EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Murcof: “Cuerpo Celeste” (Cosmos, Leaf 2007)Cosmic awesomeness from Fernando Corona a.k.a. Murcof. His last proper solo album under the name was a full ten years ago — will we hear more?(Source:...

Kid606: “Twirl” (P.S. I Love You, Mille Plateaux 2000)P.S. I Love You was the first music I’d heard from Kid606 that I’d describe as understated; previous efforts were full-on gabba, breakcore, or...

Coldcut & Hexstatic: “Timber” (Let Us Play!, Ninja Tune 1997)20 years ago, Coldcut collaborated with Hexstatic to create this A/V masterpiece.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Clark: Death Peak (Warp)Chris Clark to me by now surely feels like the embodiment of Warp Records’ legacy all wrapped up in one creative mind. His debut, Clarence Park, surfaced in...

Deerhoof & Dal Niente: Balter/Saunier (New Amsterdam)I remember sharing Deerhoof’s Friend Opportunity in 2006 with Marcos Balter, a friend of mine in Chicago, who immediately...

WaSm: Een (silken tofu)Een is the first recorded document of an ongoing project between Dutch friends and collaborators Frans de Waard and Jos Smolders. For decades, each has been digging...

Ø: “Olematon” (Atomit EP, Pi Recordings 1995)R.I.P. Mika Vainio(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

R.I.P. Mika Vainio, 1963-2017I’m deeply saddened to learn that Mika Vainio of Pan Sonic has died at the age of 53. This opening track from Pan Sonic’s second album Kulma was my first impression of...

snd: “00020 a” (stdio, Mille Plateaux 2000)snd’s run of three albums for Mille Plateaux made a big splash for their headlong dive into glitchy minimalism. It was hard to not get too caught up in the...

Kilner: Walk Type (Avian)Jamie Roberts’ debut under the Kilner alias is a sharp contrast from the bangers he’s unleashed under his better known project Blawan. Whereas Blawan throws...

Various Artists: Dreamy Harbor (Tresor)Since its earliest days as a fledgling nightclub, Tresor has often had its finger on the pulse of techno. With Dreamy Harbor, the label has taken a...

The Wanderer: “AxT_2″ (ArchiTextures, Infiné 2016)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Pye Corner Audio: “Pulse Threshold” (Stasis, Ghost Box 2016)Pye Corner Audio’s always suggested an affinity to vintage John Carpenter themes, and his excellent Stasis album, released last year on...

Various Artists: It’s Been Hell: 20 Years of Lo Recordings (Lo Recordings)I remember the first time I heard stuff on Lo Recordings, the oddball UK label that traverses such a variety of...

Black Lung: “Muzak from the Hive Mind Part XIII” (Music from the Hive Mind, Ant-Zen 2015)David Thrussell continues to impress with his long-running Black Lung project, including this excerpt from...

Yann Novak: Ornamentation (Touch) Los Angeles-based sound artist Yann Novak has been busy, having released both this recent performance recording on Touch as well as a two-hour album last...

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