The first Rustie release since his breakout debut album, “Slasherr” works within his established aesthetic to deliver a potent, 3+ minute blast of euphoria.
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Ugandan Methods, A Cold Retreat
March 21, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The scope of the Ancient and Ugandan Methods projects feels significantly broader than much of the music being released under the industrial techno banner, and A Cold Retreat is another single-minded arrow in their quiver.
John Beltran, Amazing Things
March 20, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Amazing Things is John Beltran’s first album in six years, showcasing plenty that’s familiar from his past, while still keeping a few tricks up its sleeve.
Cassegrain, Tiamat
March 19, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The latest from Cassegrain, a duo consisting of Greece’s Alex Tsiridis and Austrian composer Hüseyin Evirgen, is a double EP’s worth of gut-punch techno for Prologue.
Shawn O’Sullivan & Civil Duty, Security
March 15, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Shawn O’Sullivan, whose rough and ready records for L.I.E.S. and W.T. have already earned him numerous plaudits, steps up for release three of Anthony Parasole’s Brooklyn label, The Corner.
Isolée, Allowance
March 14, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Not known as producer who dabbles in trends, the three tracks of Isolée’s Allowance EP for Pampa Records sound like they could have come from any time in his career.
Inga Copeland, Don’t Look Back, That’s Not Where You’re Going
March 13, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Don’t Look Back, That’s Not Where You’re Going contains three songs from Inga Copeland’s forthcoming debut solo album for Hype Williams’ newly minted World Music label.
Pépé Bradock, Acid Test 07
March 12, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The latest installment in the Acid Test series sees respected Frenchman Pépé Bradock take the reigns, leading off in a new — and yes, fresh-sounding — direction.
Daywalker + CF, You Only Live Once
March 8, 2013 – 1:01 AM
Willie Burns and Entro Senestre debut their collaboration as Daywalker + CF on L.I.E.S. on the almost humorously titled, You Only Live Once.
Bookworms & Steve Summers, Confused House 1
March 7, 2013 – 1:02 AM
For the inaugural release on his new Confused House label, Steve Summers and roommate Bookworms unleash a triptych of heady, masterful house tracks.
Various Artists, Udacha 5
March 7, 2013 – 1:01 AM
Udacha’s fifth release, like the four before it, shines the spotlight on a handful of unknown producers whose sounds slot handily into the Russian label’s catalog.
Legowelt, Star Gazing
March 6, 2013 – 1:02 AM
Stargazing sees Legowelt tapping into an unlikely retro vein while keeping his characteristically quirky melody arrangements in play.
Axel Boman, Black Magic Boman EP
March 6, 2013 – 1:01 AM
Axel Boman returns to Hypercolour for his first solo release since 2011, the lush and adventurous Black Magic Boman EP.
Matmos, The Marriage of True Minds
March 5, 2013 – 1:02 AM
After the no-microphone synth outing Supreme Balloon, The Marriage of True Minds‘ methods mark a return to their hyperactive, IDM-flavored update on musique concrète.
Samuel Kerridge, Waiting for Love
March 5, 2013 – 1:01 AM
On this Waiting For Love EP, Samuel Kerridge ladles out more of his exotic aural hell broth, this time for Birmingham’s legendary purveyors of sonic toil and curiosity, Downwards Records.
Lawrence, In A Rush
February 28, 2013 – 1:02 AM
Peter Kersten returns to Smallville for the first time in two years for In A Rush, a two-tracker which feels timid and, at times, unfinished.
Conforce, Time Dilation
February 28, 2013 – 1:01 AM
Time Dilation, Conforce’s latest 12″, continues his present trajectory, traversing the same luminescent, cavernous and dub-influenced realms of recent times.
Function, Incubation
February 27, 2013 – 1:02 AM
Dave Sumner’s more than 16 years in the trenches of techno and house have prepared him to make Incubation, his first solo album — is a beacon of timeless techno and stellar mixing.