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GosT – Possessor (2018)
On his third proper LP, the self-proclaimed “Satanic lord of slasherwave” fully embraces his hardcore and heavy metal roots. And while Possessor has its forked tongue firmly in its cheek — the album’s...
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Takecha – Deep Soundscapes (2018)
The Japanese house producer Takeshi Fukushima’s understated beats are as unassuming as the producer himself. During the week, Fukushima works in a factory near Shiga, Japan, his lifelong hometown. But...
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Ben Frost – All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated EP (2018)
Extracted from and expanding upon the sessions of 2017’s The Centre Cannot Hold with new tracks and remixes, All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated continues Ben Frost‘s journey into more lively,...
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Jóhann Jóhannsson – Englabörn & Variations (2018)
…In addition to a full remaster, this version of the album feature remixed “variations” by A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Paul Corley, and Jóhannsson himself...
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ÌFÉ – IIII+IIII [Deluxe Edition] (2017)
Defying easy categorization, ÌFÉ‘s debut, IIII + IIII, dares listeners to relinquish control and simply enjoy the thrill of a totally unique sonic experience. There’s no simple way to define the Puerto...
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Jung An Tagen – Agent Im Objekt (2018)
The track titles for Agent Im Objekt, Stefan Juster’s second foray with Editions Mego under the Jung An Tagen moniker, play out like a crash dump or a log file spat out by a damaged AI on the verge of...
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The Mover – Undetected Act from the Gloom Chamber (2018)
In a career spanning almost 30 years, the Frankfurt -raised, Hamburg-based artist Marc Acardipane has written a staggering number of records. This stockpile of music, covering just about every...
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Road Hog – Spares (2018)
Galcher Lustwerk likes driving. He said as much as far back as the 2013 track “Parlay,” the second cut on his much-loved 100% Galcher mix. (“I rock the drop-top down, hanging out,” he said, in the...
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Martin Hannett – Hannett’s Electronic Recordings: Homage to Delia Derbyshire...
At long last legendary producer Martin Hannett’s wild dedications to Delia Derbyshire and her work at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop is revealed to the world at large thanks to Dandelion Records,...
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Electric Youth – Breathing (2017)
Since Electric Youth‘s music is often described as cinematic — and rightfully so, considering that their breakthrough came with their appearance on the Drive soundtrack — it makes sense that they’d try...
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Shuta Hasunuma & U-zhaan – 2 Tone (2018)
Look around and find the nearest ordinary object. Anything will do, really. You might be staring at Shuta Hasunuma’s next musical instrument. The 34-year-old composer’s idea of an orchestra is as...
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Hatis Noit – Illogical Dance EP (2018)
In Japanese folklore, the concept of the hatis noit relates to the stem of a lotus flower. While the flower of the lotus itself represents the living world, its roots come to symbolise the spirit...
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The Maghreban – 01DEAS (2018)
In 2006, the British producer Ayman Rostom put out an album under his hip-hop alias, Dr. Zygote, called Beats to Make You Frown. The title suited the mood his guest rappers conjured: nervous,...
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Yakamoto Kotzuga – Slowly Fading (2018)
Yakamoto Kotzuga describes himself as a composer and sound designer. That latter reference is not a conceit — there is a sophistication about this young Italian’s work that has, in the past, earned him...
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Numina – The Chroma Plateau (2018)
The high quality level of Spotted Peccary’s ambient catalogue is upheld by Denver-based synthesist Jesse Sola on his latest Numina collection. With twenty releases to his name and two decades of...
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Wordclock – Heralds (2017)
On Heralds, Pedro Pimentel aka Wordclock exchanges the austere, sometimes chilly electronic style of some of his Cryo Chamber brethren for an electro-acoustic sound heavily rooted in acoustic...
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Diplo – California EP (2018)
Before worldwide stardom and innumerable A-list collaborations, before mobilizing an endless parade of twerkage with Major Lazer, even before his revolutionary work with M.I.A. on “Paper Planes” and...
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Bézier – Parler Musique (2018)
The title of Robert Yang’s debut album is a bilingual pun. On one hand, it refers to parlour music, a sort of universal songbook meant to be performed at home for entertainment, before the advent of...
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Groeni – Nihx (2018)
New Zealand’s capital is an eye-catching coastal city ranked 12th in the world in terms of quality of living; in the Asia Pacific region, only Auckland and Sydney score higher. Wellington has earned a...
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Chevel – Always Yours (2018)
What makes so-called weightless music feel so weightless? Sonics, space and silence, was the answer that Mumdance, one of its architects, once gave. These elements are at the heart of Chevel‘s Always...
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