EOG: “Solid Liquid” (Nummer Een, DUB 1999) From the golden age of glitchy IDM.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Maeror Tri: “Myein” (Myein, ND 1995) I picked up Maeror Tri’s oddly-packaged Myein promptly after its release in 1995 after reading a glowing review in an indie mag at the time....
Skinny Puppy: “Sore In a Masterpiece” (Back & Forth Series Two, 1981-84) I had the impulse to go back and listen to old Skinny Puppy tracks tonight… and while I may not listen...
Clark: “Black Stone” (Iradelphic, Warp 2012) A new video and clip from Chris Clark’s newest album, out this week on Warp. I picked it up a few days ago and I’m slowly...
High Places: “Sophia” (Original Colors, Thrill Jockey 2011) I never got a chance to give props to High Places’ last album, which earned a slot in my admittedly bloated and not very...
Tube Jerk: “The Gimp” (Shift, Tresor 2002)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Factory Floor: “( R E A L L O V E ) (An Optimo (Espacio) Mix)” ((R E A L L O V E), Optimo 2011) The original Factory Floor track is fun, but Optimo really turns it out on the remix. He...
Donnacha Costello: “Dry Retch” (Together is the New Alone, Mille Plateaux 2001) Gorgeous ambient sounds from Irish sound chameleon Donnacha Costello… this album is now over ten...
Swans: “Helpless Child” (Soundtracks for the Blind, Young God 1996) This was the first time I really fell in love with Swans, even though it was the beginning of their end. Despite...
Autechre: “rew(1)” (Move Of Ten, Warp 2010) No one quite does audio squiggles like Autechre.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Morgan Packard: “Although” (Moment Again Elsewhere, Anticipate 2010) Fear not, more reviews and updates are on the way… sometimes I just need to recharge a bit. Not that there’s...
Barre Phillips: “La Folle” (Three Day Moon, 1978)
Mika Vainio: Life (…It Eats You Up) (Editions Mego) One half of Pan Sonic, Mika Vainio has made a robust career out of exploiting combinations of signal, rhythm, noise and silence. His...
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