Liverpool Sound City 2012
#Electronic
First Look
Oneohtrix Point Never / I Only Have Eyes for You
Oneohtrix Point Never is easily one of my favourite artists doing their thing right now. This new track titled ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’ has been put together as a part of Doug Aitken’s recent ‘art-something-or-other’...
Gig
I first became aware of Daniel Lopatin (AKA Oneohtrix Point Never) at All Tomorrow’s Parties last year. He appeared as one of Animal Collective’s choices and I recall lying on the floor in a drunken haze, absorbing the strange fuzz...
First Look
Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm / a2 (Max Cooper Remix)
In which Max Cooper diverts the duo's techno 'n' strings autobahn into a beautiful subaquatic paradise. Cooper said:
'This Stare remix was a real pleasure to work on, the original is so rich in timbre and feeling, and it...
Band of the week
Boxbeat Robot manages to cover pretty much every piece of ground explored by electronica without nailing his colours to the mast. If you can name it, he’s probably done it as well as most others can (often better), whilst adding an boundless...
Album Review
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury / Drokk: Music inspired by Mega​-​City...
After seeing the name of the band 'Drokk' then listening to the track 'Justice One' (on Geoff Barrow's Invada compilation released a few months back), I asked Geoff Barrow if this incredible sci-fi drone dirge was part of a...
Album Review
Author & Punisher / Ursus Americanus
When David stepped aboard the Phaelon based Trimaxian Drone Ship in ‘Flight of the Navigator’, his experience was one of fun and frolics; star chart analysis, cute aliens and extraterrestrial travel with a Beach Boys soundtrack. The...
Interview
Drawing inspiration from a career in mechanical engineering, Author & Punisher (or Tristan Shone to his family) constructs custom built instruments seemingly rooted in the field of robotics engineering; requiring physical interaction...
Single Stubble - Unsigned
No Ceremony / Heartbreaker / Breakinghearts
I first got wind of No Ceremony via Amazing Radio. I remember it specifically because I had to watch patiently as the shitty little screen on my DAB radio spelt out the title; H U R T L O V E. The emotive piano chords and distinctive vocals had me...
