Reviews Archive - Page 54 of 85

Willie Burns: Woo Right! EP

By all reports, 2014 is set to be the game changer for William Burnett, launching him from boutique label curio into buy on sight producer. As long as he keeps tapping into the cerebral along with the physical, while retaining his unique identity, there is absolutely nothing here to dispute that statement.

An-i: Kino-i

Kino-i is truly gargantuan, embodying that beast that dwelled under your bed when you were a child, forcing you to sleep with dimmed lights lest those glowing red eyes in the dark came for you in the night.

Donato Dozzy & Nuel: The Aquaplano Sessions

The sessions here may seem a little rough and exploratory when compared to their most recent work, but they are an interesting curiosity in the history of the artists and the unique area of electronic music they inhabit.

Fabric 74: Move D

Move D’s Fabric 74 may not go down in the annals of landmark mix CDs with this approach, a category which is often dominated by the likes of Kompakt and DJ Kicks, but it will warm the innards of those who have existed for at least three decades on this planet and satisfy the desires of the fresh wave of pure house lovers alike.

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.

Francis Harris: Minutes of Sleep

Through an innovative approach to recording and production, Francis Harris has demonstrated versatility within the frameworks of house and ambient music that is seldom executed with such finesse.

Terrence Dixon: Badge Of Honor

Hot on the heels of ‘From The Far Future Pt. 2’s’ critical success, Terrence Dixon quickly accomplishes another great concept. Badge Of Honor may not be for a wide audience, but still, it portrays the Detroitian artist in his best form. Deserves careful studying.

Truncate: Pressurize EP

Truncate’s ‘Pressurize EP’ on 50 Weapons not only reveals great design and execution, but indicates that Truncate’s artistic barriers are yet to be reached.

General Ludd: The Fit of Passion EP

The Fit of Passion EP is at once an exercise in indulgent rhythmic experimentalism for the heads, and a pair of versatile floor-fillers for the punters. Highly recommended.

Archie Pelago: Lakeside Obelisk

This EP does what Archie Pelago have always done so well: by juxtaposing and collaging such disparate musical tropes, it creates something much more than a mere portmanteau of genera for fickle novelty, but an entirely new mode of approaching the boundaries we impose on music.