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VA – Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture (1996, Reissue 2016)
Trainspotting concerns the adventures of a group of young, nearly criminal, drug-addicted Scottish friends. The novel, written by Irvine Welsh, became one of the most popular books in the British indie...
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Avalon Emerson – Narcissus in Retrograde EP (2016)
Narcissus in Retrograde is Avalon Emerson‘s followup to her sweltering ode to Arizona, The Frontier / 2000 Species of Cacti. Released on Ghostly’s sister label Spectral Sound, her latest EP consists of...
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Eraldo Bernocchi & Prakash Sontakke – Invisible Strings (2016)
Over the last 60 years, East Meets West recordings have become somewhat commonplace in creative music. While John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, and Ahmed Abdul-Malik all experimented with Eastern sounds in...
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Carl Stone – Electronic Music from the Seventies and Eighties (2016)
To get an idea of the cryptic compositions made by California-born, now Japan-based composer Carl Stone, consider the three folks who give appreciations on this hefty compilation, Electronic Music from...
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Keita Sano – Keita Sano (2016)
Keita Sano seems unsettled. This is true both in the producer’s releases — 15 singles and now four albums on 14 different labels, in two-plus years, and that’s just accounting the physical releases —...
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Katie Gately – Color (2016)
Even before she released her first album, Katie Gately’s music generated a lot of excitement, and rightfully so. On her singles and EPs, the former sound design student used her training in highly...
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Omar Rodríguez-López – Nom De Guerre Cabal (2016)
Nom De Guerre Cabal is the 37th studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López and his eleventh release in the 12 album series initiated by Ipecac Recordings. The series has ranged in quality, but has provided...
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Carla Dal Forno – You Know What It’s Like (2016)
A year after Australian trio F ingers released Hide Before Dinner, an excellent album of haunting darkwave folk, the group’s co-founder Carla dal Forno (who had relocated to Berlin) released her solo...
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North Atlantic Drift – Visitor (2016)
Subtlety, restraint, modesty — such qualities characterize the atmospheric music ambient-electronic duo Brad Deschamps and Mike Abercrombie produce under the North Atlantic Drift moniker. As the...
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Vinyl Williams – Brunei (2016)
On his 2015 album Into, Vinyl Williams expanded the scope of his arrangements, added some new colors to his sonic palette, and morphed his space rock-shoegaze-chillwave sound into something almost...
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Botany – Deepak Verbera (2016)
Light is a recurring motif on Spencer Stephenson’s third album as Botany. The Austin musician had titled his early demos “Deep Verb” as a play on “deep reverb”, an in-joke with a friend which evolved...
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C. Diab – No Perfect Wave (2016)
Located in the wilderness of remote Canadian island town Port Hardy, multi-instrumentalist and producer Caton Diab reflects the serenity of his natural surroundings under his C.Diab project with...
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Tokyo Black Star – Fantasy Live 1999 [Japan Edition] (2016)
After a string of remixes, EPs and one full album (2009’s Black Ships), Tokyo Black Star have released their sophomore long-player, the wide-ranging Fantasy Live 1999. Out on Brighton-based World...
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Steve Moore – The Mind’s Eye [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (2016)
Zombi co-founder Steve Moore composed the score for The Mind’s Eye, which is not a reboot of the popular series of cheesy computer animation videos from the early ’90s, but rather a telekinesis-themed...
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Automatisme – Momentform Accumulations (2016)
Automatisme is the electronic music project of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec-based producer William Jourdain, who has been self-releasing series of albums and tracks under this moniker since 2013, exploring...
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Tempelhof & Gigi Masin – Tsuki (2016)
Amsterdam’s Music From Memory has done some vital reissue work, reassessing the likes of NYC downtown composer Vito Ricci and the elegant Japanese pop of Dip In The Pool. But Talk to the Sea, their...
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Kate Carr – It Was a Time of Laboured Metaphors (2016)
Australia-born, Belfast-based artist Kate Carr’s musical work can be divided into two rough categories: place-based explorations using field recordings made in a specific location, such as 2014’s...
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Demdike Stare – Wonderland + Testpressings (2016)
Following Demdike Stare‘s ambitious 2012 double CD, Elemental, which compiled four EPs along with bonus material, the British experimental electronic duo (consisting of Sean Canty and Miles Whittaker)...
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Steve Roach – Spiral Revelation (2016)
The spiral – a visual symbol of eternity – is a reoccuring metaphoric theme in Steve Roach’s pioneering electronic work. Interpreted into musical form, these six spiraling sonic experiences offer a...
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The Eye of Time – MYTH I: A Last Dance for the Things We Love (2016)
Denovali recording artist, the Eye of Time, is French musician Marc Euvrie. Type his name into a search engine, and you’ll find pictures of him playing or posing with a cello or a guitar. When you...
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