After a week spent resting their weary bodies and sore heads, LWE correspondents Elly Schook and Michael C. Walsh offer up their thoughts on America’s most anticipated electronic music festival.
review
Antigone, The Astral Traveller EP
June 7, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Expanding beyond their roots as France’s most exciting underground party, Concrete’s label offers their first full artist EP with Antigone’s The Astral Traveller.
Moiré, Rolx
June 5, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Moiré’s instinctively urgent sequencing, micro-rhythmic obsession and control of an intoxicating array of denatured samples makes this EP a powerfully introspective investigation
Pev & Hodge, Bells
June 4, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Peverelist returns to his Punch Drunk imprint for the first time in three years with Bristol’s Hodge in tow, offering two divergent takes on the same tune.
Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald, Borderland
May 29, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Reviving the collaborative spirit which brought them together in the 90s, Juan Atkins and Moritz von Oswald offer a singular sound on Borderland which fuses together the best elements of both producers.
DJ Sprinkles, Where Dancefloors Stand Still
May 28, 2013 – 12:01 AM
DJ Sprinkles’ Where Dancefloors Stand Still is a particularly refreshing mix whose astoundingly on-point selections sequenced just so could redefine what listeners should expect from the mix CD format.
Willie Burns, Run From The Sunset
May 23, 2013 – 12:01 AM
William Burnett’s latest as Willie Burns for Crème Organization includes four paranoia-tinged offerings, only united in their blithely off-hand composition.
MMM, Que Barbaro
May 22, 2013 – 12:01 AM
MMM’s sixth record continues their run of spacious rave starters, taking some of the cues from their incredible Shangaan Electro remix and resulting in their strongest outing since “Donna.”
Outboxx, Outboxx
May 21, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Outboxx have expand their style through releases on Immerse Recordings, BRSTL, and Well Rounded Housing Project, but nowhere is their bold versatility displayed better than on their self-titled album on Idle Hands.
Kode9, Xingfu Lu / Kan
May 17, 2013 – 12:01 AM
XIngfu Lu / Kan, Hyperdub boss Steve Goodman’s first production outing since 2011, is as lone-standing as ever.
Roman Flügel, Even More
May 16, 2013 – 12:01 AM
When it comes to Roman Flügel, imposing boundaries is a bad idea. Even More, an entry for Serge’s Clone Jack For Daze venture, proves disappointingly restricted.
RP Boo, Legacy
May 15, 2013 – 12:01 AM
RP Boo has released very few tracks officially; ignoring Dude Off 59th Street, a mix of mostly of his own tracks, it’s fair to call Legacy his debut. It’s also the best footwork LP in some time.
Black Jazz Consortium, Codes and Metaphors 3
May 14, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Given the rich, sample-heavy weave of Fred P’s productions, the influence of mid-90s UK broken-beat is used to great effect throughout the hazy, jazz-infused jams of Codes and Metaphors 3.
Sandwell District, Fabric 69
May 10, 2013 – 12:01 AM
[Fabric] “Sandwell District is dead” — except when they’re not. Since their watershed moment a couple years ago — which is tough to define, but probably around Feed-Forward — Sandwell District has come to embody much more than just a label. The notion of a collective à la Basic Channel seems particularly apropos, as the […]
Djrum, Seven Lies
May 9, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Seven Lies, the debut album from Djrum, immediately lets you know you’re where you are: right there in the long, romantic middle of UK bass.
Sandrow M, Prayervan EP
May 8, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Prayervan EP, a colorful and emotive four-track by Dresden’s Sandrow M, favors grinning, accessible tune-craft and a bright, clear directness.
Cosmin TRG, Gordian
May 7, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Gordian, Cosmin TRG’s sophomore album, maintains a certain familiarity while providing a more introspective exploration of his sound.