Autoflag ‘Puddledrinker’ (Disintegration State)
‘Puddledrinker’ by Manchester producer Autoflag is a real Jekyll and Hyde release, flitting between extreme joviality and abject……
Good Sad Happy Bad ‘Shades’ (Textile)
Micachu And The Shapes gave you confrontational individuality when you needed it most. But how would things sound……
Pilots Of Purple Twilight: ‘The Virgin Recordings 1980-1983’ (UMC/EMI)
It’s fair to say that the first half of Tangerine Dream’s epic 10-year adventure with Virgin Records gets……
William Basinski ‘Lamentations’ (Temporary Residence)
Sonically, experimental composer William Basinski has tended to focus on the darker side of life – profound, looping……
Various Artists ‘Lofts & Garages – Spring Records And The Birth Of Dance Music’ (BGP)
This marvellous collection drawn from Spring and its Posse offshoot is the sound of New York’s post-disco electronic……
Ryuichi Sakamoto ‘Hidari Ude No Yume’ (Wewantsounds)
Welcome reissue for overlooked early release
IKLAN ‘Album Number 1’ (Soulpunk)
Even before we arrive at their gloriously diverse and eccentric productions, the background of Bristol/Edinburgh-based recording collective IKLAN……
Oneohtrix Point Never ‘Magic Oneohtrix Point Never’ (Warp)
Going radio ga-ga, don’t touch that dial
Concretism ‘Dick And Stewart – Original Soundtrack’ (Castles In Space)
Red sky at night, curveball soundtrack delight
Faithless ‘All Blessed’ (BMG)
Inarguably one of the defining electronic outfits active in Britain at the turn of the century, Faithless’ Mercury-nominated……