EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

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...

Young Magic: “Drawing Down the Moon” (Melt, Carpark 2012)I’ve always felt Young Magic deserve more attention for their interesting mix of sounds, each of their albums different from the others....

Lali Puna: Two Windows (Morr Music)Lali Puna has always skirted the periphery of IDM and indie-pop, never quite splashing in any way that’s yielded significant acclaim. And yet their music...

Trentemøller: “River In Me” (Fixion, In My Room 2016)Trentemøller’s Fixion flew under the Ear Influxion radar when it came out, but it eventually ended up on our Best of 2016 list toward the top....

Cloudland Canyon: An Arabesque (Medical Records)When Cloudland Canyon were still the duo of Kip Uhlhorn and Simon Wojan, their music seemed to channel the motorik drive and groove of...

Post Industrial Boys: “Next Time Maybe” (Unintended, Karaoke Kalk 2016)George (Gogi) Dzodzuashvili’s solo project is a beguiling and languid mix of synths and space that creates unusually intimate...

The Legendary Pink Dots: Pages of Aquarius (Metropolis)Over 35 years in, Dutch psychedelic curiosity factory The Legendary Pink Dots are still going strong. In fact, I had the pleasure of...

Microfilm’s Houndstooth Harmonics now available@microfilm​‘s fifth full-length studio album, Houndstooth Harmonics, is now available! We are very proud of this one, stretching outside of...

Labradford: “With John Morand and Assisted by Brian Hoffa.” (E Luxo So, Kranky 1999)Labradford’s penultimate release on Kranky, their last of the 90s, remains one of my favorites of theirs. It’s...

Matthew Mercer: “Bombs Away” (Salvo, 2016)Proud to present a video for the cut “Bombs Away,” part of my newest album Salvo which is officially available today. 14 tracks of varied beatmaking ranging...

Tegan & Sara vs. Mylo: “Walking With a Ghost in Paris” (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

BOAN: Mentiras (Holodeck)This EP from Texas-based BOAN is an interesting hybrid of dance music, synth pop, and something slightly stranger. The bright claps and sparkling synths that start...

Docetism: Breaking the Circle of Life (Nichts/Bandcamp) Docetism loosely refers in religion to the notion that Christ’s body was illusory or absent, that because Christ was was...

Isotope 217: “New Beyond” (Utonian Automatic, Thrill Jockey 1999) Isotope 217’s first EP was my favorite of theirs, but this follow-up album is still solid. Quintessential Chicago...

Crystal Castles: “Plague” (III, 2012) Fantastically dark lead clip from Crystal Castles’ third album. The video is inspired by the cult horror film The Possession (1981) which...

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