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]
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Convurazio, Behind the Console… Mama Mia Chef! [October Man Recordings – OCTOBER MAN 19, 2007]
The debut release of Convurazio on October Man Recordings offers music set in lo-fi with well-known and cherished beats, and when paired with nursery rhyme like melodies like in the opening track Tricky it is a treat. In the second track Skate the setting in the same: lo-fi, but the beats are light and treading… Continue reading Convurazio, Behind the Console… Mama Mia Chef! [October Man Recordings – OCTOBER MAN 19, 2007]
Btb, Who Wants to be Healthy in This Sick World? [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT042, 2007]
BTB second full-length album entitled Who Wants to be Healthy in this Sick World? following his debut Sysex EP from late 2005. BTB continues to make lovely sounding electronic music with excellent beats and melodies to accompany them. However as the title may suggest his music is set in a more sinister landscape (could it… Continue reading Btb, Who Wants to be Healthy in This Sick World? [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT042, 2007]
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]
Sunosis, Warmed [Rednetic – RN011, 2007]
Excellent beat laden release from Sunosis on Rednetic. After the all out Jungle affair of Tommi Bassi on “Tommi Bass Presents Tommi Labs Volume One” Rednetic releases a melodic, rich in sound and heavy in bass mini-album. It’s enjoyable from the first track to the last. Solid beats and basslines ensure that the heat is… Continue reading Sunosis, Warmed [Rednetic – RN011, 2007]
Monoceros, Tales for Silent Nights [Fueradeserie! / Imaginary Nonexistent Records – fds! 08 / INR 001, 2007]
Monoceros’ “Tales for Silent Nights” is in all aspects an excellent piece of contemporary electronic music and an album that is very much the logical continuation of his 2005 debut album “When I Was A Child I Wanted To be An Astronaut” on Expanding Records. Warm, lush and intricate sonic constructions distributed over ten tracks.… Continue reading Monoceros, Tales for Silent Nights [Fueradeserie! / Imaginary Nonexistent Records – fds! 08 / INR 001, 2007]
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]