“Urbanism” was an obvious standout of Rick Wilhite’s Vibes – New & Rare Music, so Ricardo Miranda astutely decided to repackage it with remixes and a new original for his own imprint.
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Spatial, Infra001-4
June 30, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Infra001-4 is a remarkable charting of not only Spatial’s output, but also of the mutating sounds of dance music over the past couple years as well.
Sigha, The Politics of Dying
June 30, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The Politics of Dying further solidifies Sigha’s sound into an intriguing hybrid of continental efficiency and classic UK brutality, miles removed from the “bass music” associations from which he first emerged.
Shaun J. Wright, Forever More
June 29, 2011 – 12:01 AM
For the third release on his Mr. INTL imprint, Hercules & Love Affair’s Andy Butler recruits vocalist Shaun J. Wright and Aérea Negrot, who features on remix duty.
Venetian Snares, Cubist Reggae
June 28, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Venetian Snares resurfaces on his longtime label with Cubist Reggae, four tracks of throwback dub reggae that is strangely pretty at times.
George FitzGerald, Silhouette EP
June 28, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The Silhouette EP, brings together a growing talent of UK house, George FitzGerald, and another fan of asymmetric house, John Roberts.
Aera, The Third Wave EP
June 24, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Arguably sharing more with the new wave of bass-oriented UK house music than anything from his hometown of Berlin, Aera further develops his sound on The Third Wave EP.
Samiyam, Sam Baker’s Album
June 23, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Samiyam’s Sam Baker’s Album it’s not so much derivative of Dilla’s work as it is a slightly different aperture setting on the same camera.
Marvin Belton, Love Will Find A Way
June 23, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Containing two remixes from 2003 and 2007, as well as undated “Dark Dub,” Love Will Find A Way provides perspective on how tastes and production styles have shifted during its 8-year gestation.
Vladislav Delay Quartet, Vladislav Delay Quartet
June 22, 2011 – 10:01 AM
By deconstructing jazz to the level of noise, Vladislav Delay Quartet’s debut album explores rarely tread sonic territory.
Oliver $, Doin’ Ya Thang
June 22, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The most audacious example of riding Moodyman’s coattails is undoubtedly Oliver $’s Doin’ Ya Thang, a record that swiftly admits it has nothing to offer besides extended samples of a Moodymann DJ set.
AnD, Horizontal Ground 09
June 21, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Horizontal Ground continues to defy expectations with its ninth edition by AnD.
LWE Reviews MUTEK 2011
June 17, 2011 – 10:01 AM
MUTEK 2011’s wide range of talent reaching from Deepchord to Sun Araw created unexpected juxtapositions that gave plenty of reasons to attend.
Eduardo De La Calle, Disco 006
June 17, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Six releases into his Disco catalog, De La Calle has been delivering on his mission statement to give free rein to sampling, fusing together classic tracks and samples with one another to brilliant effect.
Boxcutter, The Dissolve
June 16, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Despite some stellar tracks and ideas, the sum of The Dissolve‘s parts just doesn’t add up to a coherent whole.
Jacob Korn, She EP
June 16, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Uncanny Valley’s first solo release comes from label staple Jacob Korn and paints a more coherent picture than prior records.
Surgeon, Breaking The Frame
June 15, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Surgeon’s Breaking The Frame is a difficult album that lives up to its title’s promise of deconstruction and paradigm shifting.