CD, Bugs Crawling Out Of People, 2009 www.it-clings.com It-Clings is the spoken word project of Squid, the founder of the label Bugs Crawling Out Of People, and is based on [ … ]
Category: Reviews
tokee – PLUS
CD, DOPE Records, 2009 www.doperec.com A cross-section of “PLUS”, the newest release from Israel-based artist tokee (Anatoly Grinberg), reveals key stylistic influences plucked from distinct wavelengths in electronic music’s spectrum. [ … ]
Gjöll – Sum Of Transformations
CD, Ant-Zen, 2009 www.virb.com/gjoell This is the third full-length album from this Icelandic two-men band, and unlike their previous opuses, which were more industrial/power electronics/tribal percussions-oriented, this record more fits [ … ]
A Beautiful Curse – As It Should Be
CD, CTM, 2009 www.abeautifulcurse.com “On the other Side” opens the album with an ethereal intro into a playful bass driven melody with filtered guitars whining over the acoustic rhythmic guitar [ … ]
The [Law-Rah] Collective – Solitaire
CD, Raubbau, 2009 www.darkambient.net “Solitaire” is the latest treat from the [Law-Rah] Collective after releasing a slew of albums since 2001 and, with it, the duo of Martijn Pieck and [ … ]
Mono-Amine – Like A Machine
CD, Vendetta Music, 2009 http://www.mono-amine.com Mono-amines, as they appear in neurochemistry, are crucial in bringing the brain to a state of adrenaline and euphoric rush. It is thus only a [ … ]
V/A – Kod.eX Compilation
CD, Brume Records/Kod.eX, 2009 www.kod-ex.net Reaching its fourth year of existence in December 2009, the Parisian association Kod.eX teamed up with Brume Records to release a music compilation to celebrate [ … ]
Geneviéve Pasquier – Le Cabaret Moi
CD, Ant-Zen, 2009 www.myspace.com/genevievepasquier For her third full-length release on the German label Ant-Zen, Geneviéve Pasquier and collaborators substantially shifted their creative focus towards an ostensibly more cabaret aesthetic, elements [ … ]
Zilverhill – Latent-Active-Descent
CD, Adeptsound, 2009 www.myspace.com/zilverhill This is a gloomy, twilit descent into dark but inspiring territories. While it brightens towards the end, a melancholy air clings to it, and its darker [ … ]
The Bureau Of Nonstandards – The Bureau Of Nonstandards
CD, onezero, 2009 www.myspace.com/thebureauofnonstandards There are a million different approaches to create electronic music, but surely one of the most fun and exciting ways must be through circuit-bending, a process [ … ]