CD, Malignant Records, 2010 www.malignantrecords.com Opening with “An Introduction to Black Holes” it’s immediately evident that we are in for something bleak and oppressive or positively crushing; there really are [ … ]
Category: Reviews
Mind.In.A.Box – R.E.T.R.O.
CD, Dependent, 2010 www.mindinabox.com Subtle, melodic, and hard-hitting. From the opening moments of “The Last Ninja 3”, the first track of Mind.In.A.Box’s latest album, it was clear that “R.E.T.R.O.” would [ … ]
Kush Arora – Boiling Over
CD, Record Label Records / Kush Arora Productions, 2009 www.kusharora.com “Boiling Over” steers Kush Arora’s unique take on global bass, in his own words, “away from the club and into [ … ]
Alarmen – Next
CD, Audiophob, 2009 www.alarmen.de Alarmen, in naming their most recent record “Next”, were halfway right. Unfortunately for them, the half they left off was the “please” that should have followed [ … ]
v01d – This Is Not A False Alarm Anymore
2CD + digital, Artoffact Records, 2009 http://www.myspace.com/v01d Never mind this album having been out a little while, it was quite a while in coming, too. It is five years or [ … ]
Opposite Exhale – Nothing Lasts
CD, Tympanik Audio, 2009 www.myspace.com/oppositeexhale Eelco Jellema, AKA Opposite Exhale, presents, in the form of “Nothing Lasts” an album with one very distinct message: “I am very, very clever.” In [ … ]
Kshatriy – Slepok Soznaniya
CD, Muzyka Voln, 2009 www.myspace.com/kshatriy If the Icelandic volcano had erupted four days earlier I would have been stranded in Prague, perhaps for sometime (admittedly it could be much worse). [ … ]
Dicepeople – Time To Play
CD/free download,self-release, 2009 www.dicepeople.org Dicepeople, Matt Brock’s one man project, delivers a delicious mix of hard synth-driven electronica and melodic IDM. “Time to Play” delivers a 50 minute auditory delight [ … ]
16 Pad Noise Terrorist / Tlic / Cyperkid – 12″ split
12″, Flop Beat Disk, 2009 http://www.minorlabel.de/ The latest release from Minor Label’s sister label Flop Beat Disk is a serving of frequency altering mayhem. This split contains harsh rhythmic noise, [ … ]
Caustic – And You Will Know Me By The Trail Of Vomit
CD/digital, self-released, 2010 www.tellmeaboutmyuterus.com What is the first thing that comes to mind when I listen to Caustic? Songs that seep with sarcasm, smell of week old beer, and have [ … ]