Not sure if there’s any empirical evidence that during the pandemic people’s preferences turned to ambient music. Might be, because of its mostly relaxing nature and I have to admit that a number of the genre’s new releases have sparked my interest, either as arrivals in my collection or findsRead More →
Appearances could be deceptive. A Bandcamp release with three long tracks of about 45 minutes in total and abstract photo artwork by Hannes Unt, “Polar Night Jet” looks like another journey in the fields of ambient. It’s confirmed by the first tones of the opener “Arcus Cloud”, when gleaming soundRead More →
A new label, a new alias: Dave Henson has done further trimming of his moniker, after going through Nochexxx and CHXFX phases, and introduces NCHX on the fledgling Plastic Horse imprint. Henson’s output has never been a simple bite and current case is not any different as the LP “B•O•M”Read More →
The sound of Rotterdam may have changed over the years but Black Merlin’s new release for the city’s Pinkman imprint carries the same nasty mechanics we know from hakkuh days. Even when in “SFORMATOR 2” the BPMs are modest, compared to the Terrordrome days, its daunting dark tribal makes meRead More →
The last days of December 20 years ago were spent in great anticipation of the Millennium Bug. The darkest plots saw the future of the (wo)mankind endangered, if the computers would have flipped out. Luckily, hardly anything of these predictions materialised and doomsday scenarios were postponed. Which means that 20Read More →
***** Bartosz Kruczyński – Baltic Beat II (Growing Bin Records GBR019 – 2019) The record sleeve promises agri ambient: scattered straw balls in a serene rural landscape under fluffy clouds, in a beautiful day at the harvest peak. This adorable view painting pictures from my childhood creates the first impressionRead More →
Harmonious Thelonious is a tour guide to the amazing world of native polyrhythms, steering a perpetual percussion machine to exciting locations around the globe. In a new expedition for London’s The Trilogy Tapes, Middle East serves as a source of inspiration for Stefan Schwander’s project that is able to impressRead More →
Right before leaving for a holiday week in Malta, I got a message from Optic Nerve Engine, an electronic project from the main island’s smaller neighbour Gozo. By sharing new music, in a way they reminded me that the local scene is/was not limited to the electro artist Microlith akaRead More →
The first part of the 1998 in review can be found here. Michael Knight – Knight Ryder (Devon Records) A recent aftermarket purchase and unconscious realisation of a teenage dream, because Ed DMX’s electro release is a tribute to the Foundation’s heroes with whomRead More →
EDLX.056 Heavy The Eclipse by Clouds Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Decks (DE) Buy vinyl from Forced Exposure (US) Hardcore takeover made in Rotterdam If you fancy lethal bass drum, mentasm outbreaks, junglist stabs and even some happy hardcore riffs with kiddie samples – to goRead More →