Archive for May, 2017
The oddly titled opus marks the occasion of Mike Huckaby’s first full-length album format release. Appearing here on his own Deep Transportation imprint, it serves to compile some of the hard-to-find gems from across his 20 years in music. In order: opening, The Jazz Republic dates back as the opening track for his same-titled 1997 [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Gramaphone affiliates Sassmouth (smartbar’s Planet Chicago), SOLD (smartbar’s Hugo Ball), and Alex Gonzales all feature in this month’s edition of the Clark Street Jams series at aliveOne. The free mid-week party mixes it up in the backroom for an opportunity to get to know Gramaphone’s selectors and hear some new vinyl[ READ MORE ]
There are some new slipmats in stock and they are kaleidoscopes of colour and motion: . . . . . . . . . [ READ MORE ]
I think heard Second Woman described as something like Mark Fell meets dub techno. (Maybe it was Multipara?) This sounds about right, though – Telefon Tel Aviv’s Joshua Eustis and serial collaborator Turk Dietrich combine forces for their second full-length album of hyperreal sound design and intensely mathy programming. The “dub techno” side of the characterization [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
One of those weirdo leftfield detail-oriented 12″ imprints, Udacha is consistently surprising and adventurous. On their first release, available again for some reason (repressed maybe?), the shadowy A5 doesn’t give us much to go on – hazily painted label art, four untitled tracks on an untitled record. The swirly chords on the opening deep house [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Maybe everyone else already knew this, but I didn’t. Apparently, Social Experiment is a project from Jonny White, formerly of No. 19 Music, the lone remaining member of Art Department. I guess everyone probably already knew that. The association seems kind of surprising to me, given Social Experiment’s consistently grittier, loopier approach. Anyway, Social Experiment’s [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Ex-Gramaphone employee and current NYC resident is establishing himself quickly in his new city, here making inroads with the critically acclaimed Mister Saturday Night party and label family. His tracks for this 12″ are all pretty “big” sounds in the context of his repertoire, Geospatial leading the way with a wonky fat lead bassline and [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Federsen’s Fifth Interval label marks its fifth year with a compilation. Where the first three releases have been his solo recordings, here he seems to be branching out, at least geographically. The San Francisco-based label has enlisted stylistically similar artists from around the world: New York’s Brendon Moeller, recording here as Beat Pharmacy, Alessandro Crimi [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
The newly founded Acid Camp Records employs Natan H for their second release. Long cloudy chords can be found in the deep, slightly dubby title track. Conforce hands in a bleepy and seemingly Mills-y take on the aforementioned. Flipping the record reveals the calming, vast ambiance of Remote View Pt. 1. Meanwhile Pt. 2 sounds [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Garrett David’s latest outlet, Night Sea Journey, starts off with a collaborative 12″ with Colin Johnson. Here they explore a deep jazzy house sound, an aesthetic Garrett David has well established himself within, via his work at Gramaphone records, his residency at Smartbar, his solo recordings for Stripped & Chewed, Distant Hawaii, Balance, and his [&hellip[ READ MORE ]