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The Connection Machine are a Dutch male-female duo (a relatively rare combination in techno?) and though this album was released in 2004, the tracks are all some 10 years older than that. They would have been released on Carl Craig’s Planet-E label, but for some reason or another that never happened. We should be glad … Continue reading The Connection Machine – Painless
Ekoplekz - Reflekzionz (2015). This is not what I expected. From the cover art, and this being on Planet Mu, and Ekoplekz being referred to online as someone making music in the Braindance style; in my mind this was going to be some Dave Monolith/James Shinra wunderkind producer making shiny squelchy acid breakbeat type stuff. … Continue reading 25/02/20 This week I have been mostly listening to
Amorphous Androgynous - Tales of Ephidrina and The Isness. It came to my attention that I might be missing a classic from my ever growing collection of early 90s ambient-techno/post-rave/electronic listening music - whatever you want to call it. Future Sound of London (of which Amorphous Androgynous is an alias) are one of my all … Continue reading 21/02/20 This week I have been mostly listening to
...And you will know us the trail of dead - X: The Godless Void and Other Stories (2020). After repeated listens, this is really starting to click with me now. Although this is a heavy album, Trail of Dead have no doubt mellowed, and matured, and their tenth album finds them in a world weary … Continue reading 16/02/20 This week I have been mostly listening to
Sparklehorse - It’s a Wonderful Life (2001). Sparklehorse have been on my radar of artists I’m vaguely aware of...probably since he collaborated with Nina Persson on her A Camp album in 2001. I haven’t actually heard that album, although it’s supposed to be good. Anyway for some reason I recently decided to give old Sparklehorse … Continue reading 31/01/20 This week I have been mostly listening to
...And you will know us by the trail of dead - X: The Godless Void and Other Stories (2020). Trail of Dead’s breakthrough album, Madonna, was a favourite of mine back shortly after it came out 20 years ago (gulp). The widely acclaimed follow-up, Source Tags and Codes, for my money contains some of their … Continue reading 24/01/2020 This week I have been mostly listening to
Venetian Snares - Greg Hates Car Culture (1999 - reissued 2019). I happened across an interview with Aaron Funk mentioning the fact that his debut EP was being reissued in honour of its 20th anniversary. I’m a big fan of Snares but never went quite this far back in his discography, but on setting out … Continue reading 08/01/2020 This week I have been mostly listening to
Camera Obscura - Let’s get out of this country (2006). This album is the archetypal example of a slow-burner, as far as it’s place in my collection goes. I first gave it a listen based on the recommendation of someone I went on a date with (which never came to anything) some ten years ago, … Continue reading 24/12/2019 This week I have been mostly listening to
Global Goon - Cradle of History (1998 - Rephlex) Like many people (I imagine), I first encountered Global Goon on the excellent, Braindance Coincidence. A compilation celebrating 10 years of Rephlex Records and their boundless, eclectic, debonair genre: braindance. For someone looking for an introduction to the aesthetic, the Goon track on that CD, Long … Continue reading Global Goon – Cradle of History
Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesizer Music (2016). I think this might be Venetian Snares’ best album in a while. Actually, I liked My Love is a Bulldozer, but apart from that, I think this is his strongest album since Rossz... back in 2005. I won’t dwell too much on the concept/background; I think I read … Continue reading 09/12/19 This week I have been mostly listening to
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