Reviews
The Present Moment, “Split”
The Present Moment continue to refine their soulful, new romantic aesthetic on their new LP.
Physical Wash, “Physical Death”
Susan Subtract’s first release as Physical Wash picks up where High-Functioning Flesh left off with a set of loose and groovy body music jams.
Mr.Kitty, “Ephemeral
Mr.Kitty’s expansive new double-album is a testament to everything that has brought him to this moment, and every place he might go from here.
Download, “Unknown Room”
Potentially Download’s final LP, “Unknown Room” carries on the bubbling IDM experimentation which came to define the Key/Western era of the project.
Test Dept, “Disturbance”
The first new Test Dept recordings in 20 years speaks to their history while tackling the politics of today.
Observer: QUAL & IV Horsemen
Capsule reviews of new EPs by Qual and IV Horsemen.
Replicas: Grendel, “Inhumane Amusement At The End Of Ages : Redux”
The new reissues of Grendel’s earliest material benefits hugely from a remaster that brings it’s finer details into the light.
Run Level Zero, “Swaerm”
Sweden’s Run Level Zero make their long-awaited return with somber, shimmering electro-industrial experimentation.
Observer: Chrome Corpse & Batch ID
Capsule reviews of short new releases by Chrome Corpse and Batch ID.
OHMelectronic, self-titled
The sophomore effort from Vancouver industrialists Chris Peterson and Craig Huxtable is both lean and ferocious.
Replicas: Lassigue Bendthaus, “Cloned (+Singles)” & “Render”
Two LPs from Uwe Schmidt’s influential but oft-overlooked Lassigue Bendthaus project are reissued in all their genre-bending glory.
Mz.412, “Svartmyrkr”
Swedish black industrialists MZ.412 return after more than a decade with a bombastic and ambitious LP.
