CD, Plastic Sound Supply, 2008 www.wentworthkersey.com Judging by the name, Wentworth Kersey might be written off as another singer-songwriter, but that’s just what collaborators Joe Sampson and Jeffrey Stevens would [ … ]
Category: Reviews
RMSonce – Reflections
CD, Medusa Music, 2009 www.rmsonce.com As far as drones and experimental electronics are concerned, Francesc Martí excels. “Reflections” is this Barcelona artist’s third release under the moniker RMSonce. Rather than [ … ]
Cullen Miller – Stolen Nature
CD, Two Circles, 2009 www.myspace.com/cullenmillermusik Detroit/San Francisco sound designer Cullen Miller really has his head screwed on. You get the impression that he’s never even heard of IDM when you [ … ]
Viosac – You Are Planning To Enjoy The Apocalypse
CD, self-released, 2009 www.viosac.net Put a bunch of aging Throbbing Gristle fans in a room with stacks of analog equipment. Lock the door and come back a couple of decades [ … ]
Transistor6 – Virgin Venom
CD, Black Lodge Records, 2009 www.myspace.com/transistor6net Active since, at least, 1999 and hailing from Denmark, Transistor6 is the result of the joint efforts of Claus Collstrup and Kira Li, who [ … ]
Torrent Vaccine – Tentative Response
CD, BitRiot Records, 2009 www.torrentvaccine.com When this artist first appeared on my radar a while ago, it did appear to be something unusual. But then, when I thought about it, [ … ]
Talbot & Deru – Genus
CD, Ant-Zen/Dear Oh Dear Records, 2009 www.ant-zen.com Philip Glass and Steve Reich aren’t composers I ever expected to be brought to mind by an Ant-Zen release, but this is just [ … ]
Thermometerometer – Who Measures The Measurers?
CD-R, Immigrant Breast Nest, 2009 www.immigrantbreastnest.com Well, there’s noise, there’s experimental and then there’s… Thermometerometer. Flips, clicks, drones, buzzes, pops and even glitches are thrown together and have things done [ … ]
Defrag – Lament/Element
CD, Hyment Records, 2009 www.de-fragmentation.com Lament Element is the latest offering from Jeff Dodson. The release is a versatile assault of heavy distortion, ethereal strings and chaotic beats. The first [ … ]
Gerostenkorp – Terre Brûlée
CD, OPN Productions, 2009 www.gerostenkorp.com Let’s examine, briefly, the phenomenon of certain styles of music proliferating in certain geographic areas. Israeli DJs and producers like Skazi, Dark Soho and Infected [ … ]