As if the title itself isn’t a double scream from the rooftops that it’s the return of one of hip-hop’s greatest outliers, Kool Keith deals out the word Octagon dozens of times in this first […]
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Sharp and slithery synthesis from NYZ on FLUF Records
There’s nothing stripped-back about minimalist electronic label FLUF’s output over the last few months. This new one from NYZ is the Swedish label’s ninth digital EP release since the end of September, and a recent interview […]
Don Letts marks Bob Marley’s birthday with new Reggae 45 podcast
Bob Marley was born 73 years ago today — and to mark the occasion, DJ, reggae historian and all-round music icon Don Letts has released a new edition of his Reggae 45 podcast. Following on […]
Tech noir detours on Lewis James’ Nutso (Rua Sound)
Irish electronic producer and sound designer Lewis James has just debuted a new track Nutso, the first taste of his EP Featherstone on Irish label Rua Sound He’s hit this year running, tagged ‘one to […]
Nervy industrial brutalism on new JK Flesh track PI04.1
Justin K Broadrick aka JK Flesh has started to drip-feed new tracks from his upcoming EP PI04 – with the latest one suitably premiered on The Brvtalist. As one half of Godflesh, and with a […]
More confounding electronics from ‘computer hooligans’ EVOL
Swedish label FLUF has started 2018 as you know they’ll go on – with another example of next-gen electronics, sound-designed to the nth degree. The label, run by producer tuuun, is populating Bandcamp with avant-garde […]
Nine Inch Knives: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross rework John Carpenter’s Halloween theme
It’s not often you need a spoiler alert when you’re discussing a new tune, but this new Nine Inch Nails rework of John Carpenter’s Halloween is better when you don’t know what happens at the […]
Brainwaltzera tries to squeeze all Warp Records’ best bits into his debut LP
The Aphex Twin references come pretty quickly when Brainwaltzera’s name comes up. When he released his EP Aescoba earlier this year, there were so many Aphex DNA strands running through the tracks that there was […]
Haco’s new album Qoosui sounds like it’s barely there, but it’s magical
Japanese sound artist Haco describes her voice as a ‘mist’, and it’s true, there’s something intangible and barely-there about her new ambient drone album Qoosui. Haco is the one-time singer of Japanese avant-pop band After […]
Perturbator goes one darker on surprise EP New Model
French electronic producer James Kent aka Perturbator has always lurked in the darker outskirts of the synthwave scene, so it’s no surprise that he’s just premiered his surprise new EP on the Metalsucks and Metal […]
This is a drill: Talker – Battle Standards
If you want your techno to sound like Ancient Methods trapped inside an oil drum, Talker has just the thing. The Chicago duo’s new EP is three tracks of heavy metal without the guitars or […]
Bending nostalgia all sides: OOBE – Amarcord
The first track on Amarcord sounds like witch-house chancers Salem nudge-winking the build-up of Robert Miles’ Children, and there’s a guitar solo straight out of Tangerine Dream’s 1980s playbook. Virtual-E might sound like a brain-clash on […]
MF Doom isn’t always worth the wait – new track Negus with Sean Price
There’s too much waiting around when you’re a fan of Supervillain rapper MF Doom. He hasn’t released a solo album since Born Like This in 2009, and his collaborations and sporadic releases haven’t touched the […]
No compromise: Remembering Suicide’s Alan Vega – a true one-off
It’s just over a year since Suicide frontman and co-founder Alan Vega passed away aged 78, and last night independent station Dublin Digital Radio broadcast a brilliant tribute to one of the most singular frontmen […]
Less Than is the catchiest Nine Inch Nails song in years
Sometimes you just want your favourite band to dish out some comfort food for you to devour like a snivelling peasant. Nine Inch Nails’ new song Less Than is their catchiest song since the safe […]
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