CD, Interlink, 2004 www.artridge.org The title to this album describes the sounds contained within to one hundred percent accuracy. Dark atmospherics and subtle droning soundscapes combined with upbeat electronics and [ … ]
Tag: 2004
Opaq Face – Close Enough
CD, self-released, 2004 www.opaqface.com Opaq Face’s (a.k.a. Jeremy Herskowitz and Rob Bishop) “Close Enough” is a 30 minute ride in the world of melancholic synthpop… But is it any good? [ … ]
V/A – Revelation
CD, Bugs Crawling Out Of People, 2004 www.bugscrawlingoutofpeople.com Included on this self-described apocalyptic compilation of industrial sounds are fourteen artistic interpretations of a short story penned by Bugs Crawling Out [ … ]
Fektion Fekler – Into the Sun
2CD, Black Flames Records / Static Sky Records, 2004 www.fektionfekler.com At first listen, Fektion Fekler’s “Into the Sun” sounded a bit dated to me. A sound reminiscent of the style [ … ]
Q*Ball – Fortune Favors the Bald
CD, Bald Freak Music, 2004 www.qballmusic.com Q*Ball’s music is basically mainstream-friendly Pop. Rocking and very 90’s in feel but also markedly influenced by 80’s Synthpop with some winks to Funk [ … ]
Provision – Visualize
2CD, A Different Drum, 2004 www.provision-musik.net A writer’s first challenge is to find the perfect topic, so I went with the tried and true standard and decided to write about [ … ]
V/A – The Electronic Bible: Chapter 1
CD, White Label Music, 2004 www.electronic-bible.co.uk Curated by Ann Shenton and Andy Fraser, this somewhat ambitiously-titled 20-track compilation purports to showcase the state of the art in ‘electronic’, which if [ … ]
Tzolk’in – Tzolk’in
CD, Divine Comedy Records, 2004 www.tzolk-in.com An astonishing soundtrack album, “Tzolk’in” is the result of the collaboration between two very talented artists, Empusae and Flint Glass, who are well-known in [ … ]
Henrik N. Bjorkk – I End Forever
CD, Horch! Audio, 2004 www.205recordings.com … [8/10] — Miguel de Sousa
Photophob – Your Majesty Machine
CD, Hive Records, 2004 www.photophob.net After the release of his material on the net-label/collective Laridae, Austrian electronica musician Herwig Hotzman (a.k.a. Photophob) released his third full length-album, “Your Majesty Machine”, [ … ]