The unlikely appearance of a L.B. Dub Corp album is equally surprising in sound as Luke Slater’s reduced palette fills out with house influences on Unknown Origin.
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Jonsson / Alter, 2
November 13, 2013 – 12:01 AM
2, Jonsson/Alter’s second full-length, is the conscious opposite of Mod — the result of a carefully planned studio campaign rather than a spontaneous huddle in Alter’s home studio.
Spike, Orange Cloud Nine
November 6, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Recorded nearly 30 years ago, the material on Spike’s Orange Cloud Nine exemplifies how the open expectations of being your own boss can equal special results.
Huerco S., Colonial Patterns
November 5, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Colonial Patterns finds Huerco S. moving even further from the dance floor into experimental territory across 14 shards of music and noise.
Vatican Shadow, Remember Your Black Day
October 31, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Remember Your Black Day is nominally Vatican Shadow’s debut album despite several long playing past releases, raising and challenging listeners’ expectations.
Ron Morelli, Spit
October 30, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Ron Morelli is well-known for his love of Chicagoan ghetto house and the crunchy, New York “graffiti techno” promoted by the likes of Adam X and Frankie Bones in the 1990s, and both of these influences are central across Spit.
Special Request, Soul Music
October 25, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Special Request’s Soul Musicis a kind of poetics of the style, a Simon Reynolds-influenced meditation on what made 90s breaks unique and thrilling the first time around, paced around 130 BPM for maximum mixing flexibility.
Rene Hell, Vanilla Call Option
September 13, 2013 – 12:01 AM
For Vanilla Call Option, his first recording for PAN, Rene Hell introduces a new chapter, delivering a menacingly playful sort of electroacoustic music.
Max Loderbauer, Transparenz
August 22, 2013 – 12:01 AM
With Trasparenz, listeners find perennial man-behind-the-curtain Max Loderbauer step forward and introduce himself to record buyers as a solo artist.
Luke Wyatt, Teen Hawk / Torn Hawk & Karen Gwyer, Cowboys (For Karen)
August 16, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Luke Wyatt’s two latest releases illustrate how he has moved from somewhat naïve explorations to a more solidified style.
SHXCXCHCXSH, STRGTHS
August 14, 2013 – 12:01 AM
On this debut LP, Swedish duo SHXCXCHCXSH ladle out a dose of severe atmospherics that displays a cohesive and bold narrative drive.
Lawrence, Films & Windows
August 6, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Films & Windows, the sixth LP from Peter Kersten under his Lawrence guise, is also the producer’s most club-oriented album.
Blondes, Swisher
July 26, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The nine tracks on sophomore album Swisher are more intricate than anything Blondes have come up with before, but they’ve also done a fine job at sustaining a sense of immediacy.
Gunnar Haslam, Mimesiak
July 25, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The debut album of Gunnar Haslam, an unknown producer from New York City, feels at ease in the L.I.E.S. stable while expanding the range of sounds its constituents are known for.
Steven Tang, Disconnect to Connect
July 17, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Steven Tang’s debut album, Disconnect to Connect, was 14 years in the making, but thankfully bears a timeless quality as it presents the best of his deep house sound.
Marcel Fengler, Fokus
July 2, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Fokus, the debut album from the still burgeoning Marcel Fengler, is as deep an insight into his world as anything ever will be.
John Roberts, Fences
June 25, 2013 – 12:01 AM
You wouldn’t mistake Fences for anything other than a John Roberts album, yet a direct comparison with Glass Eights makes clear how far the musician has come.
Exium, A Sensible Alternative to Emotion
June 12, 2013 – 12:01 AM
While their majestic yet scuzzy sound has served them well, Exium ventures into far more ambitious areas with A Sensible Alternative to Emotion.