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AlbumsEsmerine – Dalmak
Initially, the first outing from Constellation mainstays Esmerine since 2011’s La Lechuza signals no departures from their chamber sound: opener Learni... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Glasvegas – Later... When the TV Turns to Static
It’s not often a band wanes with a curve as smooth as that shown by Glasvegas, descending from heart-conquering bright young things to Later…&rs... Read more »| 27 Aug 2013 -
AlbumsJessy Lanza – Pull My Hair Back
Co-produced by Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys, Canadian Jessy Lanza's debut for Hyperdub continues to rehabilitate 90s R&B as pioneered by the likes of ... Read more »| 27 Aug 2013 -
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Factory Floor – Factory Floor
Factory Floor's long-anticipated full-length debut doesn't deviate much from its mission statement – the trio, who define their music merely as 'indust... Read more »| 27 Aug 2013 -
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Ultraísta – Remixes
The list of remixers on this album by Nigel Godrich's Ultraísta project is a who's who of experimental electronic music, perhaps giving a key insight ... Read more »| 26 Aug 2013 -
AlbumsRichard Buckner – Surrounded
Richard Buckner’s best songs are simple affairs. Usually it’s a simple, plucked guitar accompaniment and a smattering of keys and harmonies. His ... Read more »| 26 Aug 2013
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Drumcell – Sleep Complex
Constructed lovingly on analogue equipment (the TR-909, TR-808 and TB-303 all feature heavily), and with a final bass-oriented mixdown by Frankfurt-based tec... Read more »| 24 Aug 2013 -
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The Dodos – Carrier
It may still only be August, but going by the number of cosy autumnal folk bands sniffing out of their burrows, the leaves must be falling already. To be fai... Read more »| 24 Aug 2013 -
AlbumsJackson & His Computerband – Glow
A welcome return from Jackson Fourgeaud, who has been quiet since 2005's Smash. The results are impressively eclectic, taking in psych-rock on opener Blow, p... Read more »| 23 Aug 2013 -
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MONEY – The Shadow of Heaven
Exploring The Shadow of Heaven is like walking around a cold, cavernous, stately mansion. The ecclesiastical architecture gives space for the track... Read more »| 13 Aug 2013 -
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Georges Vert – An Electric Mind
Having started his musical life as a transposer of classical scores, before a sudden, ephiphanic swerve into synth composition, France’s Georges Vert h... Read more »| 13 Aug 2013 -
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Franz Ferdinand – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
Alex Kapranos has talked of how Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action comes from "the idea of the cynic's search for optimism.” It’s a compel... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
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Adrian Corker – Raise
Flecked with crackles, creaks, taps and clicks, Raise is an evocative listen filled with enriching experimental asides – from the analogue tape manipul... Read more »| 08 Aug 2013 -
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Shigeto – No Better Time Than Now
Japanese-American producer Shigeto, aka Zachary Saginaw, has a lot in common with the Brainfeeder stable of beat-makers – his productions are mercurial... Read more »| 07 Aug 2013 -
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Forest Swords – Engravings
From its opening notes, Forest Swords' debut album – after 2010's well-received mini, Dagger Paths – is an understated and hauntingly beautiful e... Read more »| 07 Aug 2013