Shrift ‘Lost In A Moment’ (Six Degrees, 2006)
“Remember ‘Underwater Love’, the gently lilting and effortlessly catchy trip hop track used on a Levi’s television advert in 1997?”
Patchworks
Location: Brighton Est: 2022
David Balfe
For Those I Love’s David Balfe on the first and last albums he bought, and an all-time favourite
Children Of The Bong: Smoke Signals
Marking the 30th anniversary of ‘Sirius Sounds’, Children Of The Bong are back with a collection of remixes that reimagine their 1990s psychedelic/acid/dub frequencies for the 21st century
No Fireman’s Pole
More musings from Fat Roland. On his mind this month (as far as we can tell): Office Work
Claudia Brücken: The Dark Side
With her intoxicating new solo offering, ‘Night Mirror’, Claudia Brücken reaffirms her status as one of synthpop’s most enigmatic and enduring voices
Warp 9
Sweeping the forgotten corridors of music, this month Scott Blixen digs up NYC’s space-loving electro outfit Warp 9
Reaper On Red: Hot Fuzz
The shadowy sonics of Cincinnati pairing Reaper On Red pulse with dark psych, brooding electronics and “gothic-shaded salvos”
The Young Gods ‘Longue Route’
Franz Treichler talks us through The Young Gods’ 1989 single ‘Longue Route’, the Swiss group’s wired-up stormageddon of heavy metal samples. D’accoooord!
Rival Consoles: Total Recall
Reinvigorated electronic maestro Ryan Lee West – aka Rival Consoles – is back with ‘Landscape From Memory’, a thrilling album that might be his most electrifying yet