Selectone, Unearthed [Ressonus Records – RESS-01, 2006]

What you see before you is the long overdue text about this severally limited first release for the Czech label Ressonus and in addition it is also the debut album for recording artist Selectone. There are nine tracks of highly personal music starting off with the devoid of beats and quite ambient Lavra. Thereafter continuing… Continue reading Selectone, Unearthed [Ressonus Records – RESS-01, 2006]

Melodium, Music for the Invisible People [Autres Directions in Music – MOULIN017, 2006]

Music for Invisible People is the title of Melodium’s second full-length album for Autres Directions in Music. The 13 track album is filled with his brand of quirky acoustically based electronic music that can be heard on previous releases such as Parthenay EP from 2003 (which is also the very first ADIM release), La Tête… Continue reading Melodium, Music for the Invisible People [Autres Directions in Music – MOULIN017, 2006]

Mormo, Wasting 500 Sounds [Low Impedance Recordings – LOZ06, 2006]

In early 2006 the label Low Impedance Recordings released the debut album Loftway by the artist Kamotek and it was subsequently written about here. Not much was heard thereafter, however the label has since then shown a remarkable show of force and proving it are three recent excellent as they are different releases by: Mormo,… Continue reading Mormo, Wasting 500 Sounds [Low Impedance Recordings – LOZ06, 2006]

Various Artists, A Small Frame of Reference [October Man Recordings – OCTOBER MAN 15, 2006]

A compilation on October Man Recordings that contains 14 tracks by 13 artists as is usually the case there are some well-known contributors to OMR and some who make their first contribution. The electronic music elder Cheju opens A Small Frame of Reference with the trademarked sounding and beautiful Bracken. The one thing out of… Continue reading Various Artists, A Small Frame of Reference [October Man Recordings – OCTOBER MAN 15, 2006]

Oblong, Indicator [Expanding Records – ECD26:06, 2006]

The change of direction has already been revealed and verified, for an ultra-consistent label like Expanding anything else would have been impossibility. Oblong’s full-length shares more than one thing in common with the last three releases on Expanding and fit precisely into their overall musical scheme. As is the always the case on Expanding (with… Continue reading Oblong, Indicator [Expanding Records – ECD26:06, 2006]

Zainetica, Redirection [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT035, 2006]

Another accomplished release by Rednetic strong man and founder Zainetica. This time around producing an excellent album for fellow label tycoons Mint and Cheju of Boltfish fame. The pure quality of this man’s productions in combination with the pace at which the material is assembled never ceases to amaze and “Redirection” is definitely not an… Continue reading Zainetica, Redirection [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT035, 2006]

Ian Baxter, 229, 294, 306, 337 [October Man Recordings – OCTOBER MAN 14, 2006]

“229, 294, 306, 337” is an analogue adventure with the occasional low-fi excursion signed Ian Baxter. There are seven tracks in a very “French” setting, guitar based electronic music as it was once defined by ADIM from France and maybe especially by Melodium their brightest shining star. But, Ian Baxter probably states it better himself… Continue reading Ian Baxter, 229, 294, 306, 337 [October Man Recordings – OCTOBER MAN 14, 2006]

Omnimotion, Dream Wide Awake [Aleph Zero Records – ALEPHZ06, 2006]

Even the name would suggest where the musical focus and inspiration would be coming from, there’re echoes from the past and another release on Aleph Zero referencing the long gone genre (or maybe not at all that distant) ambient dub. The production on “Dream Wide Awake” is flawless, but the same can unfortunately not be… Continue reading Omnimotion, Dream Wide Awake [Aleph Zero Records – ALEPHZ06, 2006]

Seba & Paradox, Beats Me [Paradox Music / Secret Operations – PMCD001, 2006]

“Beats Me” is a collection from two of the World’s top drum’n’bass producers. The concept is simple enough make a CD collection of the recent 12-inch output from two record labels. The record labels in question would be: Secret Operations and Paradox Music. You get 12 high-quality drum’n’bass tracks including hard to come by classics… Continue reading Seba & Paradox, Beats Me [Paradox Music / Secret Operations – PMCD001, 2006]