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Torn Hawk – Union & Return (2016)
Union and Return is the third album from Luke Wyatt’s Torn Hawk. It was composed and recorded entirely by Wyatt at his home in Berlin. At the height of the 19th century Romantic movement Germany was,...
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John Frusciante – Foregrow EP (2016)
John Frusciante occupies a unique space in the contemporary musical landscape. Despite having been a key figure in one of the most enduringly successful bands in the history of alternative rock, the...
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Cross & Quinn – Cold Sky Blue (2016)
Simultaneously timeless and modern, Cold Sky Blue is the first collaboration between former King Crimson violinist and Mellotron player David Cross and Sean Quinn (of Tiny Magnetic Pets). The title...
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Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson – So Long (2015)
Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson‘s work with the Icelandic group Stilluppsteypa frequently showcases both absurdity and dissonance heavily, and while his own work bears traces of that, divorced from any...
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Sam Prekop – The Republic (2015)
The gently experimental nature of Sam Prekop‘s lengthy discography has always led to some interesting twists in sound, but even those well versed in his adventurous catalog weren’t expecting the...
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Art vs. Science – Off the Edge of the Earth and Into Forever, Forever (2015)
Off the Edge of the Earth & Into Forever Forever marks Australian dance trio Art vs. Science‘s second LP and first in four years, and it’s a revitalizing, more mature outing than their...
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Yarn/Wire and Pete Swanson – Eliminated Artist (2015)
Known for his uncompromising tape and synthesizer work, Pete Swanson has pushed the limits of electronic music since the early 2000s. Since stepping down as half of formative underground duo Yellow...
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Antenna Happy – Memory Tracks EP (2016)
Brighton-based producer Nathan Pope’s (aka Antenna Happy) 3-track EP, Memory Tracks, is a competent techno release, with just enough experimentation to make it stand out from the pack. Though the...
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Ulli Bomans – Sort by Dragging (2016)
Like many in the Shitkatapult orbit, Ulli Bomans doesn’t have much in the way of a readily available discography but his roots in contemporary German music run deep. Hailing from the winemaking town...
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Erik Wøllo – Visions: A Collection of Music by Erik Wøllo (2016)
With eight re-mastered selections taken from twelve Projekt releases, Visions offers a hour-long sampling of work Norwegian electronic artist Erik Wollo produced between 2010 and 2015. His material...
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Erik Wøllo & Byron Metcalf – Earth Luminous (2016)
Electronic musician Erik Wøllo joins tribal-trance percussionist Byron Metcalf for an elegant album weaving melodic, vibrant soundscapes with subtle, grounding rhythms. Earth Luminous stirs the memory...
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VA – Cosmic Machine, The Sequel: A Voyage Across French Cosmic & Electronic...
Cosmic Machine: The Sequel is Because Music’s second collection of French electronic goodies from the ’70s and ’80s. As with the first volume, cheeky space disco coexists with library music and more...
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Pantha Du Prince – The Triad (2016)
The Triad is Pantha du Prince‘s fourth full-length for alternative institution Rough Trade (including a remix album and 2013’s collaboration with the Bell Laboratory), but in some ways, it reflects the...
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Sepalcure – Folding Time (2016)
From the moment you hit play on the opening track of Folding Time, you can tell there’s something special about it. As the emotion, pride and purpose all move in, you get a real sense this record was...
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Misha – All We Will Become (2016)
Misha’s All We Will Become is apparently inspired by themes of “reincarnation and renewal”, and you can see why the idea of a fresh start might appeal. Following 2007 debut Teardrop Sweetheart, the New...
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Oliver Coates – Upstepping (2016)
What is it about the cello that acts as a gateway to electronic music composition? There are a number of examples of musicians where the rich baritone register of the instrument has been their first...
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Boys Noize – Mayday (2016)
In 2007, Alex Ridha’s debut album as Boys Noize, Oi Oi Oi, encapsulated clubbing’s Ed Banger era of shouty beats and pedantic energy, bridging electro and techno with maximalist mortar and a tearaway...
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Jimmy Somerville – Club Homage (2016)
Although its songs are all sourced from Jimmy Somerville‘s 2015 release Homage, calling Club Homage a “remix album” might lead listeners down the wrong path, as there are no bass drops or electro-trap...
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Bernard Fevre – Suspense + The Strange World of Bernard Fevre + Cosmos 2043...
DJ Kirk Degiorgio and Mark Melton’s label Sound Obsession have just done library music enthusiasts a massive service, and reissued French composer Bernard Fèvre‘s trilogy of essential library albums...
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Blue Man Group – Three (2016)
For 25 years, the Blue Man Group has blurred the thin blue lines between music, theater, performance, visual art and invention. As a percussion-based spectacle, part of their appeal has always been...
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