Vtgnike: “Zarubezh” (Dubna, 2014)Stumbled onto this one through Spotify recommendations and dig its weird mix of reverb, R&B, footwork and more fused together.(Source:...
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Ear Influxion’s Best Music of 2017
The end of the year is always a daunting time for me as a writer and music aficianado. Having released not one but three solo projects this year, I spent a lot of the front half of the year mired in...
Meat Beat Manifesto: “Re-Animator, Pt. 4″ (Storm the Studio, Wax Trax 1989)Signs of where Jack Dangers would take MBM in subsequent years in its dubby low end and delay, but not before a couple more...
Gregg Kowalsky: L'Orange, L'Orange (Mexican Summer)The artwork for Gregg Kowaksy’s first solo album in several years is a good tone setter for the sounds within. He both designed the...
Mathew Jonson: “Thieves In Digital Land” (Agents of Time, Wagon Repair 2010)This one from Mathew Jonson’s 2010 full-length is all about the fat and juicy bassline.(Source:...
BNJMN: “Herz” (Skur, Jericho One 2015)This punchy lo-fi track from BNJMN appears on the first release for Creme Organization’s sublabel Jericho One.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Perc: Bitter Music (Perc Trax)Ali Wells has been cultivating his own ruthless techno sound for some time now, whether through Perc, his primary project, or his label, Perc Trax, wherein a...
Erik Truffaz & Murcof: “Chaos” (Being Human Being, Mundo Recordings 2014)Truffaz’s trumpet decays and reverberates within and around Murcof’s grimy structure, a really winning combination on...
Pan•American: “Right of Return” (The River Made No Sound, Kranky 2002)Mark Nelson’s Pan American project explores everything from slowcore post-rock (not unlike his other collaborations as...
Ryoji Ikeda: “Supercodex 10″ (Supercodex, Raster-Noton 2013)Ryoji Ikeda’s last proper full-length for Raster-Noton showcases most of his tricks and techniques in the best ways. This centerpiece...
Mhysa: Fantasii (Halcyon Veil)The intent and context Mhysa’s work (with an emphasis on using genderless “they/their,” according to Pitchfork) vs. alter ego E. Jane is best described in...
KMFDM: “Nihil” (Nihil, Wax Trax! 1994)KMFDM’s Nihil was sort of the album where they lost me, even with the return of Raymond Watts (Pig) to the lineup. Their newfound emphasis on thrash guitar...
Siriusmo: Comic (Monkeytown)Berlin producer Moritz Friedrich has always seemed like an unsung hero relative to his contemporaries, having been quietly releasing quality records that split...
Lackluster: “Catch 22″ (Container, deFocus 2000)This one from Lackluster never quite got its due praise in the shadow of labels like Morr Music around the same time, but it holds up just as well as...
Second Woman: “////\” (S/W, Spectrum Spools 2017)Another cut from Second Woman’s great S/W album, released earlier this year. Read our review of the album here.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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