CD, Ressonus, 2008 www.ressonus.net A mixed bag, this, filled to bursting with varied and disparate examples of experimental sound engineering. I find it somewhat of a shame that that term [ … ]
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V/A – Broken Line Remixes
CD, Zang: Records, 2007 www.zang.no The idea for “Broken Line Remixes” was conceived one March night in 2007. After spending eight years putting together a CD of compositions for string [ … ]
V/A – Sonderling
CD, Umbruch Recordings, 2008 www.umbruch-rec.de A curious little release, this one. Beatnology + Soundiction open up with the general formula for the proceedings; slow-oozing hip hop elements thrown together with [ … ]
V/A – …Where Tattered Clouds Are Stranding
2CD, The Eastern Front, 2008 www.theeasternfront.org Einar Jónsson (1874 – 1954) is one of Iceland’s most celebrated sculptors. He spent much of the first half of the twentieth century creating [ … ]
V/A – Hyperreality
CD, Alien Productions, 2007 www.label.aliens.sk Fans of VNV Nation, Apoptygma Berzerk, Project Pitchfork and ‘good old Synthpop’ will be pleased to find a little nostalgic niche here, as Alien Productions [ … ]
V/A – My Life In An Insulation Test
CD, Electr-Ohm/Appliance, 2008 www.electr-ohm.com/www.appliance-japan.jp Two years ago, acclaimed Japanese electronic musician Sunao Inami treated us to a compilation featuring works by an international selection of experimental electronic musicians. Released through [ … ]
V/A – Emerging Organisms
2CD, Tympanik Audio, 2007 www.tympanikaudio.com “Emerging Organisms” hatches from an attractive digipak of cool, muted colors and minimal design. An admirable first effort from Chicago-based Tympanik Audio, it was released [ … ]
V/A – Muzyka Voln
CD, Muzyka Voln (a sub-label of Zhelezobeton), 2008 zhb.radionoise.ru The Russian label Zhelezobeton decided it was time to create a new sub-label. It is unknown what the speciality for this [ … ]
V/A – Konkrete
CD, Spectraliquid, 2007 www.spectraliquid.com Spectraliquid, a relative newcomer among independent record labels, presents Konkrete, their first sampler, showcasing artists with a taste for dark ambient sounds that fit their “exploring [ … ]
V/A – Imaginary Friends
CD, Sublight Records, 2007 www.sublightrecords.com During its short existence, the Canadian label Sublight Records was home to artists such as Venetian Snares, Enduser, Fanny, Richard Devine and Datach’i, with a [ … ]