Shaddah Tuum’s Merkabah is feral night music of a rather high grade, backed by slab cold remixes from Samuel Kerridge and Dadub.
Author Archive: Harry Sword
Jeff Derringer, Beat to Quarters
June 4, 2014 – 12:01 AM
In nautical terms, a “beat to quarters” was a loud drum pattern designed to signal a ship’s crew to prepare for battle. Given the historical background, this new EP from Jeff Derringer is a suitably brutal affair.
Max Loderbauer, Claudio Puntin, and Samuel Rohrer, Ambiq
May 15, 2014 – 12:01 AM
On Ambiq, Max Lodebauer collaborates with Swiss clarinet virtuoso Claudio Puntin and drummer Samuel Rohrer for an LP of low-lit grooves and ominous ambience that combines live instrumentation and warm desk work to great effect.
Beneath, Vobes EP
May 1, 2014 – 12:01 AM
On the Vobes EP, Beneath continues to contrast UK funky rhythms and pitch black atmospheres on four lessons in experimental brutalism for PAN.
Bruta Non Calculant, World In A Tear
April 10, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Cititrax presents the debut LP from Bruta Non Calculant, a new project from Alaxis Andreas G, the French underground mainstay behind Le Syndicat Electronique.
Curator’s Cuts 34: Harry Sword
March 31, 2014 – 12:11 AM
LWE staff writer Harry Sword compiled Curator’s Cuts 34. We will post the tracklist later in the week, as the curator discloses and describes it as part of the podcast.
Pev & Asusu / Pev & Kowton, MMM & Pangaea Remixes
March 21, 2014 – 12:01 AM
For the first in a series of Livity Sound remix 12″s, the pairing of MMM and Pangaea makes good sense, due to their shared affinity for body-block sonic warmth and efficiency.
Samuel, Numberuma
March 7, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Brstl’s sixth release sees the production debut of young Bath-based producer Samuel, who impresses with a couple of fiercely insistent rollers that sound as effortless as they do assured.
Trus’me, PN25
February 13, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Skudge and Marcellus are the first to contribute remixes of Trus’me’s 2013, Treat Me Right.
Broken English Club, Jealous God 04
February 6, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Broken English Club is the new moniker of UK techno veteran Oliver Ho, and this record sees him experimenting with a blank stared, pin-point focused electronic palate that betrays no-wave/post-punk influences.
Helm, The Hollow Organ
January 22, 2014 – 12:01 AM
The the four tracks on The Hollow Organ areexpansive in their use of found sound, knackered electronics, and strange acoustics to plow dead-eyed territory: negative energies clacking through hidden pipes.
LWE’s Top 5 Labels of 2013
December 12, 2013 – 12:01 AM
For our third year-end column, staff writer Harry Sword runs down LWE’s top 5 labels of 2013.
LWE Interviews Samuel Kerridge
November 29, 2013 – 12:01 AM
In the wake of his A Fallen Empire album for Downwards, Little White Earbuds caught up with Samuel Kerridge over e-mail to discuss its genesis and much more.
Various Artists, Feral Grind
November 28, 2013 – 12:01 AM
On the second release for his new label Submit, Perc and Justin Farrar curate some of the bloodiest and most mind-wrenching music to come from the new left-hand path.
Ital, Throbbing / Nodding
November 20, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Moving on from the languid house tapestry of his Workshop 12″, Ital weaves two tracks for his own Lovers Rock imprint that extend their predecessor’s opulent wooze with a noticeably brusque physicality.
L.B. Dub Corp, Unknown Origin
November 15, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The unlikely appearance of a L.B. Dub Corp album is equally surprising in sound as Luke Slater’s reduced palette fills out with house influences on Unknown Origin.
Joe, Slope / Maximum Body Muscle
October 9, 2013 – 12:01 AM
A record from Joe is a seldom seen treat, and with Slope / Maximum Body Muscle for Hessle Audio the shadowy producer delivers some of his most extroverted work yet.