An obsession with music
Igarashi’s ultra-psychedelic swirl of techno is unbelievably idiosyncratic, customarily a chaotic monolith of twisting and twirling electronics evolving in such a way that, when mixing, it’s hard enough to keep … Continue Reading Wata Igarashi – Kioku EP
Why Duster? Out of all the long-forgotten bands that have become casualties to the endless churning of time, why Duster? As old records go out of print and labels go … Continue Reading Duster – Stratosphere
Beside his marriage to a 17 year-old, Momus’ Voyager is one of the weirdest things tied to his name. It’s try-hardness and kitsch factor is so unavoidable and poignant that … Continue Reading Momus – Voyager
Repetition is an odd thing. Often considered monotonous and lazy, it’s a very difficult concept to balance well, let alone create beauty through. At face value, repetition seems to offer … Continue Reading Boris – Flood
When I think of labels like Melbourne’s A Colourful Storm, I wonder what sounds I’d collect on one of my own. I love the lack of theme, the fact that … Continue Reading VA – Still In My Arms (Compiled by Bayu & Moopie)
The Germans always seem to know how to do things right. From automobile engineering and financial banking right through to beer and festivals, the Germans have always been a step … Continue Reading CAN – Tago Mago
Chihei Hatakeyama drones paint canvas’ with just about every colour you could imagine. A full platter of sound, swirling a full array of ambience speckled with everything. Like a child’s … Continue Reading Chihei Hatakeyama – Void XX
The concept of ‘being comfortable in your own skin’ seems to be one that Thebe Kogatstile (a.k.a. Earl Sweatshirt) is consistently working towards. Recently, the way he has tentatively answered … Continue Reading Earl Sweatshirt – Some Rap Songs
I’m not usually one for big statements in music. If albums try to do too much I find they get bogged down and lose sense of what should be their … Continue Reading Steve Reich – Different Trains // Electric Counterpoint
A monolithic statement of post-hardcore
I miss all the movement… Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Cries of discontent mixed with strands and strands of absolute, do-or-die clinching hope, The Brave Little Abacus throw it all in and then some … Continue Reading The Brave Little Abacus – Masked Dancers: Concern in So Many Things You Forget Where You Are
Life-affirming Deep House
After a weekend of techno assault my ears begged for something much more mellow coming into the new week, something that would drown out the distant, yet constant, “unce unce” … Continue Reading Ghost Orchard – Bunny
How far is a light year?
Frenetic, Unabashed Youth. It’s often said that a musician or band is almost always at their peak creativity within the early days of their career, releasing a debut that will … Continue Reading Cap’n Jazz – BIPFBSCITSABKKFTBPWSOESWTTO
The similarly vibrant orange cover of Homeshake’s sophomore album, Midnight Snack, is delicately brushed to the bottom of my trustiest surfboard. The board rips, the album rips, and I realised … Continue Reading Homeshake – Helium
