For LWE’s second year-end column, staff writer Steve Kerr rounds up the five most essential imprints of 2012.
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Holly Herndon, Movement
November 27, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Movement, Holly Herndon’s debut LP, is a diverse but brief collection, underlined by the artist’s manipulation of vocals using Max/MSP.
Christopher Rau, Two
November 14, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Arriving just a year after Christopher Rau’s debut LP, Two follows its predecessor in breeziness, but with markedly less success.
Vessel, Order of Noise
October 23, 2012 – 10:01 AM
Quickly named an artist to watch based on records for Astro:Dynamics and left_blank, Vessel joined the hyper focused Tri Angle records for his full-length debut and absorbed some of it sound.
Download of the Week: Anaxander, Donna
October 19, 2012 – 12:01 AM
This week’s download is an aperitif to Anaxander’s solo EP for the Pittsburgh-based Love What You Feel imprint.
STL, Flying Saucer Attack
October 2, 2012 – 10:01 AM
STL’s first two contributions to Smallvile were incredible refinements of his somber, druggy sound, and his latest, Flying Saucer Attack, offers its own eccentric beatdown house sound.
Portable, A Process
September 13, 2012 – 10:01 AM
A Process, Portable’s debut for Live At Robert Johnson, is more a return to previous motifs than a major push forward.
Alden Tyrell feat. Mike Dunn, Touch The Sky
August 28, 2012 – 10:01 AM
Despite similarities to another track on Clone Jack For Daze featuring Mike Dunn, Alden Tyrell’s “Touch The Sky” is hard to hate when it’s so singularly aimed at a good time.
Innerspace Halflife, Wind/Phazzled
August 24, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Innerspace Halflife, the pairing of Ike Release and Hakim Murphy, build on the success of their debut with this 10″ single for M>O>S Recordings.
René Audiard, Pechorin
August 21, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Pechorin is considerably different from Supply Records’ first two releases, as it’s more or less a full album of dub techno from one half of B-Tracks.
Tin Man, Neo Neo Acid
August 16, 2012 – 10:01 AM
Tin Man’s Neo Neo Acid is very much a return to the producer’s acid roots, with the melancholy he’s so studiously cultivated also readily apparent.
LWE Podcast 132: Ekoplekz
August 13, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Following on his array of influences, Ekoplekz’s LWE podcast touches on the crossover zones between experimental composition and techno, and also features an exclusive preview of a new track by eMMplekz, a collaboration between Edwards and Baron Mordant of Mordant Music.
Torn Hawk, Tarifa
August 9, 2012 – 12:00 AM
The four tracks on Torn Hawk’s debut, Tarifa, resemble soundtrack work and stand in contrast to the L.I.E.S’ more dance floor-oriented releases.
Locussolus, Berghain
August 8, 2012 – 10:01 AM
Proving once again that his musical remit is broader than Balearic, DJ Harvey’s Locussolus guise returns with Berghain.
Protect-U, Motorbike
August 3, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Seemingly following up on an initiative to sign the semi-related likes of Ital and Polysick, Planet Mu play host to the Protect-U’s third record, Motorbike.
John Roberts, Paper Frames
August 2, 2012 – 10:01 AM
John Roberts’ Paper Frames EP is a logical move, applying that abstraction to his own preference for deeper house and modern classical motifs.