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Bakradze: The Room / We Will Always Work It Out Somehow (2nd Drop) Both tracks on this new 12" from Bakradze are quite good, though they’re fairly different. On the A-side is...

Seawash: Pantomime EP (Delsin) Seawash is an oddball signing for Delsin, kicking off apparently yet another off-shoot of the label (-e on the catalog number). I don’t know much about...

Thomas Brinkmann: Guy Martin (Third Ear Recordings) Thomas Brinkmann is one of my original techno heroes. His Ester Brinkmann debut and his “women” records (each with a...

Tropic of Cancer: Permissions of Love (Mannequin) Camella Lobo is the woman behind the gloomy sounds of Tropic of Cancer, no longer aided by Juan Mendez (a.k.a. Silent Servant) who left...

Stephan Mathieu: Un Cœur Simple (Baskaru) Ambient sound sculptor Stephan Mathieu delivers once more with this collection of hazy tracks on experimental French label Baskaru. The sounds...

Netherworld: Alchemy Of Ice (Glacial Movements) The latest from Glacial Movements boss Alessandro Tedeschi is a dreamy blend of field recordings and atmospheric electronics. At the base of...

Erdbeerschnitzel: Cushion EP (Delsin) What an unusual trio of tracks from German producer Tim Keiling. The mood shifts pretty radically between tracks here, leading off with the smooth,...

Daniel Menche: Marriage of Metals (Editions Mego) Noisemaker and fellow Portlander Daniel Menche has been at it for some time now, and admittedly this is my first dip into his repertoire...

Holly Herndon: Movement (RVNG Intl.) Movement is an intriguing short album. Holly Herndon deftly straddles worlds here, ranging from DSP experiments that would be at home on Raster-Noton...

Vatican Shadow: Ghosts of Chechnya (Hospital Productions) Vatican Shadow is one of many aliases of Dominick Fernow of Prurient. He’s been cranking out releases under the moniker for...

Markus Enochson: “B” EP (Machinists) This is a rather unassuming but fantastic trio of tracks from techno producer Enochson. “Bohoo” kicks it off and is the best of the series,...

Valance Drakes: A Fatherless Child (Detroit Underground) Valance Drakes (aka MusSck) created this collection of tracks as a farewell to his deceased stepfather. He posted his own artist...

Rosy Parlane: Willow (Touch) New Zealand ambient veteran Rosy Parlane makes a welcome appearance on Touch with these two concise cuts recorded in Auckland in 2008-09. It’s been some...

XXXY: Got Me So (Rinse) The latest EP from Rupert Taylor features three excellent 90s-tinged house jams. None is stronger or weaker than the others, but each is undeniably infectious. The title cut...

A Guy Called Gerald: How Long Is Now (Bosconi) A Guy Called Gerald has been in the techno game for a long time now (well over 25 years), and I liken his career trajectory to that of his contemporary...

Dalhous: Mitchell Heisman (Blackest Ever Black) This oddball 2-track EP from Dalhous walks the line between downtempo breaks and drum & bass with its slowed down breakbeat rhythm kit....

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