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Album Review: Loma Suyo –‘Paloma’ : Latin infused folktronica which brings guaranteed refreshment and a warm glow.

Having crossed paths for a decade, Philly musicians Liz Fullerton and Ish Quintero finally committed to working together as Loma Suyo in 2019. Enticed by the possibilities of merging Fullerton’s…

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News: Blantyre Shine On Cinematic Downtempo Sweller ‘Sooner or Later (Silver Screen Remix)’

Combining decades of electronic dance music sensibilities with subtle pop influences, Blantyre is a collaborative music project founded by composer and producer Richard von Kalmar. Working alongside vocalist Carly Graeme and keyboardist Clifford Cooper,…

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EP Review: Millsart – Space Outside Space

Axis Expressionist Series vol.8 The meaning of this concept (Space Outside :Space) lies within your answers to these questions. Providing the questions are considered with honesty, the true meaning of…

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Album Review: Earthen Sea –‘Recollection’: Blissful ambient techno with a deeper trip-hop flow.

Jacob Long’s musical journey has wound from seminal Dischord post-hardcore band Black Eyes through the deep dub rhythmics of Mi Ami to arriving, around 2014, in more greyscale/ambient landscapes with…

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EP Review: Millsart – X-Ray Zulu

The Axis Expressionist Series continues in 2024. For Part 04 ‘X-Rax Zulu’ Jeff Mills went into the studio again and created ‘Just Like A (Vernacular Objects)’, a new mix of ‘Vernacular…

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New Music: Fearful & MTWN – Exordium

Fearful (Chris Murray) & MTWN (Dimitri Mathieu, Maxime Mathieu) colloaborate once more to bring a solid mixture of tuff beats and heavy bass. From the beautiful dark soundscapes of ‘Altered…

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Album Review: Garrett – ‘Private Life III’

DāM-FunK has been enchanting listeners for over a decade with his highly filthy but musical synth funk-infused jams. Mostly releasing with Stones Throw, his solo albums Toeachizown and Invite the…

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Track: Blue States drop ‘Friendly Fires’ from the expanded ‘Nothing Changes …’

IT’S HARD to believe that Blue States downbeatz classic, Nothing Changes Under the Sun, has reached its twentieth anniversary – who pressed fast forward, cos it wasn’t me; but it’s…

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TRACK: Blue States’ latest slice of cinematic chill, ‘Archival’; 20th anniversary issue of ‘Nothing Changes …’

BLUE STATES, the gorgeous, cultish, chilled electronica pop project of Andy Dregazis, has dropped some new widescreen vibes in the shape of “Archival” – listen with us. It’s actually culled…

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New Music – Morcheeba – Blaze Away LP

Back with their ninth album entitled ‘Blaze Away’ its been a long journey for Morcheeba from their humble beginnings back in the mid 90’s when they started out as a…

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