Electronic
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Collapse is Richard D. James’s best release since the return of Aphex Twin.
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Clear Tamei and Steel Mogu deepen the sound and lore of Iglooghost, though hopefully his next full-length album will do so to a greater extent.
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Four Pieces for Mirai finds James Ferraro at the top of his MIDI composition game and leaves me on the edge of my seat for the albums it’s teasing towards.
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Though structurally jarring, SOPHIE’s full-length debut is an unforgettable and potentially DNA-altering pop album.
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Age Of is abstract ear candy at its highest points, but is ultimately Oneohtrix Point Never’s least realized album in some time. The vocal tracks in the front half are particularly an Achilles’ heel.
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All India Radio is an atmospheric downtempo outfit hailing from down under–shoutout to Melbourne! Frontman Martin Kennedy and his rotating cast of characters have been at it since the late ’90s and are dropping (what’s by my count) their 13th studio album next week. Titled S P A
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Singularity successfully reaches for the stars for a good part of its runtime.
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Daniel Avery’s latest effort dives headfirst into the depths of ambient techno, but comes up relatively empty-handed.
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Experimental hip hop producer Flying Lotus surprised his fans on Wednesday with seven new tracks uploaded to his SoundCloud. Flying Lotus has not released a full-length musical project since his acclaimed 2014 album You’re Dead. His horror movie Kuso, which he directed, wrote and contributed music to, premiered at
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On “My Life,” Kevin Parker completely abandons Tame Impala’s revivalist, psychedelic rock roots in favor of the sound of his collaborator, EDM producer ZHU. Other than his distinctive voice, it’s difficult to hear any clear influence from Parker over the track. The song is slow, smooth and spacey.
