Posts Tagged ‘ experimental ’

In Rotation: SOLD Winter 2017

Jay Glass Dubs – Dubs 2xlp – Ecstatic . . . . . . . . . Bezier – Primes 12″ – Dark Entries . . . . . . . . . Santiago Salazar – Aspirations For Young Xol 2xlp – REKIDS . . . . . . . . . 2-Bit Project – [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: Adam Rowe Winter 2017

Garrett David – Live From The Dog Cave 12″ – Lobster Theremin . . . . . . . . . Hibernated Expressions 12″ compilation – Fresca . . . . . . . . DJ Sports – Modern Species 2xlp – Firecracker . . . . . . . . Bruno Spoerri & Reto [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Snow Robots Volume 4 12″ compilation – Suction

Torontonian imprint Suction ressurects their 2001-2003 compilation series Snow Robots with this fourth entry into the sequence. It’s quite a patchwork of eras, including contemporary stewards of the underground electro sound Beau Wanzer and June, synthpop standby Skanfrom (recording here as Civil Defence Programme), old-school industrial acts Digital Poodle (active mid-80s to mid-90s) and Ceramic Hello (1980), alongside [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Sw. – The Album 2xlp – Apollo

SW’s debut album comes after 6 years of steady releases, slowly building a distinctive voice and a zealous following through his constantly evolving approach to electronic productions. As one half of Sued records, this release first went through a couple pressings on its home imprint before being picked up for re-release by Apollo, ambient sublabel of [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: Adam Rowe Fall 2017

Strip Steve – Chaos2cosmos 12″ – Man Band . . . . . . . . . Giovanni Cristiani – Alpha Percussion lp – Mondo Groove . . . . . . . . . Don Carlos – Mediterraneo 12″ – Flash Forward . . . . . . . . . Ish / John [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: Jacob Hopes Fall 2017

Space, Energy & Light (Experimental And Acoustic Soundscapes 1961-88) 3xlp compilation – Soul Jazz . . . . . . . . . A New Line (Related) – Reverie(s) 12″ – Kimochi Sound . . . . . . . . . KNLB – Initialize 12″ – Vibraphone . . . . . . . [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: SOLD Fall 2017

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe – Levitation Praxis Part 4 lp – DDS . . . . . . . . . Midori Takada & Masahiko Satoh – Lunar Cruise LP + CD – We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want . . . . . . . . A New Line (Related) – Reverie(s) 12″ [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: m50 Summer 2017

Caveman LSD – C2SG002 – City-2 St Giga . . . . . . . . . Grischa Lichtenberger – Spielraum Allgegenwart Strahlung 3xLP – Raster-Noton . . . . . . . Karim Sahraoui – Gang Of Love 12″ – Compost Black Label . . . . . . . . Lerosa – Niji [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Pure Moods Meets Clark Street Jams @ aliveOne, Wednesday June 28th, 2017

Clark Street Jams is the monthly Gramaphone residency at aliveOne. Pure Moods was a series of shows hosted at Wang’s in 2013 & 2014, themed around an atmospheric approach to dance music, variously featuring Garrett David, Adam Rowe, Garrett & Adam together as Bell Boys, m50, Jay Caston, Taelue (of Perpetual Rhythms), and Zach Lubin [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Second Woman – S/W LP – Spectrum Spools

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 ]

Simo Cell – Gliding 12″ – Livity Sound

The Bristol tech heads of Livity Sound made a good turn when they unveiled new work from Parisian producer Simon Aussel aka Simo Cell. This month’s Gliding EP, Aussel’s first appearance for Livity and third release in total, is an elegantly latticed set of four pieces; from the deepest downtempo neck snaps of “Obi 1” [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: Adam Rowe Summer 2016

Sterac – Osirion 12″ – Rush Hour . . . . . . . . . Lawrence – Yoyogi Park 2xLP – Mule Musiq . . . . . . . . . Sven Weisemann – Interlace Jitter 12″ – Mojuba . . . . . . . . . Bluetrain – Foundation Dub Chapter [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: SOLD Spring 2016

Africans With Mainframes – KMT 2xLP – Soul Jazz . . . . . . . . Gesloten Cirkel – Submit X 2xLP – Murder Capital . . . . . . . . Drexciya – Journey Of The Deep Sea Dweller I compilation 2xLP – Clone Classic Cuts . . . . . . [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: m50 Winter 2016

ASIS – ASIS Part 3 – Wania . . . . . . . . Apparat – 3xLP Boxset – Shitkatauplt . . . . . . . . Vakula – Modulations 12″ – ARMA . . . . . . . . Garrett David & Adam Rowe – Now That We Are Here, Where [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Spaces – Two 12″ – Bleep

WARP sublabel Bleep has been pushing the kind of borderland electronic experimentalism that the main label used to be known for. Having recorded  almost exclusively for the single label thus far, Spaces’ sophomore title builds on the harsh, fibrous palette that he introduced on “One” Here it’s further contextualized with an apt contribution from Mark Fell. The [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Bjork – Vulnicura 2xLP – One Little Indian

There’s not a lot left to say about Bjork, I suppose. She’s an intentionally confrontational artist. This album seems to harken back to her Homogenic days, focusing on a single edgy techno co-producer and feeling more intentionally cohesive for the strategy. It’s just as much brazen, confessional, abrasive pop music as ever. It’s available now on [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Floating Points – Elaenia LP – Luaka Bop

Sam Shepherd burned the night oil hard while making this full-length—he was earning his PhD in neuroscience at the same time. The result is a meticulously-orchestrated monument of the times. The zeitgeist these days is individualist, but community still factors into the decisions we make – some even argue that it should be the basis of [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Beau Wanzer – [untitled] LP – Beau Wanzer

A late review for this late 2014 release is at least in part credit to an artist who has been remarkably prolific.  Beau maybe launches an eponymous imprint with a self-titled or untitled album, full-cover artwork with scant information and a dozen tracks… it’s a typically opaque approach for a Chicago-resident who has found himself [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Aphex Twin – Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt 2 12″ – WARP

Richard D James seems to be back at it again. Hot on the heels of his polished album-feeling album, SYRO, comes this extended EP or mini-album project. While it’s not entirely new territory for him, the raw experimental approach here seems like an intentional contrast to SYRO: where his preceeding album was a sprawling interplay [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Larry Heard – Alien 2xLP – Alleviated

After reading a 2010 interview with Larry Heard published by LSD magazine, I was a little disheartened to hear that he’s felt somewhat boxed in by the success he garnered with his Mr. Fingers moniker, namely that of “Can You Feel It.” Alien is for listeners, and if you are listening it won’t disappoint. Fans [&hellip[ READ MORE ]