with Born In Flamez on vocals. The result is much more accessible than other tracks I’ve...
Dead Can Dance: “Chant Of The Paladin” (The Serpent’s Egg, 4AD 1988)Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry’s longtime collaborations have shifted shape several times, but I find The Serpent’s Egg to...
Donato Wharton: “Silvester” (Trabenten, City Centre Offices 2004)Every once in a while I just throw my library on shuffle to see what forgotten treasures come up. Such is the case with this glitchy,...
Luke Vibert: Bizarster (Planet µ)Luke Vibert, for all his aliases and monikers, has one fairly consistent element throughout most of his backcatalogue: a sense of humor. This is not to...
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