Various Artists, Karl Marx’s 200th, Germany, Karlrecords, KR-058 2 x CD (2018) Last year (2018) was the 200th anniversary of
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Drop-outs
Drop The Beat (DEGEM CD 16) is an edgy compilation from Edition Degem compiled by Felix Leuschner (of CLUBbleu), featuring
Continue readingCelebration of the Lizard
Dmytro Federenko and Kateryna Zavoloka are the Ukranian electronicists who now reside in Vienna and not long ago (2018) joined
Continue readingThe Magic Carpathians
Very good album of frozen drones by Maze & Lindholm called Where The Wolf Has Been Seen (AURORA BOREALIS RECORDINGS
Continue readingTerra Alta: minimalist coldwave with a techno feel from Barcelona
Fatamorgana, Terra Alta, United Kingdom, La Vida Es Un Mus, LP MUS188 limited blue vinyl (2019) Begun as a bedroom
Continue readingThe End of Electronics: plenty of pop-friendly singles material from Russian one-man coldwave project
The End of Electronics, self-titled, Russia, Serpien Records, CD (2018) Impressively named act The End of Electronics is a one-man
Continue readingEtazhi: ghosts of Kraftwerk, Joy Division, New Order and others in retro post-Soviet coldwave
Molchat Doma, Etazhi, Germany, Detriti Records, vinyl 12″ DR-004 (2018) Imagine that the coldwave / darkwave bands that arose from
Continue readingWhen Glory Shone Around
PLYXY’s Gloryland EP (HALLOWGROUND HG1806) seemed at first spin like just another ambient set, but creator Ros Knopov has invested
Continue readingMass Observation (Expanded): study in invasive digital surveillance as relevant and shocking now as it was in 1994
Scanner, Mass Observation (Expanded), Australia, Room40, CD limited edition / digital (2018) Originally recorded with Jim O’Rourke and Robert Hampson
Continue readingSuffering on the Steppes
We received a package from Anton Kitaev in Moscow, where he runs the Nameless [Addicted Label] label. The idea is
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