..and here's a few more..
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. Portland: Fragile Constitution EP (n5MD) 3" CDR
. Octopus Inc.: Fluid Freedom (Kracfive) CD
. Modula: Audio Dismantle (Surgery) CD
. Cyber Zen Sound Engine/Matt Borghi:
The Intercepted Transmissions (N-Light-N) CD
. Xyn: Subdermal (Component) CD
. Mantra: After Ten EP (Neferiu) CDR
. Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (R&S) CD
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// --Portland: Fragile Constitution EP (n5MD) --US
San Diego based Spencer Lytle recently signed to the Oakland
(CA-based) n5MD label with a debut promotional CDR-EP of
abstract mechanical electronics w/ distinct and accessible melodies
tied to syncopated percussive grooves. Fans of Autechre, Richard
Devine, Proem, Aphex Twin take note. Highlight 2 & 3.
// --Octopus Inc.: Fluid Freedom (Kracfive) --US
Noah Sasso has increasingly created his own vibe on a host of
international labels and provides Kracfive with fluid and abstractive
electronics molding chaotic rhythms to ambient driven platforms.
Quite an interesting and flowing full length managing to be creative
and obscure at the same instant. File under gritty-ambient-electronics.
// --Modula: Audio Dismantle (Surgery) --AU
Duann Scott and Reece Schubert are the duo who form Modula..
a quirky assemblage of analogue driven soundscapes and complex
beats. The result on this debut for Australian based Surgery Records
is a hybrid between clicky experiments and soft electronic structures.
Highlights 2, 4, & 9.
// --Cyber Zen Sound Engine/Matt Borghi:
The Intercepted Transmissions (N-Light-N) --US
This Beaumont Texas based label unleashes some very intricate and
pensive ambient electronic music and 'The Intercepted Transmissions'
is a classic full length of instrumental ambient pieces that highlights
this collaborative effort quite well.
// --Xyn: Subdermal (Component) --US
Focusing on the abstract electrical beauty of digital experiments and
sound deconstruction, Xyn's work is of a more mysterious nature focusing
on the abstract/dark elements of mechanical sounds and layering them
with dense rhythms.
// --Mantra: After Ten EP (Neferiu) --CAN
A very limited recording by Neferiu owner Nate aka Mantra. With the
music veering into minimal-techno and ambient driven soundscapes,
Mantra's debut CDR-EP 'After Ten' cuts a unique template of upbeat
& percussive grooves with precisely laid out atmospherics. Highlights
2, 3, & 4.
// --Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (R&S) --UK
Not much more can be said about Richard D. James. Over the last
10+ years he's cultivated and nurtured a following of fans and artists
trying to capture that unique Aphex Twin vibe. On this release we
see RDJ spanning through several gems packed with ultra-thick rhythms,
basslines and attractive melodies from start to end. Ambient/Techno/
Exp.Electronic/IDM/Electro is all well covered here.
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