f.a.n.u. - 'p.o.l.a.r.' (2015)
ok, you don't still own pants big enough to accommodate a friend alongside yourself. you were never really that into glowsticks in the first place. when it comes to juggling, you're all thumbs. never thought anyone looked even a little bit cool in a cat in the hat hat. pacifiers are for babies and babies only. that is all well and good. this music still rules.
_mink nun
S.e.c.o.n.d. W.o.m.a.n. - 'S/W' (2017)
discovered this on the social media account of skee mask, who is a dj i like, who was plugging this record. the record is pretty minimal, not very dynamic. i don't usually go in for electronic artists who seem to be, like, one trick ponies, where they just have this one kinda static thing that they do, and they release records that are a bunch of different variations on a theme. i prefer a little more diversity to a record, generally speaking. this record, while it does sort of fit that description, does impress me, because its trick is so good. the beats sound like the drumming in 'gold' by bloody panda. lots of accellerandos and de-accellerandos. i dig. this almost sounds like something marcus popp could have been involved in. no, sandra bullock has nothing to do with this, despite the cover art.
_pert plus
f.a.n.u. - 't.h.e. s.i.l.e.n.t. w.a.t.c.h.e.r.' (2016)
been going down a lot of wormholes. really liked the throwing snow record. that guy referenced this guy in an interview. checked out this guy. really dig. drum n bass out of finland. sounds like it's straight outta the 90s... but also kinda updated....... just a really nice take on a well established sound. really great beat chopping. fun record! i actually paid money for it on bandcamp... only because it is 'pay what you wish'... i love it when artists do that.
_alibi
t.h.r.o.w.i.n.g. s.n.o.w. - 'e.m.b.e.r.s.' (2017)
h.o.u.n.d.s.t.o.o.t.h. r.e.c.o.r.d.s. - 't.e.s.s.e.l.l.a.t.i.o.n.s.' (2016)
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the process or art of tessellating a surface, or the state of being tessellated.
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an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together, especially of polygons in a repeated pattern without gaps or overlapping....cool name for a techno comp if you ask me. also if you google image search houndstooth tessellations, i think it's basically that pattern you see on chef's pants. and, these artists certainly cook up some tasty beats. more in depth review here, if you care. please don't stop the please don't stop the please don't stop the music._dj come on barbie let's go party
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v.a.k.a.n.t. r.e.c.o.r.d.s. - 't.e.n.a.c.i.t.y. 2.0.1.6.'
µ.-Z.i.q. - 'L.u.n.a.t.i.c. H.a.r.n.e.s.s.' (1997)
imagine if aphex twin made a record with vladislav delay in the late 90s... in fact, this sounds so much like both of those artists, that it might be tempting to write it off as derivative, were it not for the stellar song writing chops on display. this artist is the founder of planet mu, one of the more consistently interesting electronic labels of the last few decades. i'm a bit late to the party on this... by oh say 20 years or so... but, better late than never! this album is mostly upbeat and really nice dish doing music for your sunday afternoon. dickie dustpan type music, as my brother might say.
_alibi