Albums
Atmogat
Autechre
Autistici
Bitcrush
Black Gold 360
Sylvain Chauveau
Cut Iowa Network
Delicate Noise
Dof
The Element Choir
FNS
Four Tet
Gutta Percha
Greg Haines
Chihei Hatakeyama
Ian Hawgood
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Kahn and Mueller
Konntinent
L/M/R/W
Francisco López
Aaron Martin
Musette
Near The Parenthesis
Offthesky
Dustin O'Halloran
Redhooker
Relmic Statute
Ruxpin
Sintetic-Collage
Sister Overdrive
Starkey
Tokyo Mask
Youth Pictures of F. Hend.
Compilations / Mixes
Agoria
Advent
My Private Space
Peeling
Untitled 10
EPs
Amman.Josh
A Wake A Week
Tolga Baklacioglu
Boxharp
Cursor Miner
Abe Duque
EPROM / Eskmo
Funckarma
Florent Ghys
LJ Kruzer
Lobisomem
Maps and Diagrams
Moving Dawn Orchestra
Marcello Napoletano
Alexandre Navarro
Obsidian
Glen Porter
Nigel Samways
The Soul's Release
Sparkhouse / Jacksonville
Subeena
Talvihorros
EPROM / Eskmo:
Hendt / Lands and Bones
Warp
The double A-side twelve-inch Hendt / Lands and Bones spotlights the work of San Francisco-based electronic music producers EPROM and Eskmo (aka Brendan Angelides). Tailor-made for fans of artists like Flying Lotus, Kode9, and their ilk, both cuts are head-trippers in their melding of high-end synth blaze and low-end bass pulsations. EPROM's “Hendt” spits arcade fire in its blend of lazer synth melodies and dubstep-inflected thump. Hold on tight when the bass kicks in, the synths flutter, and the groove digs even deeper into its neck-snapping headnod. In a surprise move, the song vanishes for a moment halfway through before barreling back with the same ten-ton force with which it rolled out. Eskmo's “Lands and Bones” slinks and lurches, its dubstep pulse arrested by a hiccup in its rhythm before the icy drawl of Swan's soulful voice lends the track added stability. Both tracks are fresh but, if forced to choose, I'd give first prize to Eskmo for enhancing his track's lustre with the sultry vocal.
April 2010