The past 18 months has been an experimental period for The Black Dog. 2010’s Music For Real Airports contained IDM inflected beats, heavy ambient textures and a title reference to Brian Eno’s seminal ambient standard, Music For Airports.
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Benjamin Brunn is known for an unwavering, hardware-based sound. Dust EP, the first release on Germany’s Ashes label, is no exception. Working with only a Clavia Nord and Roland 707, Brunn delivers four tracks of lush, engrossing house music.
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Brownswood Electric 2 is hands down, the most exciting release I’ve encountered this month and is looking like a contender for the best compilation of the year. 14 producers from around the globe (UK, USA, Germany, Australia, Japan) are featured in this beautiful collection.
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The story of The Midnight Eez is one worth telling and retelling. All City co-founder, Splyce, on a record buying mission to NYC, was given a promo mixtape by two producers outside Fat Beats record store, circa 1995. The tape was then left untouched for fifteen years, while the mysterious duo faded into obscurity. Having reappeared in the All City vaults, the demo has at last been committed to wax.
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One-Handed Music continue their run of leftfield oddities with Mo Kolour’s Drum Talking. The percussionist/vocalist digs deep into his Mauritian roots for his debut release, combining the music of his childhood, sega, with other formative influences, namely soul and hip hop.
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Kenneth Christiansen’s decade old Echocord label has established itself as a premium source of dub techno. It has managed to successfully carve out its place in a scene still dominated by the legacy of Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, whose Basic Channel/Rhythm & Sound project defined the genre’s exquisite sense of space. Christiansen builds upon this tradition by offering a platform for the genre’s second wave. Enter Echocord Jubilee Compilation. Celebrating the [...]
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