BLACK TO COMM – “PROVIDENCE”
Marc Richter has given plenty of evidence for his proficiency in slow, brooding darkness. His Black to Comm project is seven albums…
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AUSTIN BUCKETT – GRAIN LOOPS
ROOM 40 has just drowned out Friday in one minute flat. Lawrence English’s excellent Australia-based experimental label recently dropped a seductive teaser…
FAY – DEATHWATCH
FAY, cloaked, damaged, returns from the DIN of her toolroom. Alone now, far beyond the Pit Er Pat of her past, she…
VALERIO TRICOLI – “LE QOHELETH +”
“If the snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.” What aspect of emptiness is Tricoli recording here? Wind,…
MAXWELL AUGUST CROY AND SEAN MCCANN – I
As if on a mission to dispel any bored fatigue some unnamed writers might have when gazing at the ambient landscape of…
OUTER SPACE – “ARRIVAL AND ASSESSMENT”
John Elliott’s Outer Space seems to be moving further and further inside. Or is it the opposite direction – further out towards…
FOODMAN – HAMAKKO EP
Foodman getting ace for me on a Friday morning. His sounds have been sweeter before, sure. Sunshine and a brand new weekend…
PEDER MANNERFELT – “EVENING REDNESS IN THE WEST”
Last time we heard the word “blood” repeated this many times the other guys drowned even though we felt guilty for it….
KOENRAAD ECKER – “ORAN”
Enthusiastic darkness boils over this new track from Koenraad Ecker, half of the excellent duo Lumisokea. “Oran” is the 14 minute-opener for…
D/P/I – “GRAN.D”
“GRAN.D” leaks out of Leaving Records like a lost lamb, epileptic and anchorless, confident only its awkward, post-digital swagger. So-Californian Alex Gray…
YONG YONG – GREATEST IT’S
Severely blunted new outing from this deep, deep mystery unit. Yong Yong blew the internet’s ears off in 2013 with Love, bringing…
DEAN BLUNT – SKIN FADE
Relentlessly enigmatic pop jester Dean Blunt delivers a new slice of mystery in the form of a 26 minute mixtape posted to…
