techno
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On Matthew Dear’s fifth full-length album, the singer-producer improves his grooves and lyrics while making his definitive, dark-as-hell sound a bit more colorful than usual. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A newly released visual accompanying the Daphni (a.k.a. Caribou) track “Ye Ye,” which isn’t entirely new since it was released last year, I believe, along with a new Four Tet track; however, this video release is nonetheless important because it comes with an album announcement for the
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Nathan Fake released a 12″ release via Border Community yesterday. Merely 24 hours later, he released this song as an unreleased track. It’s fantastic. It would have fit in very well on the 12″ perfectly, with its scattered drums, manipulated synths, and hypnotic pace. This is a must-hear for
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Some cerebral and subtle techno coming from Russian producer Unbalance on this new song, which is the title track to his latest EP on Mutex Recordings. It’s a bit formulaic, but “Fluid” still features some really nice builds and breaks. The stuttering synths are nice touch, too; adding a
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A series of deep house thinkpieces coming from this new El Nino Andres LP, Mas Dinero Mas Problemas. It’s out now via Hija De Colombia.
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Producers Tom Trago and Awanto 3 create a hypnotic assembly of rhythms and polyrhythms on “Hell Of Samba.” Yes, there is a samba beat on the song, but I wouldn’t say the track is hell. It’s close, though. Considering the tense stagnation of these sounds, I’d say
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While UK-based producer Actress creates some really beautiful sounds on this new album, very few of them last long enough to leave a real impression on me–much less progress very far. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Featuring the intense flow of Lady Leshurr, and a progressively tense beat, this new Orbital track leaves no question as to why the Kent duo has been able to maintain its place as one of the most significant duos in electronic music. The synths that are constantly revving up throughout
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Over the course of the past couple of months, Battles have been teasing up to the release of Dross Glop, the remix album for last year’s Gloss Drop, with a steady stream of 12″ singles consisting of remixes from the album. With its April 17 release date approaching quickly,
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“Mercy” is a collaborative track from two of contemporary underground electronic music’s most creative producers, Joy Orbison and Boddika. It’s not the first time they’ve put a track together, and I’m hoping it won’t be the last after getting exposed to the mutated bass and
