Electronic
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Brian Eno’s latest ambient effort sees him returning to his roots in the genre with albums like Ambient 1. At first, I found that pretty refreshing, and I loved the combination of piano, violin, synths, and guitar on these tracks, too. However, the album is seriously lacking in terms
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FaltyDL comes through with one of the most interesting video concepts I’ve caught this year with the track “Straight & Arrow,” which is the New York electronic music producer’s latest single on Ninja Tune. He’s got a new album on the way there, too. Hardcourage is the
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The latest song and video from Emeralds member Steve Hauschildt is like a never-ending introduction to some kind of yoga VHS that was most likely sold during the paid programming hours of American late night television. However, that doesn’t make it a bad thing. My point is new age-influenced
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Forward-thinking electronic music producer Luke Abbott is about to release his second EP this year on Gold Panda’s Notown label. While his last one didn’t do much for me outside of a few tracks, I’m hoping this next EP will appeal to me a bit more. I
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Is the new Bug single featuring Miss Red completely obnoxious? Yes, but that’s part of why it’s so awesome. The speedy and shuffling snare drums, distorted synth bass, and dancehall beat create a pretty exciting racket. Miss Red’s got a pretty sharp personality as well, coming off
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Download: Hot Sugar- Midimurder I was wondering when this guy was gonna get some significant notice! Beatmusic producer Nick Koenig, a.k.a. Hot Sugar, has been putting together some pretty colorful, vibrant, and hyper-sweet instrumentals for a while now. However, most of what I’ve heard from him hasn’
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TIMETIMETIME&TIME by YYU A perplexing combination of jittery electronics and looped samples of what sounds like someone singing and playing acoustic guitar on this new YYU album, TIMETIMETIME&TIME. It’s like a strange combination of juke, footwork, and abstract plunderphonics. A lot of the tracks on
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Once again, despite a trademark sound the band has lovingly crafted over the course of five albums, Black Moth Super Rainbow still shows a lack of effort in the song development department. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On the Bad Plus’ latest record, the band continues to focus more on original material than their career-defining covers, and the band manages to create some pretty fantastic, modern jazz tracks in the process–not to mention incorporate synths and drum machines into many of these tunes, too. WATCH THE
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While it isn’t as creepily textured as Stott’s beloved Passed Me By EP that dropped last year, the mood he creates on these sound-rich and minimal techno tracks are mostly captivating. WATCH THE REVIEW
