Sneaker Pimps (Sort Of) Nod to the Past With ‘Squaring the Circle’
Sneaker Pimps producers Chris Corner and Liam Howe return with the slow-paced Squaring the Circle that plays it safer than their talents warrant.
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Jana Rush’s ‘Painful Enlightenment’ Exists on Footwork’s Outer Edges
Jana Rush’s new album addresses mental health issues and exists gingerly on footwork’s outer edges, suggesting the genre without quite hardening into it.
The Brilliance of Brothertiger’s Secret Instrumental Masterpieces
After a year of livestreaming and a personal setback, there’s no better time to appreciate the quietly underrated instrumental trilogy Brothertiger created amidst the pandemic.
Lee Gamble Documents Sonic Overstimulation on ‘Flush Real Pharynx’
Lee Gamble’s music asks: how far you go before that human core is lost? How futuristic can techno become without losing its playfulness and elasticity?
Stigma Continues His Run of Doomy, Minimal Trip Hop on ‘Too Long’
Stigma’s Too Long is a seven-track vortex of sinister filter sweeps, bleary-eyed synths, and detonating rhythms. As his music gets darker and weirder, it gets better and better.
Electronic Industrial Massiv in Mensch Hit All the Right Beats on ‘Türkis und Schwarz’
After two decades, Massiv in Mensch keep things fresh and innovative on Türkis und Schwarz, perhaps the best album yet from the electronic/industrial group.
Colin Newman and Malka Spigel Discuss New Immersion Project ‘Nanocluster Vol. 1’
Colin Newman and Malka Spigel talk about moving to Brighton, the art of collaboration, and the new Immersion project Nanocluster, Vol. 1.
Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter Re-Releases ‘Electronic Ambient Remixes Three’
Chris Carter, the architect of Throbbing Gristle’s sound, lets the ripple effects do the talking on the reissues of Electronic Ambient Remixes Three.
Graham Haynes vs Submerged Compelling Blend Jazz and Electronic on ‘Echolocation’
Graham Haynes vs Submerged’s Echolocation marries drum ‘n’ bass with jazz and stirs cyberpunk visions of electronic music with the work of Miles Davis.
The Bug’s ‘Fire’ Is an Incendiary Reflection of a World Ablaze
Legendary bass-worshipper, the Bug crafts 14 earth-shaking tracks reflecting the volatility of our current socio-political landscape for his latest album, Fire.
Josh Rouse’s Isla Visit “12 Bars” on a Magic Night
Josh Rouse’s Isla release their latest single, “12 Bars”, a tune as gentle as a walk in the garden by the sea. It evokes feelings of careless love.
Fatima Al Qadiri’s ‘Medieval Femme’ Finds Strength in Dreamy Electronic Subtlety
Fatima Al Qadiri’s Medieval Femme possesses loping curves and jagged edges, luscious melodrama balancing ultra-cool and contemporary beats.