If LL.M.’s first three releases ploughed a more “regular”, club-ready furrow with some outstanding contributions from Berlin’s favourite Annanan, Phil Struck’s ‘Klint’ makes for a massive bend towards antimusic and concrète realms that won’t fail at surprising those who expected the Münster-via-Berlin based imprint to stick to the tried-and-tested 4/4 recipes.
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Results291Premiere: Bary Center – Land Of Ash
If you’re a sucker for Bandcamp’s straight producer-to-consumer vectorial way of sharing and enjoying music, you’ll have noticed that when it comes to underground electronic music,
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Various Artists: Dawn Records Various Artists #1
After a string of boundary-pushing releases on both digital and 12″ formats, Parisian label Dawn Records deliver a polyamorous jumble of machine-based music for literally anyone keen on transcendental trips and off-the-leash audio deconstructivism.
Belisha Beacon: This Is Fine
Belisha Beacon’s ‘This Is Fine’ forgoes esoteric sampling and analogue fetishism to revel in the code and wires of its creation. Instead of descending into grain tinged nostalgia or tech’d up futurism, the five track set exists in the fundamental principles of computer music – using entry level software to live code an ever shifting tapestry of minimal techno.
Blood Room / Micromelancolié: Creek Trax
Always Human Tapes newest outing comes courtesy of a pair of likeminded genre-busters in the persons of Seagrave co-founder Blood Room and Polish experimentalist Micromelancolié. Avant-garde and ultimately daring, high up there with the best of leading-edge electronic music.
Premiere: Monokrom – Liebe (Murray CY Edit)
Since emerging back in 2015, DIY-ers Pater Noster Ltd. have steadily grown into a sureshot supplier of off-road sonics and explosive club-focused ordnance; keeping an all-out borderline and noise-friendly attitude in the scope whilst moving with
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In Conversation with Jay Glass Dubs
We caught up with Athens based left-field dub producer Jay Glass Dubs shortly before his recent recent UK tour. The prolific Bokeh Versions/Seagrave/Tapeworm affiliated artist discusses the nature of dub music, his unique approach to composition, and life in the Greek capital.
Premiere: Åmnfx – We Got It (I’ve Been Saving Up All Day)
The first time we got to wrap our ears around Åmnfx music was on the occasion of the premiere of Opal Tapes’ compilation ‘U S S R (Ur Social Status
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Premiere: Brioche – Rage
With up-and-coming labels emerging in every regions of France at such a sustained pace, the local talent pool is nowhere near to dry up. Latest proof of
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Premiere: PARC – Silk Road
As time flies milestones are there to remind you of the transience and evanescent nature of all accomplishment. Since its initial purpose of commemorating 100% Silk‘s hundredth release –
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Antal travels to Japan on Altered Soul Experiment’s new mixtape
Since its inception two years ago, Paris-via-Berlin based imprint Altered Soul Experiment has earned its stripes as a source of constant musical amazement for record collectors, home listeners or anyone willing to simply
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Basses Terres: Counting Pulsations
If you’ve heard Basses Terres’ excellent debut EP for BFDM, ‘A Darker Rain’, you’ve certainly noticed his lean for finespun atmospherics and full-on cinematic deep audio-scenarios. Yet more pared-down and essential, his second instalment for the Lyon-based imprint exalts some of the most transcending ambient we’ve had the chance to hear in quite a long time.
Premiere: Bary Center – Let You In
Although his discogs page doesn’t show any trace of a solo release, US producer Bary Center has way more material under his belt than the “online diggers” choice platform
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In Conversation with Erik Kowalski: Casino Versus Japan
If you thought that Boards Of Canada was everything… think again. Casino Versus Japan is back with an 80 track compilation of immersive guitar loops and blissed-out harmonies. We caught up with Erik Kowalski over Skype to discuss how Frozen Geometry came into existence and dissect his musical leanings.
Premiere: Togethrs – RawDawg
Hailing from Chicago via Philadelphia, up-and coming record label These Things Take Time line up ‘Compilation Vol.001’ featuring contributions from an international network of young, emerging talents. Our premiere Togethrs ‘RawDawg’ is a massive mojito-flavoured thermal weapon. Give up on your ski-suit, it’s time to grab the surfboard.
Patrick Gibin steps up on Altered Soul Experiment
After a first appearance at an ASE-curated night at OHM earlier this year, Blend It! honcho Patrick Gibin returns to Paris-via-Berlin outlet Altered Soul Experiment to contribute the sixth iteration to
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