beats – The Sound Projector

Thanatos of Funk: reissue of a whimsically eclectic album of electro-disco funk, light metal and hip-hop

Minoru Fushimi, Thanatos of Funk, France, 180g, 180GRELP02 vinyl LP (1985, reissued 2022) For nearly 40 years after its first

Hefty slab of studio-based avant-rock and electronics from Zoku Metsu, comprising American players Robert L. Pepper and Ron Anderson…Pepper has

Three new items from the German Attenuation Circuit label. Newcomer Nocturnal Hiss has made Degrader (ACRS 1016), described aptly as

Overdue notice for a fine double LP of electronic and beats music from Mark Churcher, called A Nice Random Meet

We heard from Danish vocalist and improviser Randi Pontoppidan on her 2021 record Voicescapes, where she memorably teamed up with

Solo record from Spaniard Julio Tornero on the lovely Spanish label Verlag System…this particular electronica genius first came our way

Three new arrivals from the Zoharum label in Poland. Jarl is the Swedish minimal droner who last regaled us with

Alèmayèhu Eshèté, Alteleyeshegnem, Germany, Philophon, PH45011 vinyl 7″ single (2017) As my way of farewelling Alèmayèhu Eshèté, the great Ethiopian

In between curating his ZORA series of CDRs drawn from his archive of non-current recordings, German player Ignaz Schick has

BLK JKS, Abantu / Before Humans, South Africa, Permanent Record, PR020 limited edition vinyl LP (2020) / Germany, Glitterbeat, GBCD/LP