As its title suggests, ‘Cosmic Morphology’ beats the jagged pulse of a transmuting flux, intrepidly rollicking through offbeat, experimental yet groovy fields rather than executing another line of tried-and-tested harmonics.
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Soulomon reflects on Magnetic Archive
As the release of his debut instalment for newborn Italian label New Interplanetary Melodies comes closer, we caught up with Soulomon to discuss the long-coming release of his 3-track EP and sound evolution. Stream ‘Magnetic Archive’ within.
Berlin Atonal announce Moritz Von Oswald & Rashad Becker, Mika Vainio and more
Following up to the announcement of a stellar first wave of artists, Berlin Atonal line-up expands with the incorporation of Moritz von Oswald & Rashad Becker, Porter Ricks, Mika Vainio, Jonas Kopp, Ron Morelli and more…
Huerco S: For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)
By its nature ambient music often comes across as throwaway, too vague to really engage with. ‘For Those of You…’ proves that an uncompromising commitment to tone and atmosphere over everything else can show sound at its most lucid and eloquent.
Video Premiere: Morkebla – ASFR Lover
Drawing its title from sci-fi author William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy, Morkebla’s ‘Ono-Sendai Cyberspace’ is an album that operates on the fringes of futurism and nostalgia, synthesizing leftfield techno try-outs and gunmetal ambient vistas from a demiurgic perspective.
Graham Dunning: Auxon
Auxon is the first recorded documentation of Graham Dunning’s Mechanical Techno set up. Part installation, part hardware rave system…layers of vinyls spinning on record player axles are used to bash contact mics or trigger drum machines and synths, which are mixed and manipulated live.
Best Releases: May 2016
Fett Burger and Luca Lozano teaming up again, Madteo back with the christening release of his eponymous label, edit-sensei Mori Ra killing it with another batch of top-class revamps, Lee Gamble stepping up on UIQ for the first time… May got our processors on overheat! Here’s our monthly compilation.
Sias: Milk Harbour
Back with his second instalment as Sias after a promising debut album for Budapest label Farbwechsel, Frank Sweeney is securing his place as one of the main lieutenants of the Irish capital’s return to top form. His new three-tracker, ‘Milk Harbour’, offers a particularly solid assortment of raw, screeching 4/4 beats and filthy offbeat electronics, nothing short of spectacular.
Klara Lewis: Too
Shifting from stark ambience to unsettling rhythms, Lewis has taken familiar sounds and experiences, and turned them into something completely her own.
Saturnalia Festival 2016 (Milan): Alex Coulton, Rezzett, The Bug, Zuli
The three-day event will feature a large cast of artists, from electro Chabi Zuli, The Trilogy Tapes-related duo Rezzett, The Bug sharing stage with Israeli vocalist Miss Red onto NTS resident Nkisi who’ll display her mixture of tribal-inflected, high-speed techno and grime.
Unsound Dislocation Project: Forest Swords, Konstantin, Moritz von Oswald
Unsound’s Dislocation Project will be articulated around a series of events taking place all around the globe, starting from big cities as New York, London, Toronto and Adelaide to then focus on the local scene in remote places of Central Asia, Caucasus and the former URSS.
Album Premiere: ‘U S S R’ – A Journey Into Soviet Techno
With just a few days to go till the release of the tape, we joined forces with Opal Tapes to bring you the ‘U S S R‘ compilation in full-stream and sat back with Kirill to go in depth about the making of and selection process.
Bugaev: Sonm
Somn feels altogether more complete – building on Bugaev’s previous work with comprehensive excursions that nestle somewhere neatly between the peaceful and the compelling.
Berlin Atonal 2016: Death In Vegas, Raime, Silent Servant and more
Berlin Atonal have announced the first wave of names for its 2016 edition, which will see some of the finest experimental and techno acts gather in Mitte from 24th to 28th August.
Boiler Room x Native Instruments: Dasha Rush & Dino Sabatini Live Set
Exploring the limitless capacities offered by Native Instruments’ flagship Reaktor platform, which she adopted in its early stages, Dasha Rush performed a world-first by creating an extended and entirely improvised jam on the tech provider’s software solution, alongside Dino Sabatini and a mountain of hardware.
Amnesia Scanner, Bill Kouligas, TCF at Volksbühne, Berlin
Mateusz Mondalski reports on HÖREN | DECESSION – a night of cross-over shows breaking the boundaries between music, art and science. Featuring Amnesia Scanner, Bill Kouligas, M.E.S.H. and more.