EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Anne Guthrie: Brass Orchids (Students of Decay)Anne Guthrie’s latest dives headlong into a murky and sublime world of field recordings and ephemera. Dedicated to her deceased...

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...

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...

Palace: Codex/NRG (Hot Shit Recs in Effekt!)This 1-2 punch from Palace packs in a lot of joy in just over 10 minutes of music. “Codex” is a spry garage-house track with a tight perc organ...

Echaskech: Origin (Just Music) Echaskech’s sound is lush and large, with a strident pace and full electronic arrangements that would make Apparat proud. Origin works well as a...

Blacksmif: 23 Waist (PTN) “23 Waist” is an oddly infectious house jam, combining elements of American house history with current UK trends. It sounds right at home on Ramp’s PTN imprint,...

Blacksmif: 23 Waist (PTN) “23 Waist” is an oddly infectious house jam, combining elements of American house history with current UK trends. It sounds right at home on Ramp’s PTN imprint,...

Akkord: Akkord (Houndstooth) If Autechre decided to throw down an album that references trends outwardly instead of plumbing exclusively inward, it might sound something like Akkord. The...

Akkord: Akkord (Houndstooth) If Autechre decided to throw down an album that references trends outwardly instead of plumbing exclusively inward, it might sound something like Akkord. The...

Arovane: Ve Palor (n5md) Uwe Zahn disappeared from the music landscape after the release of his fan-adored third solo album Lilies in 2004. Thankfully n5md has provided an appropriate home...

Arovane: Ve Palor (n5md) Uwe Zahn disappeared from the music landscape after the release of his fan-adored third solo album Lilies in 2004. Thankfully n5md has provided an appropriate home...

Cassegrain: Tiamat (Prologue) With Tiamat, the duo of Alex Tsiridis and Hüseyin Evirgren have crafted a nice suite of minimal, buoyant techno tracks that would make the Basic Channel crowd...

Physical Therapy: Whitelabel (Grizzly) Physical Therapy is an act about which I know very little, outside of the obvious reference points on Discogs and what not. This four-tracker on...

Alex Smoke: Dust (R&S) Alex Smoke has always struck me as a bit slippery when it comes to the often over-compartmentalized world of electronic music. At times his tracks plug in...

Cid Rim: Mute City (LuckyMe) This EP from Clemens Bacher is the first I’ve heard his music, a delightful blend of IDM, electro, and downtempo grooves with a healthy infusion of nerd...

Quinoline Yellow: Palisade Mount EP (Touchin’ Bass) The last time I heard anything from Quinoline Yellow was probably in 2004 or so (at the latest). so I was surprised to see this EP...

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