Grungy and kind of beat up like the Golden Pudel at which they’re residents, Helena Hauff and F#X’s debut as Black Sites make good use of an oft-abused sound.
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Various Artists, Skum One
August 27, 2013 – 12:01 AM
This inaugural release from Skudge and Kontra-Musik’s joint label, Skum, draws together two artists from each label, with predictably strong results.
Midland, Archive 01
August 23, 2013 – 12:01 AM
On Archive 01, Midland unexpectedly returns to sounds which served him well in the past and roughs them up for 2013.
Max Loderbauer, Transparenz
August 22, 2013 – 12:01 AM
With Trasparenz, listeners find perennial man-behind-the-curtain Max Loderbauer step forward and introduce himself to record buyers as a solo artist.
Samantha Vacation, Samantha’s Vacation / Postcards from Mssr Perdu
August 21, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Sensate Focus meets footwork on LIES016.5, the latest installment of Ron Morelli’s between-the-integers series.
Oskar Offermann & Edward, Verses
August 20, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Like their previous collaboration, Oskar Offermann & Edward’s Verses peddles a carefully-measured mixture of rigid sounds with soft, gorgeous ones.
Luke Wyatt, Teen Hawk / Torn Hawk & Karen Gwyer, Cowboys (For Karen)
August 16, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Luke Wyatt’s two latest releases illustrate how he has moved from somewhat naïve explorations to a more solidified style.
Donato Dozzy, Donato Dozzy Plays Bee Mask
August 15, 2013 – 12:01 AM
It seems in reworking someone else’s material Donato Dozzy found complete freedom to do what he want — a sentiment all too understandable given Bee Mask’s bounty of ideas.
SHXCXCHCXSH, STRGTHS
August 14, 2013 – 12:01 AM
On this debut LP, Swedish duo SHXCXCHCXSH ladle out a dose of severe atmospherics that displays a cohesive and bold narrative drive.
Steve Moore, Zen Spiders
August 13, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Zen Spiders sees Steve Moore again turning his analog setup to kosmische soundscapes, though with a softer, more lethargic edge than we’ve heard in recent times.
Mountain Range, From You I Have Been Absent in the Spring
August 9, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Mountain Range’s From You I Have Been Absent in the Spring continues Aniara’s hot streak with its unusually catchy dub house sound.
Sabre, WT 19 Sabre
August 8, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Following up Sabre’s Tasteful Nudes debut is WT 19 Sabre, a three-tracker for Willie Burns’s label that initially offers more of the same sundazed glow.
Helena Hauff, Actio Reactio
August 7, 2013 – 12:01 AM
While not as wildly broad as her DJ sets, Helena Hauff’s Actio Reactio introduces her production style of single-take analogue jamming.
Lawrence, Films & Windows
August 6, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Films & Windows, the sixth LP from Peter Kersten under his Lawrence guise, is also the producer’s most club-oriented album.
Chase Smith, WT 18 Chase Smith
August 1, 2013 – 1:26 AM
The four tracks on WT 18 Chase Smith, Chase Smith’s recent EP for WT Records shoot off in directions that even his debut record couldn’t have predicted.
Interplanetary Prophets, Zero Hour
July 31, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Ital and Hieroglyphic Being join forces as Interplanetary Prophets on the Zero Hour EP, which presents a cohesive and often bombastic journey into suitably dark astral plains.
ItaloJohnson, ITJ 07
July 30, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The three untitled tracks on ItaloJohnson’s ITJ 07 are exemplary of what distinguishes satisfying DJ tools from the generic hordes.
Blondes, Swisher
July 26, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The nine tracks on sophomore album Swisher are more intricate than anything Blondes have come up with before, but they’ve also done a fine job at sustaining a sense of immediacy.