Ninos Du Brasil show us another side to the tropics, a darker, more claustrophobic and chaotic landscape where the visceral fight for survival is a daily reality. Vida Eterna feels as though it takes place on the rainforest floor, in a dark and dank place full of the menace of the wild.
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Burnt Friedman: Dead Saints Chronicles EP
To enter the intricate skeins of textured envelopes and tangled polyrhythmic drumwork of Burnt Friedman’s sound imaginarium is to abandon yourself to a one-off, mind-expanding experience. Eerie and majestic, this new EP from the German master on Marionette is yet another stunningly immersive piece to a kaleidoscopic puzzle of a catalogue.
OL: Height Difference
There’s a certain level of expectation when you’ve delivered probably the strongest release to date for Gost. Drafted in for a full album this time, OL has tweaked his approach slightly, smoothing out the cracks of his old sound. His new contribution represents something less immediately impulsive – and undoubtedly less dark.
Various Artists: TIME002
In a couple of weeks time Chicago-based imprint These Things Take Time will release their second compilation ‘TIME002’ featuring Eva 00, Maxine & Cleo, Pntiac Streatnor and Tito Fuego. Take a listen to the four tracks pressed to wax in full!
Riverside Festival 2017
With Glasgow’s Riverside Festival boasting an unorthodox city centre location and an equally impressive lineup of European techno acts we paid a visit to the festival to see what they could pull off.
S.O.N.S: Shimokitazawa One Night Stand
Third in the ‘One Night Stand’ series, ‘Shimokitazawa ONS’ perpetuates the sonic identity established by the first couple EPs, letting S.O.N.S’ sure shot amalgams of organic ambientisms, ayahuasca-fueled multivision scope and supple groovy flexions do the talk in splendid fashion.
EOD: Swurlk EP
Norwegian producer Stian Gjevik aka EOD (among other monikers) has an impressive CV of releases on labels such as Rephlex, WeMe and Central Processing Unit. Here he delivers what is perhaps his finest EP to date, on the relatively recently minted and somewhat bizarrely named bbbbbb imprint, curated by Icelandic producer (and Nina Kraviz protege) Bjarki.
Solitary Dancer ‘Transmitting To Heaven’
Returning to Midland’s Graded imprint after an excellent excursion on Dark Entries, the Solitary Dancer is as beguiling as ever on the emphatic ‘Transmitting To Heaven’. Read our review inside as you stream an exclusive cut ‘Birth Of Saturn’.
Michael Mayer: DJ Kicks
Michael Mayer’s DJ Kicks mix is a tapestry of atmospheric soundscapes, uplifting electro pop remixes, ethereal melodies, wonky psychedelic disco and darker techno…when it comes to dreamy dance floor moments that are supremely selected and sequenced, few can match the Cologne tastemaker.
Denis Mpunga & Paul K.: Criola
Criola is pop music in the purest sense, proven song forms forged in communities through the centuries warped to reflect the changing world around them. The sound of cultures moving around different localities, of cities gloriously losing any sense of over familiarity.
John Heckle: Tone To Voice
Tone to Voice finds John Heckle in trademark futuristic analogue sci-fi form with eleven tracks spread across two twelve inches. If you’re a fan of Heckle’s dance floor orientated live sets then you’ll find plenty to enjoy here too.
GAS: Narkopop
Narkopop captures the juxtaposition of the forest, the infinitely complex eco-system which when looked at from a far seems awe-inspiringly uniform.
Kritzkom: Void Minus Matter
Deftly maneuvering her way in and around tangled leftfield motifs and further well-beaconed techno grounds on her new album for Seagrave, Kritzkom weaves minimalistic scales of oddball machinic spurts and clinical-precise metronomic grooves within a widespread gamut of stark post-industrial synthscapes and other deep-and-steep subductive layers.
Various Artists: Moon Rock Volume 4
Moon Rock Volume 4 is possibly the best chill out compilation you can get that is also committed to vinyl. Eternally comfortable to just slip into, it befits chilly early mornings as much as it does a hazy afternoon.
Ashan: Air & Ether
Meditative and intensely immersive, solar and vibrant, Ashan’s debut for Elestial Sound – ‘Air & Ether’ – couldn’t be more aptly-named with its vaporous complexions and sedative attraction, casting a spell on you the second you press play. Just as spirited and enchanting on play as it is remains inspiring and haunting once the sound is off.
The Long Now: An Ode to Architectural and Sonic Magnitude
This is our report of “The Long Now” hosted at Kraftwerk Berlin, a place for the enduring present, comprising over thirty hours of concerts, audio-visual installations and live electronic performances, which the public are invited to experience in many ways: be it listening, watching or even sleeping to them.