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Wednesday, March 16 2011

Waveform: FaltyDL, Bok Bok/Jackmaster, and How to Dress Well

New this week from the depths of the electronic underground comes a new record from Brooklyn's FaltyDL, a hot potato back-to-back mix from Bok Bok and Jackmaster, plus a tearjerking dancefloor heater for the price of free.


Monday, July 26 2010

Rudi Zygadlo: Great Western Laymen

Supplying the world with the wonkiest of art-pop, Rudi Zygadlo should definitely be given props for trying something new. Now if you excuse me, I’m feeling a bit woozy.


Thursday, July 15 2010

Vex’d: Cloud Seed

Overall, this second album from the dubstep duo does not fall short on atmosphere, but its components feel rather loosely bound and unfinished.


Monday, June 28 2010

Starkey: Ear Drums and Black Holes

A gorgeous spacey affair with shuddering bass, a slight hint of muzak, prog-tendencies, a pop heart, and dubstep/grime cred.


Saturday, June 19 2010

The Internal Tulips: Mislead into a Field by a Deformed Deer

On Mislead, The Internal Tulips mine their own unique field of haunting, spectral beauty.


Wednesday, June 3 2009

Boxcutter: Arecibo Message

Barry Lynn's 2006 debut Oneiric stuck to the dubstep formula, but he opened up his palette for Glyphic the next year. That IDM progression is fully embraced and articulated on his latest and greatest.


Thursday, September 25 2008

Venetian Snares: Detrimentalist

Winnepeg's golden boy of breakcore blitzkrieg unleashes an opus to the drum and bass aesthetic with his 20th-odd long-player.


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