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Burial – Rival Dealer EP (2013)
The ever-mysterious producer has released Rival Dealer, the follow-up EP to 2012s Truant. The project only consists of three songs, but contains the ambitious runtime of 28 minutes. Rival Dealer...
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Astro Sonic – Come Closer and I’ll Tell You (2013)
The rocking synth trio Astro Sonic have focused on a broad sonic spectrum on their debut album Come Closer and I’ll Tell You. The music on the group”s first album is fearless, and most of the tunes are...
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Charles Cohen – Group Motion (2013)
Second of three vinyl editions from Morphosis’ Morphine imprint, this one featuring two beautifully elegant, alien pieces for dance theatre, written by Philadelphia’s Charles Cohen in 1989 on the...
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The Notwist – Close to the Glass (2014)
German electronic band the Notwist‘s 2002 LP Neon Golden is a fragile album, built on Markus Acher’s lovelorn vocals and beds of rickety electronics that tangled and disintegrated as they were being...
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Chrome Hoof – Chrome Black Gold (2013)
Apparently, Chrome Hoof have emerged from their “self-imposed hibernation cube” and “[proclaimed] its right to exist”. It’s been three years since Crush Depth, although it took the best part of 18...
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VA – Saint Heron (2013)
The Weeknd’s House of Balloons is one of the more influential records of this decade, but thanks to Solange Knowles, “alt-R&B” would have happened without it. The sonic aesthetic she’s pieced...
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Peshay – Generation (2013)
On Generation, drum and bass legend Peshay underscores the various themes and genres he highlighted on the three-track EP of the same name earlier in the year; in fact, all of those tunes appear here....
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Will Over Matter – Phenomenal Highways (2013)
After multiple CD albums on labels such as Freak Animal and Bestial Burst, ‘Phenomenal Highways‘ is Will Over Matter’s vinyl debut. With three tracks in roughly forty minutes, Will Over Matter melds...
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Bryce Hackford – Fair (2013)
Bryce Hackford likes to stretch out. This six-track debut album from the Brooklyn-based producer may look more like an extended EP on the surface, but the one-hour-17-minute runtime puts it far in...
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Clara Hill – Walk the Distance (2013)
Clara Hill‘s previous album, released six years prior to this one, was titled Sideways, and this could be called Many Other Ways — a fragmentary, whimsical trip through several styles, none of which...
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Jar Moff – Financial Glam (2013)
With Financial Glam, Athens-based producer Jar Moff builds upon the mountain of sonic detritus he began with the Commercial Mouth LP. A collagist who constructs stunning crescendos that serve as an...
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Un-Kommuniti – Black Dwarf Recordings 1983-1985 (2013)
Vinyl On Demand collects the rudimentary early-mid ’80s recordings of Tim Gane, who would later front Stereolab, alongside Joe Manning, Vince “Van Hire” Adams, Dave “Smut” Smit and Pete Levy. It’s an...
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Jon Hopkins – Immunity [Rough Trade Edition] (2013)
Rough Trade exclusive with a 5 Track Remix CD featuring mixes from Nosaj Thing, Luke Abbot, Happa, Lord of the Isles and ‘Breathe This Air’ Featuring Purity Ring. For composer, remixer, producer,...
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Marsen Jules – Beautyfear (2014)
Pop Ambient stalwart and Oktaf labelhead Marsen Jules is set to release his new album Beautyfear via his own imprint in January, delivering what may be considered one of his most outstanding...
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The Bomber Jackets – The Lister (2013)
The Bomber Jackets are the London based trio of Russell Walker, Daniel Bolger and Sian Dorrer. The former two names you may recognise from their roles in prolific post-punk nitwits The Pheromoans,...
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Gardland – Syndrome Syndrome (2013)
The records put out by the New York-based RVNG are often notable for the tight focus behind them. If there’s a thread that links the label’s eclectic past and present roster-including artists such as...
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Peter Broderick – Float 2013 (2013)
The work of American composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Peter Broderick has always intrigued, without necessarily always impressing. It would be easy to cast him as a novelty act,...
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Actress – Ghettoville [Japanese Edition] (2014)
London electronic producer Actress has announced a new album, Ghettoville. The triple-LP release is out January 28 via Werkdiscs/Ninja Tune. Ghettoville follows 2012′s R.I.P., but according to a press...
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Tsembla – Nouskaa Henget (2013)
Tsembla, or Marja Johansson, presents a bizarre and affecting collection of experimental works on Nouskaa Henget that continue and expand upon the world of her previous full-length effort, 2011’s...
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Goldfrapp – Tales of Us [Deluxe Edition] (2013)
Deluxe edition including bonus CD of live tracks and remixes plus a soundtrack extract called Nowhere Boy – the title of the 2009 movie about a young John Lennon’s search for his mother, that Goldfrapp...
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