Lush Ambient, Crunchy Beats | Hot off the heels of mo.’s Para-review last week, I got to let you know about the latest Archaic Horizon releases: “Nowcast” by Trenton McElhinney, more commonly known as 2%. I’ve been listening to both records in a row and found them doing fairly well in these days of late [...]
Category: Dub and Reggae
Peaceful Dub | It’s always fascinating how you can create so much with just some ingredients. For his vision of Dub Italian musician Para used just organs, delay echoes a warm subbass and some percussion. Together he offers us a beautiful 5-track EP filled up with melodic slow-motion-groovers. A joint venture into the dubby realms [...]
One-Song-Feature | OK, Today I have to share only one song with you: “Possibilities”. I found the track on the average compilation “apegenine volume two” released by the apegenine Label. “Possibilities” from Henrik Jose totally blows me away with its pop-appeal, idm-ish sounds and a beautiful voice. Since I discoverd Henrik Jose on the “Cycles” [...]
Category: Experimental | Folk-Acoustic
Lo-fi Folk Scribbles | Zymogen has been a little quiet for the last six months. After the Summer down, however, the label is back with a beautiful record. The artist’s name is Oskar Hallbert and he brings forth a new shade to the monochrome Zymogen label sound. Lo-fi Folk scribbles, you kidding? No.
Oskar Hallbert [...]
Category: Hip Hop
Fine Instrumental Hip Hop | Instrumental Hip Hop kicks me currently the most. I waited a long time for more releases like “Synesthesia” that stand in the tradition of music by Comfort Fit or my beloved Flying Lotus. AEED pushes Hip Hop music into the right direction. Playful rhythmic arrangements, definetely electronic and with a [...]
Category: Techno
HiFi Techno | Sudio is one of my favorite Netaudio producers around. He likes to produce complex electronic music. With his release “Strange Attractors” he delivers four colourful techno tracks where he jams around with his filters, effects and software in general. For purists who like straightforward techno, this is sometimes surely to much. I [...]