Martin Skogehall brings his MRSK to Crime City Disco for an unexpected jaunt away from his usual tough techno sound.
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Efdemin, Decay
April 1, 2014 – 12:01 AM
On Decay, Efdemin’s third album, the chilly repetition and careful attention to silence, space and reverb in his work is clearer than ever.
Edit Select, Phlox
March 12, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Phlox‘s 11 ying-and-yang excursions feel like instruments of ongoing discovery, with Edit Select reaching out to grasp at the distant, darkened corners of his musical vocabulary and committing the results to record.
Till Krüger, Trends
March 4, 2014 – 12:01 AM
On Trends, Till Krüger returns to the well of Detroit techno sounds for three tracks that are enjoyable if not particularly groundbreaking.
Oskar Offermann, Distance is Depth
February 19, 2014 – 12:01 AM
For Distance is Depth, Oskar Offermann delves into the world of vocal samples to an extent not usually heard in his music.
Rivet, Bear Bile
February 14, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Bear Bile, the Rivet’s sixth 12″, showcases the continued success of this ascetic approach.
Various Artists, Apartment Six
February 11, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Kenny Hanlon’s Apartment label has tended to trade in classically informed house, techno, and electro. Apartment Six, the label’s first compilation, doesn’t break the spell, but it does provide bang for the buck.
Johanna Knutsson & Hans Berg, Vintergatan EP
January 31, 2014 – 12:01 AM
The Vintergatan EP by Johanna Knutsson & Hans Berg maintains the quirky, lighthearted attitude inherent in most Crime City Disco records with trickling arpeggios and cosmic chords.
Vince Watson, It’s Not Over
January 28, 2014 – 12:01 AM
With soundtracks and more traditionally musical projects occupying more of Vince Watson’s time, It’s Not Over finds him stripping back his club-focused productions to their essences.
Earth House Hold, See Through You
January 17, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Brock Vay Wey misses the mark on See Through You, his recent single for Peach under the Earth House Hold moniker.
John Daly, Solar Sailing
January 14, 2014 – 12:01 AM
The tenth volume on John Daly’s One Track Records provides a good value over it’s three tracks if perhaps not enough variety.
LWE Podcast 189: Fishermen
January 13, 2014 – 12:01 AM
LWE called up Martin and Thomas bring us up to speed on their Fisherman project, who also compiled our 189th podcast: an hour of haunting, chord-heavy techno.
Talking Shopcast with Udacha
December 9, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Talking Shopcast 19 from A5 collects music from as far back as the ’60s, and mixing it with his label’s latest records via non-beatmatched fades and other unconventional devices. He doesn’t always program and mix this way, but he says, “I just wanted to record something which tells the weird story that I associate with our label.”
Giovanni Damico, Cuttin’, Samplin’, Housin’ EP Part One
December 5, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Cuttin, Samplin, Housin Part One, the sixth 12″ for Geography Records, sees the Malmö-based label stretching its reach further than ever before to Giovanni Damico in Salerno, Italy.
Porn Sword Tobacco, Cave 4b-50 Clicks Northwest
November 27, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Released with the help of the quiet achievers at Aniara Recordings,Cave 4b-50 Clicks Northwest updates two tracks from the last Porn Sword Tobacco album and presents one new one.
Conforce, Kinetic Image
November 21, 2013 – 12:01 AM
On Kinetic Image, the increasingly gloomy sound Confrorce has been cultivating reaches new levels of seriousness.
Recondite, Hinterland
November 19, 2013 – 12:01 AM
As did On Acid, Hinterland exhibits Recondite’s extraordinary ability for expression in spite of a limited palette.