Often called the “first lady of beatdown,” Lady Blacktronika’s title could just as easily be the first lady of bewilderment.
review
Peverelist, Better Ways of Living/Fighting Without Fighting
August 19, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Peverelist’s latest single for his own Punch Drunk imprint affords audiences very different listening experiences depending on whether they hear it in a club or at home.
Various Artists, Semesters II
August 19, 2010 – 9:01 AM
While making the rounds at my local record store Semesters II on Strength Music caught my eye, not only because of its purple marbled vinyl but because its grooves were etched with the work of Jus-Ed, Fred P and DJ Qu.
Brandt Brauer Frick, Bop/Paino Shakur
August 18, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Those looking to explain the rise in stature of Brandt Brauer Frick should credit the trio’s standing as full fledged live performers whose gigs and eye catching video have won over listeners who might otherwise avoid “acoustic techno.”
BBH: Soft House Company, What You Need…
August 18, 2010 – 9:01 AM
Although Soft House Company’s 1990 single “What You Need…” feels like a New York house anthem its Italian origins are what make it so special.
Iz & Diz, Juvenated
August 17, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Four years and a handful of solo releases later, Iz & Diz have reunited for a single on Iz’s recently launched Vizual Records.
Kassem Mosse/Lowtec, Workshop EP
August 17, 2010 – 10:01 AM
For their long awaited seventh release, Laid commissioned a split single from Workshop luminaries Kassem Mosse and Lowtec.
Various Artists, New Recruits EP
August 17, 2010 – 9:01 AM
The New Recruits EP previews tracks from Smooth Agent Records’ next three EPs, gathering contributions from Nebraska, James Blakstar John, and Blaq Soul.
Gerd, For 12 Minutes She Danced With An Alien
August 16, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Instead of repressing his 1995 Arkest Blaze/For 12 Minutes She Danced With An Alien EP as Music Man Records did in 1999, Joris Voorn’s Rejected Music asked Gerd to remix side B and included a remix by Voorn.
Sigha, Over The Edge/Early Morning Lights
August 12, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Sigha’s latest, which arrives on his own newly launched Our Circula Sound imprint, builds on the attention grabbing yet keenly subtle sound he’s developed across several records for home base Hotflush Recordings.
Robert Hood, Omega
August 12, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Robert Hood’s Omega album is cut through with an urgent, futuristic score that profiles the ideas contained in Charlton Heston’s Omega Man rather than the style it was made in.
Terror Danjah, Bruzin VIP/Hysteria
August 11, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Having built up an impressive and star-studded fanbase, renowned grime producer Terror Danjah exhibits his playful versatility on his latest single for Hyperdub.
Oriol, Night and Day
August 11, 2010 – 10:01 AM
While bright and easy on the ears, Oriol’s debut album, Night and Day, too often feels like the work a burgeoning talent who is still grappling with his influences.
Hauntologists, EP3
August 10, 2010 – 10:01 PM
That Jay Ahern and Stefan Schneider rely on older analog equipment explains the subtle, almost evolutionary degree of progression that characterizes their third Hauntologists EP.
Mount Kimbie, Crooks & Lovers
August 10, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Mount Kimbie’s Crooks & Robbers is a quirky little electronic album from a group whose beauty sneaks up on you, and whose poetry maybe isn’t readily apparent on your first bus ride.
Kassem Mosse, We Speak To Those/Hi Res
August 9, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Perhaps best known for his two woozy EPs on Workshop, Kassem Mosse builds on the sound of those EPs with a new pseudo-militaristic drive on his NonPlus+ debut.
Digital Mystikz, Return II Space
August 5, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Mala, producing sans Coki as Digital Mystikz, has cast what could be the purest dubstep of the last few years — if not the purest dubstep imaginable at this point — in the form of Return II Space.
Urban Tribe, Urban Tribe
August 5, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Urban Tribe’s latest release arrives on Moodymann’s Mohagani Music label and feels more like a quaint document than a magnum opus, the techno equivalent of a living-room jam recorded on someone’s cheap tape deck.