Max Cooper | One Hundred Billion Sparks | MESH Release Date: 20 September 2018 Review by Jenna Dreisenstock An inhale of the fresh clarity, within the overlook of canyons – filled in a kind of awe, so indescribably beautiful; forests gleaming emerald, mountains stretching farther than eye can engulf –
ambient / art / Audio Visual / Electronic / Max Cooper / Mesh / One Hundred Billion Sparks / Producer / Techno
Aphex Twin | Collapse | Warp Records Release date: 14 September 2018 Review by Jenna Dreisenstock The artificial in raw human expression, to break forth as a pioneer and produce the analog of immersive sound and innovative willingness to embrace the eclectic; progression and glitch in affectionate experimentation. To introduce
Aphex Twin / Composer / Electronic / ep / experimental / glitch / IDM / Producer / Review / United Kingdom / Warp Records
Yves Tumor | Safe In The Hands Of Love | Warp Records Release Date: 6 September 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Image Credit: Vitali Gelwich Our fingertips calloused in sympathy; the sweet and endearing ache emerging from a spectral darkness and heavy-heart. The tangible growth of the self in mayhem,
album review / Electronic / experimental / Pop / Producer / R&B / Review / Safe In The Hands Of Love / Yves Tumor
Image: Arnold van der Walt Written by Maya-Rose Torrão This year’s SpiltMilk festival marked the third year of Full Cream Entertainment’s South African techno fest, featuring an exceptional line-up with Berlin techno DJ Kevin de Vries as the international headliner, supported by South African producers Ryan Murgatroyd and STAB Virus,
SHXCXCHCXSH | SHULULULU | Avian Release Date: 20 August 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Industrial drone in electronic timbre swims in distorted fuzz; a jarring dynamic minimalism in intriguing, atmospheric shrill; textural exploration in breaking the boundaries with the eclectic willingness to experiment in tone, SHXCXCHCXSH return with SHULULULU – in demonstrating
album review / Electronic / experimental / Review / SHULULULU / SHXCXCHCXSH / Techno
Tirzah | Devotion | Domino Recording Co. Release Date: 10 August 2018 Image Credit: Clare Shilland Written by Jenna Dreisenstock The gossamer dust mote of summer shining white curtains; lovingly stitched dresses, nostalgia in reflection and tender melancholia. Dynamic in nature and flowing as a lucid dream, introspective tenderness in auditory
Devotion / Domino Recording Co. / Dream-Pop / Electronic / experimental / Pop / R&B / Songwriter / Tirzah / trip-hop
IGLOOGHOST | Steel Mogu / Clear Tamei | Self Release Release Date: 8th August 2018 Image Credit: Tim Twiss Review by Jenna Dreisenstock In sculpting a brand new world out of the vivid, glitter and melancholia; a conceptual visual experience that comes with the stunning art of the imaginative narrative
album review / art / August / Brainfeeder / Clear Tamei / Conceptual / Electronic / England / ep / experimental / glitch / IDM / IGLOOGHOST / New Releases / Review / Steel Mogu
Helena Hauff | Qualm | Ninja Tune Release Date: 3 August 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock The swirl of sound the textural electronic sphere; the ability to play with timbre and tone in a dark willingness to explore and create in nostalgia and modernity. With many influences in her unique
album review / Alternative / DJ / Electronic / experimental / Germany / Helena Hauff / Ninja Tune / Producer / Qualm / Review / Techno
Oneohtrix Point Never | The Station | Warp Records Release date: 27 July 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock A companionship in the traverse of juxtaposing sound, the willingness to explore new territory in personality and inspiration sings collective and individual – to create without suspension and allow timbres to slow
Composer / Daniel Lopatin / Electronic / ep / experimental / Oneohtrix Point Never / Producer / The Station / USA / Warp Records
Donato Dozzy | Filo Loves The Acid | Tresor Records Release Date: 13th July 2018 Written by Jenna Dreisenstock A structural sound focused on attentive movement, the repetitive propulsion in textural understanding of timbre and submergence: in a visceral techno experience, compelling experimentation stands bold in it’s animation. For Tresor
