Raime: Hennail (Blackest Ever Black) Two tracks from the ghostly duo known as Raime, who I assume are the same people behind the Blackest Ever Black label (most of the releases are from...
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Lucy: Wordplay For Working Bees (Stroboscopic Artefacts) While it may be cheap to just make a blanket comparison, I can’t help but listen to Luca Mortellaro’s album and feel...
Disk Too Slow by C♭ C♭: Disk Too Slow (Bandcamp) Chris Beckstrom is the sharp mind behind C♭. This album of manipulated error music reminds me of the glory days of glitchy IDM, specifically the more...
Joachim Nordwall: Ignition (Ash International) The ignition denoted by the album’s title is certainly a smolder rather than a fiery explosion. Its slow, patient evolution is...
Marconi Union: Beautifully Falling Apart (Ambient Transmissions Vol. 1) (Just Music) This collection of six lengthy pieces from Manchester duo Marconi Union lives up to its name. Most of...
Caboladies: Renewable Destination (Students Of Decay) This American trio is new to me, but they have several releases under their collective belt already. Their synthesis experiments put...
Schleppstigg: Up In The Weeds (Areal) It’s been a while since I’ve checked out new material on Areal, and I’m glad I did in this case. I know nothing about Schleppstigg,...
Diamond Catalog: Magnified Palette (NNA Tapes) DIamond Catalog is yet another alias of Pat Maherr, the man responsible for the Type Records project Indignant Senility. I find Diamond...
Bee Mask: Elegy For Beach Friday (Spectrum Spools/Editions Mego) Bee Mask’s album has been in rotation in my house for some time now. I’ve had a hard time writing about what it...
Bloodman: Mars I (Deca Rhythm) “Monuments of Mars” is a slick, extended dancefloor track that bridges that gap between techno and post-dubstep/dub-tech/whatever you want to...
Kuedo: Severant (Planet µ) I never would have guessed that the two members of snarly dubstep duo Vex’d would each release albums that have made it onto my favorites of the year. I...
Martyn: Ghost People (Brainfeeder) Martyn’s second full-length is a nice expansion of the sounds he explored on his highly lauded debut, Great Lengths. It starts off on the right...
Tycho: Dive (Ghostly) Tycho’s refined IDM aesthetic crosses over into more mainstream waters with this nice slab of electronic dream-pop. Previously I usually associated...
Exaltics: They Arrive (Crème Organization) What an odd collection of tracks this one is… Exaltics serve up six scattered tracks that cover broad terrain. On the one hand, they deliver...
Fennesz: Seven Stars EP (Touch) When the opening chords of “Liminal” begin, you know immediately that this is Christian Fennesz, but you also may assume that is not going to be...
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