Cristopher Cichocki, Desert Drone Cycle, United States, Helen Scarsdale Agency, HMS052 cassette (2019) Hailing from the Coachella Valley in southern
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Illimité
Superb team-up by a couple of Japanese “grand masters” of free playing and sound art, if we can use such
Continue readingKarl Marx’s 200th: a compilation of busy and fiddly electronic music for a noble cause
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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German severo-meister Marc Behrens is an undisputed champion of all that’s restrained and minimal, but everything he does also has
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 readingWhy History Matters
We very much enjoyed Volume 1 of Historische Aufnahmen in 2011, noting it in the pages of TSP 20. A
Continue readingConseulo’s Departure
Received two records featuring Angélica Castelló from the Mikroton label this season. Castelló is usually associated with the paetzold bass
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Another unusual conceptual release from Corvo Records, the German label devoted to producing full-on art productions with a lot of
Continue readingDolomite Dub: a brisk adventure in dub through mountain soundscapes
Ulrich Troyer, Dolomite Dub, Austria, 4Bit Productions, 4Bit-P008 CD / LP / MP3 (2019) Part adventure travelogue / part homecoming
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