Albums
Sega Sisters – Gene Sis
4/10 Before listening to Hamilton, Ontario experimental synth duo Sega Sisters, I was intrigued by the concept, based on the name of their debut EP Gene Sis (excellent punnery!). I was half expecting some 16-bit […]
Electronica
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Violent Squid – Landline Phone Calls From The Kitchen in 1992
7/10 From Austin, Texas, experimental project Violent Squid unveil their latest release Landline Phone Calls From The Kitchen in 1992. It’s been six years since their last album Day Wants Empty, a collaboration between Violent […]
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Shitshow – Roadside Restroom Attraction
3/10 Are there any Rick and Morty fans out there? In the first season of Adult Swim’s smash hit sci-fi animated series, there is a gag called “Human Music,” which pokes fun at inept family […]
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From Apes To Angels – Let The Light In
6/10 Oh, how the ominous feel of synths makes my soul beam. London, England’s own From Apes To Angels dawns the universe with their latest release Let The Light In. Twelve tracks of neon dreams […]
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Paragon Cause – What We Started
9/10 I adore an album that feels retro while still hitting you like a breath of fresh air! And man do I ever need some fresh air right now, and a haircut, and more consistent […]
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Sheenah Ko – Nowhere in Time
6.5/10 Sheenah Ko is nothing if not a workhorse. She has toured the world with her band Besnard Lakes and legendary musical acts like Lou Reed, The Band, and Barenaked Ladies. And even though she’s […]
Albums
Igorrr – Spirituality and Distortion
10/10 Every now and then, I get introduced to a record that floors me. French cross-genre masters Igorrr are preparing the release of one such album. Spirituality and Distortion, out March 27, 2020 on Metal […]
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Incentive – Happiness
8.5/10 Plunging into a world of darkness and crystalline colors, Happiness, the latest album by Incentive, unfolds into many atmospheres of flowing emotion and depth. Seven lengthy tracks packed with complex definition, many industrial qualities […]
Albums
Spiders Eat Vinyl – Violet Silhouettes
8/10 Violet Silhouettes is the latest release from Manchester UK’s Spiders Eat Vinyl. This EP is a collaboration between the duo of Jonny Freeman (guitar/beats/sequencer), Jack Moxley (keyboard/synths/beats) and vocalist Frances Hall. These partners did […]
Electronica
Piknic Électronik with Bon Entendeur, Djrum, and More—Live at Parc Jean-Drapeau—September 2nd, 2019—Montreal, QC
It was a gloomy start to Labour Day. With the last day of the long weekend—the unofficial end of summer—and a dreary, rain-soaked day ahead, there wasn’t enough coffee in the world to get me […]