Many apologies for the disservice here. Fatherhood and the rest of life have taken precedence over writing about music. It’s probably going to stay that way, although I have actually been buying a lot of music, and really spending time taking it in. Some updates on this flow from @phonopsia. By inserting some distance between …
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Oversteps
It probably goes without saying that the release of each Autechre album is a listening event for me and many like-minded music nerds, but for Oversteps this is more true than it otherwise might be after the London gig in support of Quaristice (one of the best musical experiences of my life), and all the …
Hip hop catch-up
Got some new loot from the home of the Lootpack: DOOM – Unexpected Guests [Gold Dust Media] J Dilla – Donuts [Stones Throw] Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol 1-2: Movie Scenes [Stones Throw] Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol 3 & 4: In India [Stones Throw] Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol. 5: Dil Cosby Suite [Stones …
Vladislav Delay stuff
I’ve been meaning to write up this album for a while now, as it’s not leaving my mp3 player any time soon, but I’ve just caught up on some reading and noticed that it’s already received an excellent treatment from Toby @ Bleep 43. In case you missed my tweet the other day, there’s also …
Wish list clear-out and some new bits
This week’s purchases: Complete releases Juzu aka Moochy – Re Momentos Introduction [Crosspoint Japan] Wladimir M – As The Leaves Fall From The Trees (restored & remastered) [Eevo Lute] DOOM – Born Like This [Lex] Pearson Sound – PLSN [Hessle Audio] Mount Kimbie – Sketch On Glass [Hotflush Recordings] Madvillain – Madvillainy 2: The Madlib …
Juno downloads and customer service
It took me a while to notice, but it turned out my last order from Juno was missing a number of tracks. All were available for download individually but in the zip files (which appear to have been automatically split at 2.5 GB) a number of the tracks/art were missing. I detailed this for Juno …
A Fine Line between Wagon Christ and God
From Luke Vibert’s early productions on Rising High, Mo’ Wax and Ninja Tune through his reinvention in nearly every form imaginable since the early part of this decade, he has always remained resolutely idiosyncratic and recognisable while adapting himself to changing genres and technology. He’s also turned in some excellent DJ sets which display the …
Hessle -> Hemlock -> Hotflush
While lots of fans of the dubstep fringe have heaped praise on Martyn and 2562 (myself included, and Burial before them), I reckon Hessle Audio deserves more attention than it’s already got, if nothing else as a gateway to what the Hessle artists are doing elsewhere. TRG and Pangaea were two of the first dubstep …
Massive haul
I should be just about caught up after this. Some of this stuff had a delayed digital release, which I am only now realising is fairly common (or this could be down to my over-reliance on Juno). But I also made an effort to check out artists that I’ve lost track of recently, which is …