Chris Liebing & Speedy J: “Eventide” (Collabs3000: Metalism, NovaMute 2005)I’ve rediscovered this fantastic meeting of the minds that’s now over 10 years old. The contrast of dense ambience and...
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Kid606: “Twirl” (P.S. I Love You, Mille Plateaux 2000)P.S. I Love You was the first music I’d heard from Kid606 that I’d describe as understated; previous efforts were full-on gabba, breakcore, or...
Clark: Death Peak (Warp)Chris Clark to me by now surely feels like the embodiment of Warp Records’ legacy all wrapped up in one creative mind. His debut, Clarence Park, surfaced in...
Various Artists: Dreamy Harbor (Tresor)Since its earliest days as a fledgling nightclub, Tresor has often had its finger on the pulse of techno. With Dreamy Harbor, the label has taken a...
Triola: “Ral 7035″ (Triola Im Fünftonraum, Kompakt 2004)Just one of the many solid languid grooves from Jörg Burger’s only album as Triola, a.k.a. the Modernist (as well as many other aliases). It’s...
Walls: “Ecstatic Truth” (Coracle, Kompakt 2011)Right now, in the throes of one of the rainiest seasons in Portland in some time, Walls’ 2011 album Coracle is shining down some much needed...
Marcel Dettmann: “Radio” (MDR 01, MDR)Marcel Dettmann reserves some of his rawest and most banging material for his own MDR imprint, such as this cut from the label’s premiere release.(Source:...
Baby Ford: “Exopolis” (Basking In The Brakelights, Force Inc. 2003)Baby Ford’s minimal techno output of the late 90s and early 00s has little to do with his original splash as a late 80s acid house...
Secant Prime: Fourier Bessel Series (Uncoiled Loops/Bandcamp)“Fourier Bessel Series” is the first tease from Secant Prime’s album Wavelets (release date unknown). The track begins as a...
Nathan Fake: “Fortune Bru” (Glaive, Cambria Instruments 2015)What a bonus surprise to discover that not only is Nathan Fake’s new album Providence available on Ninja Tune, but he also released this...
SØS Gunver Ryberg / Aïsha Devi / Rrose / Paula Temple: Decon/Recon #2 (Noise Manifesto) “Every artist in this release approaches their creative energy particularly connected towards...
Current Control: “Premeditate (Matthew Mercer Mix)” (Rimedi Finali, Teknofonic Recordings)Current Control’s most recent remix album surfaced at the tail end of the year, and it kicks off with this...
Ear Influxion’s Best of 2016It’s been an unusual year for music for this particular listener. Despite dozens of genuinely interesting and rewarding albums and listening out there...
Charlotte Isabelle: Monad XXIII (Stroboscopic Artefacts)Stroboscopic Artefacts is one of the more consistent electronic labels of now, with a keen focus on minimal and dark techno that...
Barker & Baumecker: Turns (Ostgut-Ton)Barker & Baumecker have consistently produced reliably good techno, and Turns marks an expansion on their style. Fans may be thrown by the...
Delta Funktionen: Wasteland (Radio Matrix)Niels Luinenburg released four 12" vinyl EPs last year, each numbered off as a unique chapter of Wasteland. Fast forward to a full year after...
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