I normally don’t write about stuff that I didn’t like, but I just like the concept of this album, i.e. remixing Carpenter soundtracks. However this one performs way below my expectations. Good album cover though.
John Carpenter – Lost Themes Remixed
Kingbastard – XY34R5 “A Decade of Bastardism!”
Kingbastard celebrates his 10th birthday with this moniker by collecting all his previous releases in one big bundle. First thing to note here: this is a USB drive release, music actually placed on a flash drive, which is placed in a box-set kind of box. Sounds kinda funny but actually it looks surprisingly great. Then he created a compilation of the compilation by selecting 28 tracks, which is then released as a digital album with the same name. It is an awesome collection, quite a pleasure and broad spectrum of styles to dig through.
Killing Joke – Euphoria / I Am The Virus
Listening to the two new Killing Joke singles in a row made me very enthusiastic about the new album coming soon. Almost pre-ordered the record on LP but stayed strong and stayed put. Still it made me do a full listen-through of the Killing Joke discography, playing right now and for the few days ahead presumably.
Booka Shade – Wildest Thing
Soft smooth electro, nice, calming, drives the mind.
Group Rhoda – Out Of Time Out Of Touch
All different kinds of waves from new wave to cold wave with a characteristic tone of post-industrial but with a hint of silliness at certain points.
The Future Sound Of London – Archived 8
Lost and found stuff from the FSoL drawers, low-to-mid tempo electronic explorations, nice bunch of tracks even if just scratches from the past.
Submotion Orchestra – III
Kutmah – Closure
Amazing atmospheres, moody stuff, probably not for the joyful of souls. Kept me stick for the full length and worth some replays.
Fun fact: after the last track here Rdio continued the auto-play with Four Tet – And They All Look Broken Hearted. Spot on.
Mike Cooper – Fratello Mare
Alright, this is something completely wicked. Like listening to some ukulele-driven tropical elevator music while being completely fucked up on acid and having a seriously twisted trip. It is not good, per se, but cannot not listen to it.
The Black Dog – Neither/Neither
The new Black Dog album provides an equal amount of moody-darkish electronics, some ambient peace and pleasant techno. For the first run I listened to it five times in a row. And still rolling once a day. Something I didn’t see coming and offers a great deal of pleasant surprise.