Peaches – Rub (2015)
Peaches, the queen of filthy electropunk, has enlisted Kim Gordon and Feist for her new album Rub, her first since 2009’s I Feel Cream. Rub was recorded last year in Peaches’ Los Angeles garage studio...
View ArticleFloating Points – Elaenia (2015)
For some time now Floating Points – real name Sam Shepherd – has been one of the more inquisitive, original voices in UK electronic music. Releasing a string of material and playing some challenging...
View ArticleSimon Scott – Insomni (2015)
Slowdive’s Simon Scott swallows us whole with the majestic Insomni, his debut for Ash International. As the album title implies, this album deals with sleep, or a lack of it, and most particularly the...
View ArticleDisclosure – Caracal [Deluxe Edition] (2015)
Settle was an unqualified success. Platinum, number one, and nominated for a Mercury Prize in Disclosure‘s native U.K., it was also Grammy-nominated in the U.S. “Latch,” the album’s propellant, primed...
View ArticleSteve Hauschildt – Where All Is Fled (2015)
Where All Is Fled is Cleveland synth maestro Steve Hauschildt‘s first solo album since the breakup of Emeralds, the beloved ambient trio he co-founded with Mark McGuire and John Elliott (not counting...
View ArticleIntroverted Dancefloor – Introverted Dancefloor (2015)
Sometimes a band’s name really has nothing to do with the music they release; sometimes it’s dead-on. In the case of Introverted Dancefloor, the latter definitely applies. The guy behind the name,...
View ArticleJR JR – JR JR (2015)
The Detroit duo of Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott have shucked the jokey “Dale Earnhardt” part of their name, returning as simply JR JR with a more direct and cohesive third album. On a record that...
View ArticleJonas Reinhardt – Palace Savant (2015)
Brooklyn synth journeyman Jonas Reinhardt‘s sixth full-length album, Palace Savant, was inspired by the St. Vitus Cathedral, a breathtaking gothic castle in Prague designed by architect Peter Parler...
View ArticleJohn Lemke – Nomad Frequencies (2015)
An ardent moulder of sound, John Lemke began carving out a very unique music blend on his debut album People Do (2013) and its follow up EP Walizka (2014). Informed by his work as a sound designer and...
View ArticleMidas Fall – The Menagerie Inside (2015)
Once described as “powerful yet fragile, devastatingly beautiful and beautifully devastating” by The Founder Magazine, UK-based quartet Midas Fall have carved a distinctive and captivating sound,...
View ArticleBranko – Atlas (2015)
Before covering Branko’s new album Atlas, let us cover a bit of ground. Fans of globally inspired dance music (think M.I.A.) will likely have already heard of the adventurous, and truly original...
View ArticleChevel – Blurse (2015)
Chevel is a young European producer with fashionable friends-he’s had a long working relationship with fellow Italian Lucy-good DJ bookings, his own label (Enklav), and a fair amount of hype. He also...
View ArticleRodinia – Drumside/Dreamside (2015)
Now-Again Records has enjoyed a long and creative partnership with Munich-based multi-instrumentalist JJ Whitefield, creative force behind the Poets of Rhythm, Whitefield Brothers and Karl Hector &...
View ArticlePrincess Century – Progress (2015)
An active member of the Toronto music scene, Toronto’s Maya Postepski has been making music for over 10 years, currently as part of electronic group Austra (Domino). She is a prolific remix artist, DJ...
View ArticleDoe Paoro – After (2015)
A move to sunny Los Angeles and a deal with eclectic indie Anti Records haven’t done much to temper Doe Paoro‘s lonesome, windswept moodiness. The upstate New York native first appeared in 2012 with...
View ArticleIdjut Boys – Versions (2015)
Three years after London-based DJ/producer duo Idjut Boys released Cellar Door, their proper debut full-length on Oslo’s Smalltown Supersound label, they return with Versions, an album reworking...
View ArticleThighpaulsandra – The Golden Communion (2015)
Thighpaulsandra (a.k.a. Tim Lewis) presents his seventh full-length album and his first since 2006’s The Lepore Extrusion. Well over a decade in the making, The Golden Communion is his debut for...
View ArticleIAMX – Metanoia (2015)
British musician Chris Corner, perhaps best known as a founding member of ’90s trip-hop outfit Sneaker Pimps, moved to Berlin in 2003 and the decision proved to be both a blessing and a curse. On one...
View ArticleAutre Ne Veut – Age of Transparency (2015)
Along with artists like How to Dress Well and Holy Other, Autre Ne Veut makes music that’s sometimes categorized as “PBR&B,” suggesting a point where indie pop (ironically) meets modern R&B....
View ArticleDrew McDowall – Collapse (2015)
Like anyone involved in the intricate network of bands that sprang from Throbbing Gristle, Drew McDowall has contributed to a number of projects over the past few decades. He’s most notable for his...
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