As steely grey as its monochrome cover yet complimented with a lighter touch from Skidmore – “Faith in Strangers” is a bold and hugely satisfying move from an, as ever, progressive producer.
AuthorAndy Gillham
Results64Electronic music obsessive since hearing Kraftwerk's Tour de France on the radio as a tousle haired lad, Andy has amassed a wall of vinyl and listened to way too many repetitive beats. Absorbing late 80s and early 90s rave through to jungle, drum and bass, the various 'steps', ambient, noise, neo-classical, good old fashioned 4/4 and myriad other genres, his lug holes are prepared for pretty much any waveform you might choose to throw down them.
Neel: Phobos
Phobos is best consumed in one take – working far more effectively as a totality listen with each track flowing effortlessly into the next, creating more a whole movement than set of separate pieces.
Edward: Into a Better Future
Yet another clever blinder from the Giegling stable, and continued high quality work from Edward to back up an already solid discography.
Lee Gamble: KOCH
As with ‘Diversions 1994-96’ and ‘Dutch Tvashar Plumes’ this is absolutely an album of deconstruction – stripping the genres of jungle and techno, treating them as if musical cadavers and dissecting, reconstructing.
SHXCXCHCXSH: Linear S Decoded
‘Linear S Decoded’ delivers a compelling combination of melody, dark sweat box thump with a touch of breaks, spectral sound design and, for the most, properly spelt song titles.
CW/A: Conducting The Method EP
A combination of militaristic techno stomp, diffuse distorted melodies and break beat explorations.
Submerse: Slow Waves LP
Steeped in nostalgic memories of travels in Japan and Europe, Slow Waves was written in London and serves as a hazy collection of musical mnemonics…a soporific, blunted journey through instrumental hip hop.
M.E.S.H. : Scythians EP
M.E.S.H. plays with a downright weird combination of genres that in less able hands would fall apart at the seams yet here gains multiple listens in an attempt to fathom its obscure depths.
Sculpture: Membrane Pop
Make no mistake, this is weird, wonky and intricately oblique music – yet also enormous fun that will greatly appeal to fans of KFW, Brett Naucke and all things Radiophonic psychedelic.
Rob Clouth: Clockwork Atom EP
Beautifully complex yet accessible melodies…a pretty fusion of Plaid, Autechre, Jon Hopkins and Amon Tobin. Fantastic stuff – more please. Stream clips of the EP on Inverted Audio.
Christian Löffler: Young Alaska
For all those new to his work who are fans of Traum, Kompakt and the likes of Rone, Max Cooper and the aforementioned ivory tinklers – this comes thoroughly recommended too.
Luke Vibert Reveals Video For ‘Acage’ Taken From Ridmik LP
Inverted Audio are proud to premiere Luke Vibert’s new music video for ‘Acage’, taken from his forthcoming album ‘Ridmik’, released next week.
Max Graef: Rivers Of The Red Planet
Delivered with such an assured confidence you’d forget Graef is barely in his twenties. Crank this up on a sunny day for maximum good times and a guaranteed smile.
Marsen Jules: Beautyfear
Somnambulant yet refined, gorgeously textured and mastered with a hefty sonic depth by Taylor Dupree, ‘Beautyfear’ is an album for late nights and quiet remote places.
Octavcat: In Memory of Old Gear
Whilst wandering around Rough Trade East last summer, I stumbled upon a room near the back of the store housing what appeared to be a monumental
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John Heckle: Desolate Figures
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2. Inhuman Nature
3. Frankenstein’s Sweet Nectar
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7. Crazy Metal
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