Reviews
Bloc 2012: Jon Hopkins, OPN, Monolake and Alva Noto
I remember looking at the Bloc lineup in 2009 and seeing Ulrich Schnauss scheduled for what must’ve been a very rare festival appearance at the time. Needless to say I didn’t get to go, but I won’t be making the same mistake this time around given Bloc 2012 is right on my doorstep in sunny-old … Continue reading
Textural Being – Insight EP
Textural Being first grabbed my attention back in 2010 with two tracks on Energostatic’s debut compilation, ‘Aesthesia‘. Since then, i’ve been itching for more output from Portland’s answer to dub-techno. I even remember scanning through his Soundcloud and thinking, every track here is top-notch (check it out, some up for free download). Now, Sage Taylor … Continue reading
Nils Frahm & Ólafur Arnalds & Max Cooper – Stare
Quite simply, a stunning EP by two of today’s greatest modern-classical composers, Nils Frahm & Ólafur Arnalds. This is one of those records which you *need* in your collection and will undoubtedly be looked-back upon come the end of the year as one of the greats. It’s great to see Max Cooper remixing ‘a2′ as … Continue reading
Leonardo Rosado – The Blue Nature of Everyday / Mute Words
I’ve just spent the evening backing-up a load of my files, but that’s only in preparation for the worst. But for some, the worst has already happened, and unfortunately for Leonardo Rosado, his apartment was broken into whilst he was away, with some of his most valued items taken, including his laptop. Being a musician, … Continue reading
Jack Lane – Neil Davies
After venturing into releases with ‘Chloe Ebinezar’ featuring port-royal, Dedo, and David Kira, Jack Lane has compiled yet another stunning project, this time sounding even closer to my heart with tracks from Yagya, Lunar Testing Lab, Drexon Field and Airoa. Once again accompanied by full track-by-track visuals, Jack’s project is a work of art, both … Continue reading
