Atrice: Q (Ilian Tape, 2021)

January 5, 2022 at 6:58 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Atrice: Q

Swiss duo Atrice make dubbed-out bass music that might’ve fallen under the dubstep umbrella a decade-plus ago, but now sort of exists in its own orbit. Their first EP for the now-unspotified Ilian Tape has slow, lumbering but twitchy beats and spacious effects, flashing back to Tectonic and Planet Mu output from the mid-2000s on “Mad Console”, while conducting an outer space mini-symphony with “Intensified”. The title track is delicate but slamming, with beats that gradually become more rapid and bass that manages to be both calming and low-key threatening. “Cont. Piuuu” is more bugged-out, with a stuttering glitch and smoldering bass adding some edge to the track’s smooth flow.

Trivial Shields: Levity (self-released, 2021)

January 4, 2022 at 6:09 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Trivial Shields: Levity

Christian Carpenter is the musician and producer behind Trivial Shields, a project blending smooth rhythms with lovelorn vocals. Carpenter attended the University of Michigan several years ago, and he’s joined here by fellow U of M alumni Theo Katzman and Woody Goss of Vulfpeck. Sarah K. Pedinoti of LIP TALK guests on the opening title track, a bittersweet sundown reflection with a vaguely “Purple Rain”-like vibe. Angelica Bess, member of Body Language and Kalbells as well as vocalist on standout album tracks by Machinedrum, Chrome Sparks, and Giraffage, sings on the upbeat “For the Best”, an easy highlight which just elevates with sheer optimism. Sandu Ndu of Bells Atlas adds complex, truly mesmerizing vocals to “Rejection Therapy”, easily the most otherworldly track here. Instrumentals of the three songs are included, but all of them actually sound far better with the vocals included, for a change.

Clyde automaton: X’d 4 U (self-released, 2021)

January 3, 2022 at 9:27 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Clyde automaton: X’d 4 U

Previously a producer of trippy lo-fi hip-hop instrumentals, Clyde automaton has switched to jungle and hardcore revivalism, and it’s abundantly clear that this territory was one of his first loves. X’d 4 U is his fourth EP in this vein, with the first two appearing on the the excellent DOMEOFDOOM label. It’s super focused and deadly, with style ranging from the ragga blitz “NEVER DIE [AGAIN]” to the heavy breakbeat roller “NETTO AMEN [packet mash]”. “TRASHED SON [freezrr]” is also a stone cold rave slammer which surfs over a tidal wave of bass. Only 4 tracks, but he’s putting out EPs so frequently that it hopefully won’t be long before his next release, because this rules.

Show #611 – 1/2/22

January 2, 2022 at 11:17 am | Posted in The Answer Is In The Beat | Leave a comment

Jlin @ The Power Center this Friday and Saturday!!!!
2:00 am Jlin ~ Connect the Dots ~ Embryo (new) ~ Planet Mu ~ 2021
2:05 am TV Victor ~ Agai ~ Timeless Decceleration ~ Tresor ~ 2000
2:07 am Nia Archives ~ Consume Me ~ Beautiful Presents: Beautiful Vol. 1 (new) ~ Beautiful ~ 2021
2:10 am Seekersinternational ~ SoundboyThunderbolt ~ Presents Ragga Preservation Society – Worldwide Sound (new) ~ Diskotopia ~ 2021
2:14 am vhvl ~ sew ~ hem/sew (new) ~ Rvng Intl. ~ 2021
2:16 am Gesloten Cirkel ~ Chatters ~ Submit X ~ Murder Capital ~ 2014
2:20 am Yukihiro Takahashi ~ Curtains ~ Neuromantic ~ Alfa Records ~ 1981
2:23 am Spizzoil ~ Fibre ~ 1978: The Year the UK Turned Day-Glo ~ Cherry Red ~ 1978
2:25 am Lena Platonos ~ Now, While You Wait For Your Love ~ Balancers ~ Dark Entries ~ 1985
2:30 am Digital [Wolfgang Voigt] ~ Treu ~ Kompakt 1 ~ Profan ~ 1996
2:35 am Baltra ~ Will You Be (CFCF Remix) ~ Ambition: Remixes 002 (new) ~ Local Action ~ 2021
2:39 am Sunship feat. Warrior Queen ~ Almighty Father ~ 12″ ~ Casual ~ 2004
2:44 am Neil Landstrumm ~ MUMbai ~ Yell Yell EP (new) ~ Sneaker Social Club ~ 2021
2:50 am µ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx ~ Philip Steak ~ Secret Garden (new) ~ Planet Mu ~ 2021
2:53 am Kiefer ~ Superhero ~ Between Days ~ Stones Throw ~ 2021
2:56 am John Carroll Kirby ~ Jubilee Dub ~ Septet ~ Stones Throw ~ 2021
3:01 am Caterina Barbieri ~ Pinnacles of You ~ Ecstatic Computation ~ Editions Mego ~ 2019
3:07 am Sun Ra ~ Egyptian Oasis 2 ~ Egypt 1971 ~ Strut ~ 1971
3:10 am GCOM x Qebrus ~ XO Transmission #1 ~ E2-XO (new) ~ !K7 ~ 2021
3:14 am Aria Rostomi ~ Bolbol ~ Bolbol (new) ~ Shaytoon ~ 2021
3:18 am Herbert ~ The Slip ~ Musca (new) ~ Accidental ~ 2021
3:21 am Lena Raine ~ Insomnia (Lycopene Remix) ~ Reknowing ~ Local Action ~ 2020
3:24 am Tim Reaper & Kloke ~ Tunnelvision ~ Tunnelvision (new) ~ Tempo Records ~ 2021
3:30 am Lee Gamble ~ Hyperpassive ~ Flush Real Pharynx 2019-2021 (new) ~ Hyperdub ~ 2021
3:34 am Jamire Williams feat. Mic Holden ~ Ugly ~ But Only After You Have Suffered (new) ~ International Anthem ~ 2021
3:37 am Ill Considered ~ Dervish ~ Liminal Space (new) ~ New Soil ~ 2021
3:41 am Minor Science ~ For Want of Gelt ~ Second Language ~ Whities ~ 2020
3:45 am Love Inc. [Wolfgang Voigt] ~ Life’s a Gas ~ Life’s a Gas ~ Force Inc. ~ 1996

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