It brings me up, makes me smile
One of my favourite independent electronic musicians… Dominic Giam aka Ketsa has a new album coming out soon and I was privileged to get a preview copy from my friend Warren over at Invisible Agent… in short: it is an utterly delightful expression of the cosmopolitan plurality of now… and I love it. I am […]
Eomac – Mnk Ep – reviewed by Noise
The Mnk EP is his first release for Irish collective Invisible Agent. It’s a dark and trippy affair, drawing on halfstep and breakbeat rhythms throughout. Trudging along, it channels Zomby-esque psychedelia and dark electro influenced electronica from the genres heyday at the turn of the century.
Ghostkid – The Unlikely Future Of Reverse Engineering
Ghostkid’s debut release on BFW Recordings, ‘The Unlikely Future Of Reverse Engineering’ is a 7 track EP consisting of laid back beats layered with melodic curves. All tracks have distorted, stretched or reversed melodic loops with layers of funk influenced breakbeats. ‘Hopeful for a Future (part 2)’ is uplifting and bright, stripes of warbled and […]
wAgAwAgA – Hyper Typewriter – Acroplane Recordings
If Phuture and Adamski sold their possessed 303s and Junos to bass crazed space invaders from another dimension, this is what the alien transmission might sound like. Actually, Hyper Typewriter would sound better. wAgAwAga employs earth-shaking bass-lines and a near fanatical use of intricate acid tweaking. The 303 programming is complex and keeps you constantly […]
Netlabel Tracker #8: Random Access Recordings
The netlabel tracker continues its endless quest in search of quality netlabels that are active and innovative. I’m concentrating hard to spread the tracker across as many genres as possible and encompasses music with acoustic guitars as much as synthesized beeps and booms. After homing in on a particular label & genre I squeeze every last bit out of my Internet connection amassing the collections of quality and free music that are on offer. So far I’ve happily filled 10Gb of my hard drive with netaudio, no credit card needed to ride this train!
Netlabel Tracker #7: unfoundsound records
For the last tracker in 2010, I’m proud to present Philadelphia-based label ‘Foundsound Records’. Foundsound showcases quirky, dancefloor-friendly minimal Techno and Microhouse. Their first 12″ vinyl was released in June 2004 and with 23 releases and counting they’ve been a busy crew. On the flip side they run Unfoundsound Records and release high quality music under Creative Commons.
The war on music
It’s foolish to ignore the future of music distribution. It’s obvious that the old encumbents are bloated and slow to act.
Warren Daly – Epokhe EP reviewed in DJ Magazine
Excellent DJ Mag review of Warren Daly’s new electro release Epokhe, labelling it jaw-droppingly beautiful, with sensuous melodies and sweet chords.
I AM CORRUGATED – Altsounds.com Review
Don’t be fooled into thinking this album is a one hit wonder, it’s not.
Decal reviewed in DJ Mag
Strong DJ Mag review for Decal’s recent Invisible Agent vinyl release “Look So Fine”.
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