Here’s a nerd fantasy for you: Tortoise covering Boards of Canada’s “Roygbiv” with Quincy Jones producing. Yeah, it’s totally unrealistic, perhaps even a slight bit musically incongruous, but I don’t give a fuck. I think that would be sick. It is just a dream after all. Now, I couldn’t in good conscience say that [...]

 

 Keston and Westdal :: "Panopticon": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Electronica, IDM, Instrumental | 2 Comments »

Happy to report that longtime SK favorite and fellow Brooklyn resident Eliot Lipp has a new album slated for release on March 4th on Mush records, home of Bibio, Lymbyc Systym, Caural, et al. His last LP, Tacoma Mockingbird was one of last year’s gems, a brilliant collection of melody-drenched, hip-hop- and techno-informed electro-funk that [...]

 

 Eliott Lipp :: "The Area": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Electro, Electronica, Glitch, IDM, Instrumental, MP3 | 6 Comments »

The d_rradio guys (pronounced D-R-radio) are definitely from the SK oldschool and we are happy to announce their next full-length, self-titled opus will be on its way to your ears in March via UK imprint Distraction Records. We’ve been online friends for sometime (check this old post from 2005 ) and I’ve always respected the [...]

 

 d_rradio :: "Long Way Home": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Electronica, Folk/Acoustic, Glitch, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Post-Rock | 2 Comments »

You may remember that a while back I was given a number of demo tracks from Ben Mullins, former member of Midwest Product and currently in PostPrior (both essential Ghostly International artists) to post. That was one of the more commented upon recent posts and I received quite a few emails begging me to get [...]

 

 Ben Benjamin :: "Temporary Aztec": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Electro, Electronica, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Rock | 7 Comments »

More familiar perhaps as the A/V wizards behind the Ninja Clan’s more memorable live performances, Robin Brunson and Stuart Warren-Hill return with their first full-length LP since 2004’s tragically underrated Master View. Even casual electronic music fans know that much has changed in those three years, witnessed by the emergence of entire genres and [...]

 

 Hexstatic :: "Bust": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Breakbeat, Electro, Electronica, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Promo | 2 Comments »

The prolific Guillermo Scott Heren, man of many pseudonyms, is back with yet another release under his most noteworthy guise, Prefuse 73. One of the forefathers of the glitch-hop sound — an abstract, mostly instrumental and regularly angular take on hip-hop’s standard 4/4 — Prefuse builds upon an already stellar body of solid experimentalism with [...]

 

 Prefuse 73 :: "Beaten Thursday" : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Breakbeat, Electronica, Glitch, Hip-Hop, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Promo | 2 Comments »

The Smalltown Supersound label has been steadily putting out some of the most unpretentious yet forward-thinking “pop” music for sometime. Tussle and Jaga Jazzist may be the most immediately recognizable names, but Bjørn Torske and Kim Hiorthøy are strong contenders for the label’s most innovative solo artists. Hiorthøy, an accomplished graphic designer and artist, is [...]

Electronica, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Promo | 7 Comments »

It’s been about six years or so since the last Fridge LP and during that time each member of the UK trio has done nicely for himself. Kieren Hebden’s Four Tet project has garnered the most attention but don’t overlook the pastoral elegance of Adem Ilhan’s releases as Adem. And while third member Sam Jeffers [...]

 

 Fridge :: "Clocks": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Electronica, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Rock | 3 Comments »

Tempe, Arizona’s sibling duo The Lymbyc Systym represent another of the newer Mush Records signings (Bibio is another example) to incorporate both mood and ambiance with a combination of electronic and more conventional means. Like former touring mates The Album Leaf, brothers Jared and Michael Bell use a smart combination of vintage keyboards, analog effects [...]

 

 The Lymbyc Systym :: "Birds": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Electronica, IDM, MP3, Rock | 1 Comment »

Ben Mullins, the architect behind the brilliant Midwest Product on Ghostly, returns from a hiatus with that project as one half of PostPrior, a new duo with vocalist/drummer Michael Kuzmanovski. Fans of Midwest Product will absolutely enjoy the pair’s new digital EP, Touched Pilot, available in the iTunes store. I may get in trouble for [...]

 

 PostPrior :: "Touch the Pilot": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Electronica, IDM, MP3, Rock | 4 Comments »