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This is the more well known release featuring Digeridoo, and marks Richard’s first outing on the legendary Belgian label, R&S. Despite the ragged corners of the lo-fi production, there's no denying the track is an absolute monster. The malevolent wailing acid line (more likely generated by a 303 than a tortured sample of an actual … Continue reading Aphex Twin – Digeridoo EP
Although not the "official" release, AB2 is where we first encounter 'Digeridoo', (sic) one of Aphex's most notorious early tracks, with its iconic tribal acid line; labelled here as 'Aboriginal Mix'. The inspiration reportedly came from the New-Age travellers who would pitch up at raves in Cornwall, and sit at the back of the dancefloor … Continue reading Aphex Twin – Analogue Bubblebath Vol 2
The myriad genres and subgenres of electronic music can often seem like indecipherable languages to those not familiar with the various intricacies and subtle signifiers that differentiate them. This being the case, an album like Obscure Languages by Gacha Bakradze acts as something of a Rosetta Stone, connecting disparate styles and suggesting new ways they … Continue reading Gacha Bakradze – Obscure Languages (2021)
Kettel - My Dogan (2006). The Dutch musician, Reimer Eising, aka Kettel, is something of a rarity in electronic music circles (especially those tagged with the joyless term ‘IDM’) in that his tracks are by and large, exceedingly jolly. In what tends to be a very self-consciously serious genre of music, generated by circuit boards … Continue reading 30/07/20 This week I have been mostly listening to…
This is a completely arbitrary format, as no artist's discography can be reduced to ten tracks, nevermind someone with as varied and continually experimental output as Squarepusher. That's why this is Ten of the Best, not 'The Best Ten'. Sure, everyone's got their own list and I could do another ten for Squarepusher sometime, but … Continue reading Squarepusher – Ten of the Best
Jodey Kendrick - EDM A2, EDM B2 (2013). Don't be misled by the EDM abbreviation; this pair of releases, strangely badged as if compilations by a selection of artists, but apparently solely the work of Jodey Kendrick, contains some of the best breakbeat-acid-eletro Braindance I’ve heard this side of the Tuss EP. (Well, until James … Continue reading 21/04/2020 This week I have been mostly listening to
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