Articles
2010 Artist Picks
Francesco Tristano
Albums
36
Access To Arasaka
Aeroplane Trio
Christian Albrechsten
Gilles Aubry
Andreas Bick
Wil Bolton
Caroline
Chaim
Scott Cortez
Dead Voices On Air
Margaret Dygas
F. Gerard Errante
Seren Ffordd
Field Rotation
Marcus Fischer
The Ghost of 29 Megacycles
Tania Gill
Gord Grdina Trio
Herion
Hummingbird
Ironomi
Yoshio Machida
Machinefabriek / Liondialer
Phil Manley
Matta
Mem1
me:mo
Miko
Momus
Moshimoss
Roger O'Donnell
orchestramaxfieldparrish
Cédric Peyronnet
Resoe
Danny Saul
Dirk Serries
Shedding
Clive Tanaka y su orquesta
Robert Scott Thompson
Two People In A Room
Undermathic
Wires Under Tension
Clive Wright
Compilations
Joachim Spieth Selected 6
Playing with Words
Reconstruction of Fives
20 Centuries Stony Sleep
EPs
Balmorhea
Clara Moto
d_rradio
Deepgroove
Kyle Bobby Dunn
Fear Falls Burning
Hammock
ptr1
Quiroga
Sawako
ptr1:
Above the Structures
Concrete Cut
From the Warsaw, Poland-based digital label Concrete Cut recordings comes the debut solo release from ptr1 who draws inspiration for his gritty material from his central Poland riverside hometown of Plock. The five originals on Above the Structures offer a clear impression of the producer-DJ's dusty take on dubstep, while remixes by Shoju and Teielte lend added appeal to the thirty-five-minute release.
Elements of dub, garage, and techno intertwine during the brooding, Scuba-styled opener “Riverside Dub,” after which “Comatose” plunges us into heavily atmospheric territory trawled by the likes of Burial, a crackled-soaked landscape dotted with deep bass pulses, ululating moans, and melting chords. “Falling” resides at the bleepier, techno end of the spectrum, rolling out as it does a svelte house vibe in its insistent swing. During the EP's go-to cut “Cold,” which pulsates with such rhythmic snap it could make Burial jealous, a robust dub bass line anchors the swizzling hi-hats and mournful vocal moans that otherwise catch one's ear, before a chiming IDM melody inexplicably rises from the grave to give the track an altogether different character. The title track continues down a similar road in merging bright IDM patterns with late-night groovesmithing. On the remix tip, Warsaw-based duo Shoju retain the brooding character of “Riverside Dub” but sprinkle it with electric guitar shadings that nudge it towards post-rock, while Teielte gets the highest marks for bringing glitch-hop thunder to a mighty “Cold” overhaul.
January 2011