Category: Drum and Bass
Phat Rollin’ Beats | Yeeeee! I searched a long time to discover new drum’n'bass-sounds in the worldwide netlabel-cosmos. But instead of discovering Zardonic Recordings myself, they contacted Phlow and now we are pleased to present you a real diamond: a wonderful mixed up Drum’n'Bass Compilation called “Rare Grooves Vol. 1″. If you enjoy deep breakbeat-science, [...]
Category: Downbeat | Experimental
SciFi Downbeats | Oskar Rudzki aka Phonout has a faible for futuristic electronic productions driven by broken beats. These beats are built with care and love for sweet details. While his music communicates in a slight dark and moody temper, his album “Da ni” on the German Netlabel Zimmerlautstärke still reveals some fine melodies and [...]
Category: Folk-Acoustic
Ambient Folk Miniatures | Last.fm is a good source to start your investigations on certain artists. In case of UK Gareth Dickson, Last.fm tells us “Solo acoustic guitar with effects and vocals”. That’s true on a technical level, still so much information is missing. Add adjectives like introspective, tender, experimental and blissful to get a [...]
Category: Ambient | Electronica-Indietronic
Ambient Music With A Touch Of Pop | Maybe you know London-born Tokyo resident Ian D. Hawgood by his releases at Resting Bell or Dog Eared Records. Eventually you read about him at Phlow Magazine. Herein, initiates don’t need Bettina Rhymes to bring the news. In case you’re new to this man of taste and [...]
Category: Ambient | Drum and Bass | Dub and Reggae
Overdubbing Dub | Dub is usually connected to reggae music und therefore associated with a typical sound and sunny moods. The moroccan musician MLY, who is releasing his work under the name Dubosmium, has recently put out an EP that draws quite a different picture. From atmospheric ambient soundscapes to hard electronic drum ‘n’ bass [...]
Category: Ambient
Calm Ambient | Young Etienne Michelet is an experimental songwriter and delivery boy of rich, textural Ambient. Just recently, Michelet released two EPs at the notorious Resting Bell Netlabel and over at Digital Biotope. But I’d like to talk about his former minialbum “Bleu Vespéral – A Music For Harmonium” published via La Nouvelle Dégelée [...]
