MagazineReviews(Page 71)

Grimes | Miss Anthropocene | 4AD Release Date: 21 February, 2020 I,Poet of destruction,Hereby declare that Global Warming is good.–So, you humans have carved your existence into the earth,Lest you be forgotten.Why lament?–Be who you are, embrace your demise,For you are the architect of it.–How smart you are, to eradicate

Smagghe & Cross | 1819 | Offen Music Release Date: 27 January, 2020 ‘1819’ brings to mind sprawling, pastoral landscapes; meadows filled with blooming, phantom flowers – a tranquil beauty, sprouting in the shade of drifting grey clouds. With ‘1819’ being the second collaborative release between French ‘minimalist-electro’ producer Ivan Smagghe, and award-winning English composer […]

Tryphème | Aluminia (EP) | Central Processing Unit (CPU Records) Release Date: 31 January, 2020 When French producer Tiphaine Belin – known under her pseudonym Tryphème – released her debut LP ‘Online Dating’ in 2017; she brought a much needed breath of fresh air to the umbrella term that is

Cygnus | Connection Error (EP) | Craigie Knowes Release Date: 3 February, 2020 Eclecticism in electronic music allows a producer to create a unique voice in an industry that (like any other) can find itself oversaturated with artists looking to break through; but with the ability to incorporate the diversity

KamavoSian | Sign Of Light (EP) | Death Bell Records Release Date: 30 January, 2020 When exploring the wide realm of techno – especially lush, dark beats shrouded in ghostly, immersive atmospheres; it’s often found, perhaps surprisingly to some, that a myriad of producers began with roots in ‘heavier’ music

Beatrice Dillon | Workaround | PAN Release Date: 7 February, 2020 The interconnected complexities of Beatrice Dillon’s work slither beneath the skin as a vast network; veins branching out in every which way, pumping shimmering slivers of inspiration from Dillon’s auditory fascinations into a complete, sentient entity. Born in South

Borusiade | Fortunate Isolation | Dark Entries Release Date: 7 February, 2020 Haunting theatrics lurks within the bewitching twilight of Borusiade’s auditory personality; the gloaming of her gothic 80’s synth-pop, gritty industrial and dark techno bares painful truths many of us can relate to, while still shimmering with a dark

Squarepusher | Be Up A Hello | WARP Release Date: 31 January, 2020 Since his debut in the 90’s, Tom Jenkinson has boldly and steadily established his career as a producer under his moniker Squarepusher; the English artist has been a prominent, vibrant force in the electronic realm – his

Recondite | Dwell | Ghostly International Release Date: 24 January, 2020 A melancholic chill creeps gently through the atmospheric minimalism Recondite constructs; thematic and emotional, the German musician and producer blends tender ambient techno with an icy, cinematic feel. The moniker of Lorenz Brunner, the actual definition of the term

Andras | Joyful | Beats In Space Release Date: 31 January, 2020 Australian DJ, producer, composer and radio host Andrew Wilson’s fruitful collection of monikers is a sheer example of his colourful and broad approach to electronic music. Whether it’s creating downtempo tracks under ‘Wilson Tanner’ in collaboration with John

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