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Sound of the spheres

2008-06-30

Paycheck came in today so I could finally pay off my library bills. While at it, borrowed some music:

  • Squarepusher - Selection Sixteen
    • 'nuff said
  • Ceephax - Exidy Tours
    • Brother of Squarepusher, new find. IDM with gabber and d'n'b flavours
  • LFO - Sheath
    • Nicely executed dark techno with IDM influences
  • German Elektroniks - Elektro Jugend
    • Kraftwerk goes industrialish
  • Itäväylä - Itäväylä
    • Undescribeable ambient electro-boogey
  • Four Tet - Everything Ecstatic
    • Abstract, unsettling, jazzy, hyperactive something; Venetian Snares goes artistic.

Great stuff, gotta love the libraries in Helsinki!

Update 2008-07-05: Gah, forgot all about Autechre - Chiastic Slide, probably the best in this pile. Not quite up to the aggressive-disassociative madness of Autechre's Untitled, Chiastic Slide presents a calmer and warmer side of the artist w/o compromising the weirdness and smooth execution that are the cornerstone of their music.

I've also found a weird, shy love that hides behind the samples in Everything Ecstatic, but I can't shake the forlorn and melancholic vibes it sends down my spine. Definitely recommended.

Also, added juno.co.uk links on the albums I could find, enjoy the free samples!

Tags: culture.