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Kettel: Myam James Part 1
Kettel is one of the few electronic music makers to wear his heart on his sleeve. He isn’t afraid of sweet melody, and he has the confidence to mix old and new sounds. He follows up last year’s beautiful Whisper Me Wishes with some of the warmest acid tracks I’ve ever heard.Apr 29, 2008 in Reviews: Electronica
Fava Beats: Start Stop and Tap
If you like Analord and The Tuss, chances are you’ll love these two new 4-track EPs from Israel. Fava Beats is a collaboration between ±G6PD label founders Yaniv Navot and Eliad Wagner. Both CDs are outstanding.Apr 2, 2008 in Reviews: Electronica
Autechre: Quaristice
Autechre's first album in nearly three years will probably take nearly that long to sink in, but my first impression is pure pleasure.Jan 30, 2008 in Reviews: Electronica
Mike Huckaby: My Life With The Wave
Mike Huckaby reinforces the connection between intelligent Detroit techno and deep dub techno on a 12-inch so good it hurts. On “Wavetable No. 9” Waldorf Wave synthesizer notes are pushed to oozing decay under a cascade of Basic Channel metallic echo. The beat remains crisp while layer upon layer builds. It takes a couple of minutes until the bass joins, growling with menace.Jan 6, 2008 in Reviews: Techno
Jason Fine: EP 01
These days in techno what’s old is new again, with scores of records echoing sounds fifteen years past. On the one hand, there’s a rebirth of dub techno. On the other, there’s a revival of the intelligent Detroit style. Think Juan Atkins at his most melodic combined with John Beltran and Terrace. (The main labels along this line are AW-Recordings, Down Low, Frantic Flowers and Millions of Moments/Styrax.)Dec 10, 2007 in Reviews: Techno
Newworldaquarium: The Dead Bears
This incredible album from the mysterious Dutch producer Jochem Peteri shows it’s still possible to craft a completely unique sound. Peteri bucks the trend of cookie-cutter dub techno. A couple of his tracks sound like old house records pitched down underwater.Dec 4, 2007 in Reviews: Techno
Deepchord presents Echospace: The Coldest Season
An alien world where the oceans contain waves of hissing static.Sep 12, 2007 in Reviews: Techno
Rephlex Retro Chic
The Tuss and Dopplereffekt.Jul 16, 2007 in Reviews: Electronica
Yard: Deciduous Flood Plains
Yard manages to coax poetic, natural sounds out of hard electronics.Jun 28, 2007 in Reviews: Electronica
June Singles
Aux 88 remixes Nukubus, Marcel Dettman remixes Mr. G, plus The Plan.Jun 7, 2007 in Reviews: Techno
Claro Intelecto: Warehouse Sessions Vol. 1-4
Updated with the latest installment.May 7, 2007 in Reviews: Techno
E.R.P.: Alsoran
Now that IDM seems to be fading away, it’s the perfect time to start over and explore the origins of the sound.Apr 15, 2007 in Reviews: Techno
Patrick Pulsinger: Dogmatic Sequences: The Series 1994-2006
Ranges from hard acid and techno to future jazz.Apr 15, 2007 in Reviews: Techno
Ellen Allien: TimeOut presents The Other Side Berlin
On this DVD, Ellen Allien takes viewers on a personal tour of her favorite Berlin hang-outs.Mar 28, 2007 in Reviews: Techno
