CD, First Fallen Star, 2009 www.myspace.com/aspectee German dark ambient takes a variety of forms, but rarely does it feel as organic as “Morben”, the first full-length album from Aspectee. However [ … ]
Category: Reviews
Dead Turns Alive – Maelstrom
Digital, Vendetta Music, 2010 www.myspace.com/deadturnsalive Initially I thought this was a new artist, although the name sounded vaguely familiar from somewhere. Helpfully their MySpace page fills in the gaps – [ … ]
Somatic Responses – Neon
CD, Ant-Zen, 2010 somatics.c8.com Somatic Responses were once shock troops of the stormcore/underground gabber scene associated with the Dead by Dawn parties in London and Datacide magazine. Over a very [ … ]
Cyanotic – The Medication Generation
CD, BitRiot Records, 2010 www.cyanotic.com Remarkably, it’s now nearly five years since “Transhuman” first made its splash into the industrial world, and “The Medication Generation” takes up similar lyrical themes [ … ]
Evestus – This Is Dramacore
CD / digital, self-released, 2010 www.evestus.net Maybe it’s just me, but the idea of an album with Dramacore in the title would immediately suggest an emo band favoured by teenagers, [ … ]
Klangstabil – Vertraut
CD, Ant Zen, 2010 www.klangstabil.com This is a release of one of Klangstabil’s most well received songs, “Vertraut” and serves as a maxi-single with a few original (pre-version) treats. The [ … ]
Mad EP & Area Filthy One – Brimstone Bangerz
12″, Spectraliquie, 2009 www.mad-ep.com www.myspace.com/areafilthyone “Brimstone Bangerz”, from Mad EP with contributions from the MC collective Area Filthy One (Atlanta-based Akxsmittz & O’Slick), relishes in a blend of hip hop [ … ]
Kush Arora – Voodoo Sessions EP
CD/EP, Kush Arora Productions, 2010 www.kusharora.com Kush Arora’s latest, the brief Voodoo Sessions EP, is four tracks of future dub flavor. The San Francisco resident’s signature dubstep style – blending [ … ]
Lowness – Undertow
CD, Ant-Zen, 2010 www.myspace.com/lowness If ever, in the annals of electronic music, there was a more apt name for an album, I have yet to find it. “Undertow”, the most [ … ]
Ketem – Colour
3″ CD-R, Electroton, 2010 www.electroton.net There’s a new label in town and this is one you should beware of. It’s called Electroton and listening to their most recent releases – [ … ]