TAG: experimental

Aug24

Paul White – Rapping With Paul White (Review)

Paul White

Rapping With Paul White

Released by One-Handed Music


Part hip-hop, part electrofunk and part space-jazz, UK producer Paul White’s new record Rapping With Paul White, is a genre-bending mixture of geographically diverse sounds. Featuring Detroit’s heavy-hitter Guilty Simpson of Stones Throw and Random Axe fame on the single “Trust” as well as the Motor City rapper Danny Brown on “One of Life’s Pleasures”, Paul White cooks up some delectable selections for our audible consumption—from straightforward hip-hop bangers, to more methodical and introspective instrumental tracks. In addition to the already mentioned stellar collaborations, there are some intelligently composed tracks ...

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Dec05

Neon Indian “Mind CTRL: ‘Psychic Chasms Possessed’ (Review)

Neon Indian

Mind CTRL: Psychic Chasms Possessed

Released by Fader


Texas-based production quartet Neon Indian offers an uber savory brand of electro synth and beyond on their latest  release Mind CTRL: Phsychic Casms Possessed. Fronted by noted singer/producer Alan Palomo, the band's incorporation of new-wave and soft rock samples over tasteful electronica compositions can be heard on the tracks "Terminally Chill (Yacht Remix)" and "Laughing Gas". Other noteworthy tracks include the trippy "Deadbeat Summer (Toro y Moi Remix) and the sultry dance-floor piece "Ephemeral Artery". Their  sonic versatility however, is best displayed on the Biblio remix of the track "Mind Drips"--a ...

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Nov23

Seph ‘Alquimia’ (Review)

Seph

Alquimia

Released by Kompakt


Acclaimed Argentinian producer Seph debuts his intricate and experimental brand of techno on Alquimia--an alchemy of sonic textures two years in the making. Channeling the more ambient side of down-tempo, Seph shines on the track"El Arroyo De Effo"--a spooky, Tricky-esque piece laced with samples of dripping faucets and ticking clocks. Equally satisfying is"Lemon Hideout"--the super abstract album opener where Seph seems to have taken quirky cues from Los Angeles jazz great, Eric Dolphy, circa "Out To Lunch". Also notable is "Casualidad"-- a percussion heavy, bouncy techno track that one might ...

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Nov22

Stereolab – Not Music (Review)

Stereolab

Not Music

Released by Drag City / Duophonic


London-based experimental, electronic, post-rock and pop music outfit Stereolab return to marketplace with a brilliant collection, Not Music, an accompaniment to their underappreciated 2008 effort, Chemical Chords.  While it stands alone as a record in its own right, the tracks included on Not Music are cues left out from their last record; it follows the format of some previous b-sides and rarities collections they’ve put out such as Fab Four Suture, Oscillations from the Anti-Sun and the Switched On series.  Not Music is perhaps not as cohesive as Chemical ...

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Nov12

Jatoma ‘Jatoma’ (Review)

Jatoma

Jatoma

Released by Kompakt


Rumored to contain a world famous producer, Danish newcomers Jatoma have chosen to keep their identities secret. The single press photo in existence of this trio (who also refuse to release their names) is intentionally blurry, showing three clothed male bodies in silhouette against a vast orange- violet sunset.

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