The Kiwi singer-songwriter pushes the envelope further on her third album release, the slinky, shape-shifting Designer, an astute, mature and invigorating record which is both idiosyncratic and open-hearted. Ever since her 2014 self-titled debut, the gothic freak-folk artist Aldous Harding has stealthily cultivated a singular, left-field niche in the contemporary alt-pop … [Read more...] about Review: Aldous Harding – Designer
Review: Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
The retro-futurist singer-songwriter Natalie Mering’s latest album is her most cohesive, accomplished and fully realised project to date. Natalie Mering has long been cited by tastemakers as one to watch; a gargantuan talent dabbling in bedroom freak-folk, lo-fi noise and swooning MOR whose ambition often exceeds her grasp. 2016’s well-received Front Row Seat to Earth … [Read more...] about Review: Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
Review: Dub Syndicate – The Pounding System
We take a look at the band's early dub showcase record The Pounding System to see if it's stood the test of time on its recent Vinyl re-release. Long perceived to be a cornerstone of maverick British producer Adrian Sherwood’s pioneering output with his Dub Syndicate crew, The Pounding System (Ambience In Dub) has received a welcome re-release on heavyweight, high quality … [Read more...] about Review: Dub Syndicate – The Pounding System
Album Review: Turtle – Human
We take a look at Turtle's newest record on vinyl, and with it comes all the inspiration and guile you'd expect from this powerful artist. Jon Cooper, the Glaswegian producer and sound sorcerer known as Turtle, first sprang to attention in electronic music circles in 2014 and 2015 with two warmly received EPs that found the middle ground between glistening ambience and elegiac … [Read more...] about Album Review: Turtle – Human
Review: Mura Masa – Mura Masa
On his highly anticipated, self-titled debut album, the Guernsey-born, London-based producer known as Mura Masa - 21-year-old Alex Crossan - has conjured a cohesive record that skilfully reconciles a star-studded mix-tape sensibility with the ingenious flow of an old-fashioned, album-style structure, connecting the dots between genres with irresistible verve and pinpoint … [Read more...] about Review: Mura Masa – Mura Masa
Album Review: Floating Points: Reflections – Mojave Desert
We take a look at the powerful new record from Floating Points, and continue to be impressed by the musicians impressive grasp of musicianship. Floating Points, aka London-based producer, composer, neuroscientist, multi-instrumentalist and DJ Sam Shepherd, has quietly carved out a burgeoning niche for himself in recent years, equally acclaimed for his genre-bleeding … [Read more...] about Album Review: Floating Points: Reflections – Mojave Desert