Body Pill plays out like a collection of promising ideas that only sometimes comes to fruition, too often feeling like sketches of fuller compositions that we’ll never hear.
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Ro Maron: Collected
An interesting compilation of work from a producer whose role in the formation of dance music as we’ve later come to know it is undervalued, but one which may have benefitted from being a little less comprehensive.
Levon Vincent: Self Titled LP
Levon’s guerilla release of his debut LP caused quite the stir, find out if the contents lived up to the billing in our review.
Ëlohim: Terrarium
For their second installment, Vox Populi release the excellent debut EP of up-and-coming Belgian producer Ëlohim. A varicolored and tastefully arranged first delivery served with two fine reworks.
Arad: Haon
Haon feels like a preview of what might come from Arad, it makes it perfectly clear that not just McDonnell has creative input in the duo.
Jake Chudnow: Shona EP
A solid start, both for Bloc and for Chudnow, but here’s hoping that future releases will see the warmth and energy that define ‘Shona’ matched by an equal interest in staking fresh territory.
AFX: User48736353001
Kone-R offers his view on User48736353001’s uploads to Soundcloud, in what could be considered the most unexpected turn of events in UK electronic music history.
Svreca: Narita
While it gathers memories and emotions from Svreca’s travels to Japan, the four-tracker is a textbook example of contemporary minimal techno. Simple, yet utterly effective structures enhance every minute building up different climaxes.
Nina Kraviz: DJ Kicks
With 29 tracks on display, there is little room for showcasing. Instead elements drift in and out over the top of a never faltering kick as it shifts from wooden to throbbing to boxy.
Aphex Twin: Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2
A warm and intimate collection that is a worthy follow up to Syro, the timbre of the instruments matching the faintly captured fragments of home life in the background; barking dogs and the colourful chatter of children.
STL: Dubs Etched Into Relief
STL has grown to become one of the most consistent artists delivering powerful parcels of production each and every time. Laubner has stamped his mark on 2015, and it is a relief that he is continuing forward as one of the most unique producers out there.
Traumprinz: All The Things
It seems that everything that Traumprinz touches turns to gold, and All The Things with its gold-coated cover artwork is of no exception.
Barnt: Magazine 13
Barnt’s debut LP is not funny-sounding, it’s not barely cool or assuming any particular stance towards today’s music industry. No, this is nothing of that but most certainly, this album is a subtle game-changer and hopefully, a matrix opus.
Torn Hawk: Let’s Cry And Do Pushups At The Same Time
Using a technique he calls video mulch Wyatt blends found footage with cuts from popular films and scenes recorded by the artist himself. You could always sense an ironic approach in Wyatt’s visuals but his LP feels on the contrary – candid and emotional.
Moomin: Time Circle
Moomin’s latest foray is a three track offering of his typically dreamy and unique take on deep house, as well as switching up genres for good measure.
Robert Hood: M-Print: 20 Years Of M-Plant Music
This compilation is a monumental summary of the relatively short life of minimal techno as well as being a career-spanning anthology for one of dance music’s all time greats.