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Sound Bytes : Ital Tek, Loops Haunt, Clark and Christian Löffler
Ital Tek Mega City Industry Civil Music This new foursome from Alan Myson, a Brighton based artist recording under the moniker Ital Tek, continues along the same trajectory he’s been on for the last...
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Vittoria Fleet – Acht LP (n5MD)
In 2012, I was impressed by a self-released Kissing Cousins EP from Allan Shotter and Giada Zerbo, together recording as Vittoria Fleet. On my Sound Bytes Review I compared their output to that of...
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Sound Bytes : Black Swan, K’an, Orphax and Birds of Passage
Black Swan Tone Poetry Ethereal Symphony Black Swan was new to me when I first played Tone Poetry. And what a fantastic first impression the album made! [editor's note: Headphone Commute has reviewed...
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In the studio with Benn Jordan
Benn Jordan is a Chicago based musician, who somehow manages to stay out of the spotlight, no matter how much I want to shine it on him. You see, when it comes to intelligent electronic music, lush...
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Gosh Snobo – Music for a New Beginning
Today we welcome back Gosh Snobo, a Riga (Latvia) based selector, who has previously contributed to our program back in 2011 with A Rest From Intention, and once again, same year later, with a...
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Brock Van Wey – Home (echospace)
You know, as the world turns and feeds off its own collective insanity, creating nothing useful but pain and suffering, I try to step back, close my eyes and simply breathe. In those moments I often...
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Sound Bytes : Celestino, Faures, The Ashes Of Piemonte and Oiseaux-Tempête
Before you read this new installment of Sound Bytes, I wanted to take a few seconds of your time to point something out. Although originally intended as short, paragraph-length write-ups, launched back...
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John Lemke – Walizka (Denovali)
Walizka by John Lemke is a significantly enhanced reissue of a three-track EP which was originally released as a teaser for his 2013 full-length album People Do on Denovali. The new version includes...
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Kangding Ray – Solens Arc (Raster-Noton)
Like the white swish of the famous Nike tick, Solens Arc swoops high above the sky, a band steep in its incline, racing against the friction of gravity. The arc, with its incredible altitude, rises in...
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Sound Bytes : Lucy, Answer Code Request, Plaster and Zoltan
Lucy Churches Schools And Guns Stroboscopic Artefacts Stroboscopic Artefacts label boss Luca Mortellaro has been releasing a steady stream of solid electronic music through his label, championing a...
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Sound Bytes : Rutger Zuydervelt, Pjusk, Kontakt der Jünglinge and Janek Schaefer
Rutger Zuydervelt Stay Tuned Baskaru Imagine a single 50-minute track with contributions from more than 150 artists… I can’t even begin to list names here but you should definitely check it out on the...
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Sonic Pieces : Interview with Monique Recknagel
Hi Monique… who are you, where are you, and what have you been up to lately? Hi there, I’m a small girl running a small record label called Sonic Pieces. We are based in Berlin, Germany. This year has...
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Alastair Kelly – Let Your Light Glow
If you haven’t noticed, I had a nice vacation in Japan (see HC’s Instagram), but now I’m back, ripping through the archives of unpublished reviews, interviews and mixes. To cleanse the palette a bit...
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Invisible Allies – Conversations with Bees (Aleph Zero)
You remember Bluetech, right? Evan Bartholomew has been producing electronic psychedelia since 2003, most notably known for his releases on Aleph Zero, Interchill, and his very own Native State...
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36 – Dream Tempest (3six)
With Dream Tempest, Dennis Huddleston is looking to take his very successful musical project, 36 (pronounced ‘three-six’), into some new territory. The five previous albums, Hypersona (2009), Memories...
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Interview with 36
Hey Dennis, what have you been up to this past weekend? Mostly a stress-free weekend actually, mainly managing a few boring post-release jobs that needed to be done after my new album was released...
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Diamond Version – CI (Mute)
Olaf Bender (Byetone) and Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) have spent the last 15 years or longer along a similar trajectory, exploring digital minimalism, rhythm, and noise with a fairly severe ear. Along...
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Saåad – Deep/Float (Hands In The Dark)
Once upon a time, a vinyl release was taken for granted; now it’s a goal to which artists aspire. After numerous releases over the course of five years, Saåad [comprised of Romain Barbot and Greg...
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Sound Bytes : Rob Clouth, 2Methyl, Clockvice and Known Rebel
Rob Clouth Clockwork Atom Leisure System I’m not sure what I’m mostly surprised, impressed or excited for – my new discovery of Rob Clouth and his newest three-track Clockwork Atom EP on Leisure...
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Interview with Saåad
SAÅAD. What is the deal with the Scandinavian character? We used that letter because of the circle over it. It could refer to the sun, a ‘light’ to balance the sadness of our band name (which simply...
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