Cultivated Electronics, a key player in the electro armada, continues the vinyl-only series “For The Floor” on its limited-editions branch. As before, the four-tracker is split between two projects. The A-side belongs to the French electro hardliner Umwelt who wears full armour in “Memoryscape” and “Morphing Sequences”. Noisy and untamed,Read More →
Kerrie expands the already sizable footprint of Cultivated Electronics (CE), when this summer she released practically a full length, split into two much-applauded EPs. With her tracks, the Irish-born Manchester resident adds harsher angle to the electro repertoire the label is renowned for. In the first part, increasingly obligatory acidRead More →
Sync 24’s debut album occupies minds and bodies with psychedelic a la carte electro. Having shaped from Cultivated Electronics a remarkable label, Philip Bolland has acted as a real small business founder, being active both in the managerial and production duties for CE’s sought-after electro catalogue. Now, instead of bettingRead More →
For The Advent, electro is not a virgin territory although the act now solely run by Cisco Ferreira has been always regarded as a major player of the techno league. Having recently listened to the 1997 album “New Beginnings”, I found “Funkage” and a few more electro tracks there andRead More →
New delivery from the London label Cultivated Electronics is a dream team collaboration by two talented electro artists: the label founder Philip Bolland as Sync 24 and Carl A. Finlow under the Silicon Scally alias. The A-side leaves nothing to be desired. Sturdy techno bass cut “Jack Out” slams the door open with raw US West CoastRead More →
TECHNO **** Alexander Kowalski – Live 2 (Cycles Music / CYC001) About a quarter of century after his debut called “Live” on Kanzleramt, Alexander Kowalski creates the sequel to the 2000 release. After that, he belonged to Kanzleramt’s key players, with four albums and several EPs on the legendary label.Read More →
EXPERIMENTAL / NOISE / POP *** Whirling Hall Of Knives – Glossolle Quarter (self-released) Keeping up a good tradition, Irish creative powerhouse Whirling Hall Of Knives aka WHOK celebrates the last day of the year with a new release. The original offers psychedelic flow of renegade strings and effects,Read More →
TECHNO/IDM/ELECTRO *** Empath / Halvtrak – Let Other Visions Exist (EABE) Two artists from Finland are in abstract mood in the first tracks that could be called the IDM part of the digital EP. Whereas Empath’s “Panpsykism” surprises with subtle trance leads over erratic beats. In “Fohat” the artist continuesRead More →
***** Fadi Mohem – MOHEM 01 (MOHEM 01 – 2022) Did Fadi Mohem ignite a new club trend by offering something many may have subconsciously anticipated: Dub techno for peak times? Without interruption, the school of Basic Channel has been present in electronic music, either in worshipping sessions of theRead More →
**** Konerytmi – Muotiviesti (Eudemonia 012 – 2022) For a change, prolific electro artist Konerytmi gets dressed in disco outfits and animates the crowd with nonchalant synth-pop on the A-side. After hanging out with neon-clad soccer moms (“Turun Palloseura”), “Ikuisesti Nuori” seeks eighties sweetness with a bubbling 808 and “Uimaranta”Read More →