Jan Jelinek: Zwischen (Faitiche)Jan Jelinek’s reputation in German electronic music culture quietly approaches legendary as his seminal Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records (2001) album and his...
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Nurse With Wound: “A New Dress” (A Bead To A Small Mouth, Barooni 1989)One of Steven Stapleton’s eerier works, featuring a long monologue that sounds like the recalling of a confusing dream (or a...
Martyn: “We Are You In The Future” (Ghost People, Brainfeeder 2011)Still one of my favorite cuts from Dutch producer Martyn, putting his own spin on a throwback vibe akin to Lone.(Source:...
Chloé: “Because It’s There” (Endless Revisions, Lumière Noire 2017)This slow burn from Chloé’s full-length last year on Lumière Noire crept up on me in all the right ways. It’s probably the most...
Kara-Lis Coverdale: “Touch Me & Die” (Aftertouches, Sacred Phases 2015)This exuberant, bright instrumental from Kara-Lis Coverdale is a fairly sharp contrast from her more recent meditative...
Porya Hatami & Arovane: “Unn” (Kaziwa, Time Released Sound / n5MD)German producer Uwe Zahn (Arovane) and Iranian experimental artist Porya Hatami released their collaboration album Kaziwa as a...
FaltyDL: “Open Space” (You Stand Uncertain, Hotflush Recordings 2011)Deep cut from FaltyDL’s 2011 album on Scuba’s Hotflush label, my first real exposure to how varied his talents as a producer are....
Yann Novak: Surroundings (LINE)Los Angeles-based sound and visual artist Yann Novak’s Surroundings originated as a site-specific sound performance commissioned for the Hamon...
Bowery Electric: “Under the Sun” (Beat, Kranky 1996)Still an underrated classic by my own standards, Bowery Electric’s Beat is a long-time favorite. They never quite got their due, and I’ve always...
Memotone: “You Saw The Future” (Chime Hours, Black Acre 2016)Squirmy digital signal noise writhes atop this elegant arrangement for piano, strings, and electronics, found on Memotone’s 2016...
Vittoria Fleet: “Return” (Entangled EP, 2DIY4 2017)The second cut from Vittoria Fleet’s EP released last year shows them exploring a more spacious sensibility, not so packed full of sound like their...
Zuli: Numbers (UIQ)Lee Gamble’s UIQ imprint brings a second EP from Egyptian producer Zuli (aka Ahmed Al Gazoly), and it’s a good one. Much like Gamble’s own works tend...
James Blake: “If The Car Beside You Moves Ahead” (2018)James Blake’s latest is a cool hybrid of his more cut-up, weirder tunes like 2010′s CMYK and his more song-based albums that followed. His...
The Horrors: “I Can See Through You (Blanck Mass Remix)” (Higher, XL 2012)This sublime, sprawling tranced-out remix of of UK band The Horrors, as turned out by Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power (aka...
Odd Nosdam: “Profane Bong Sue” (Sisters, Leaving 2016)This vid’s psychedelic trails are an appropriate accompaniment to Odd Nosdam’s signature downtempo haze.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Squarepusher: “4001″ (Ufabulum, Warp 2012)The lead track from Squarepusher’s 2012 full-length for Warp feels like a convergence of everything at which he excels: incredibly detailed syncopation,...
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