Shifted, Crossed Paths
[Mote-Evolver] Shifted has encountered criticism for lacking a concrete identity in his sound, but this could be seen as a case of calculated subtraction, beginning on the dance floor with brutish,...
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[R&S Records] Over the past five years, Nottingham’s Matt Cutler has sprinted through several distinct genres, from his early peach-colored hip-hop experiments through to 2010′s Boards of...
View ArticleLaurel Halo, Quarantine
[Hyperdub] Hyperdub’s sudden embrace of Laurel Halo was unexpected — an instinctive decision by Kode9, a forward-thinking leap into the dark. Apart from Ikonika, whose penchant for challenging,...
View ArticleDave Aju, Heirlooms
Image by Jonathan McCabe[Circus Company] After the origami-funk of 2008′s Open Wide — a surprisingly rich record of grayscale grooves comprised entirely of mouth-made sounds — the stage was set for...
View ArticleOceania, Postable EP
[7even Recordings] Oceania is a Russian dubstep producer and multi-instrumentalist named Nick Kostylew. So far his work has included the Cracked Out E.P. for Reboot Records, an uncomplicated release of...
View ArticleTeengirl Fantasy, Motif
[R&S Records] With Motif, Brooklyn duo Teengirl Fantasy have made the decision to plant themselves in the more serious dance music soil of R&S, upping production mores and attention to detail...
View ArticleVatican Shadow, Ghosts of Chechnya
[Hospital Productions] For over a decade, Dominick Fernow, aka Vatican Shadow, has helmed Hospital Productions, his own label of noise, black metal, and techno releases. Although possibly best known as...
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