quoted 2 lines I was wondering if anyone could recommend some new releases that really> I was wondering if anyone could recommend some new releases that really
> stretch, warp & twist the boundaries of modern electronic music.
a few recommendations you may find interesting... nothing especially
noisy or anything, just electronic music which goes further than what
i'm used to:
- funckarma _part 2_ 12" (djak-up bitch)
sounds a bit like the autechre/funkstorung axis, but with obscure song
structures which reveal themselves after a few listens. lovely &
original.
- mouse on mars _instrumentals_ 12" (sonig/thrill jockey)
ambient-sounding melding of bleeps & bloops. the way the melodies blend
in with the ambience is fantastic. ecstatic. _glam_ is also good but
_instrumentals_ is the best.
- pluxus _fas 2_ cd (slowball)
i can't praise this one enough... rockin' beatbox action with the most
infectious hooks i've heard in a while. blends in different genres of
music in a very seamless way. inventive & enjoyable throughout. very,
very sharp.
- richard thomas _what my ears can see_ 7" (leaf)
fantastic jazz-informed semi-ambient, semi-wacky noises. all over the
place, yet focused. pretty much impossible to describe; the guy lives
on his own planet. his previous releases are near impossible to find
but they are supposedly just as brilliant. (perhaps more, by some
accounts.)
that's all i can remember for now... then again, i don't buy that many
records... but these really stand out in my book as some of the more
inventive & challenging idm i've heard recently.
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david