Dec11

Clark – Ted (Bibio remix) (Review)

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Ted (Bibio remix)

Released by Warp


Clark's Body Riddle LP will eventually be declared one of 2006's greats lost classics, although here one of its standout cuts is sent out into the world to spread the word. The clattersome, vibrophonic original is hectic enough, so Board of Canada protege Bibio takes things down a level on the re-rub, retaining the melody but turning it into a gorgeous electrofolk masterpiece.
Dec11

Andrew Thomas – Hushhh (Remix) (Review)

Andrew Thomas

Hushhh (Remix)

Released by Komp3


I still can't decide if it's a good or a bad thing that this is from the first release off Kompakt's Mp3-only label. While it's nice to have immediate access to its Pop Ambient acetate of static electricity and pond-like pianos, Thomas' work is worthy of being more than lines of binary code. But I guess that's the 'well chosen music of different kinds' promise of Komp3 fulfilling itself. So what's next guys?
Dec11

Sunn O))) – BP/Simple (Review)

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BP/Simple

Released by Staubgold


The raptors are coming! The raptors are coming! Okay maybe not, but this compilation cut (available as a single download on eMusic or as part of the whole package on iTunes) sounds like it's crawling with chittering, chattering creatures--the kind that'd probably strike the second you look away. Well, nothing awful happens after 10 minutes of ambient teasing, but 'BP/Simple' does manage to make you feel as uncomfortable as Sunn O)))'s usual black metal route with disembodied monk chanting in the right channel and dreadful drones in the left.
Dec11

Gorillaz – Stop the Dams (Review)

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Stop the Dams

Released by EMI


What if the kookiest cartoon band since the Banana Splits were locked in a life-size snow globe and forced to stare at the world through fake frost and paper precipitation? They'd probably write mournful music like this b-side to the 'El Manana/Kids With Guns' single. Recorded with the Reykjavik West End Brass Band and ex-Sugarcube Einar Orn (now known as Ghostdigital), 'Stop the Dams' is named after a drive to preserve Iceland's natural environment--a comedown song as delicate and delightful as the landscape it reluctantly eulogizes.
Dec11

Darkel – Stay (Review)

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Stay

Released by Astralwerks


As much as I initially liked J.B. Dunkel's debut as Darkel, some songs ('Pearl,' 'My Own Sun') turned out to be outrageously precious. While Dunkel can certainly pull off fluffy and fey vocals better than most Parisians, his hopeful romantic lyrics make him sound more like a failed poet than one of the masterminds behind Air. While it's just a b-side, 'Stay' nails the late-night vibe Dunkel was going for on his album, sending incessant humming and space rock guitars on a stairway to heaven.
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