“Electronic” Reviews

Overall this album is fantastic and it’s a great pity that it’s only a limited release.

It’s good for trance fans, but dance and electronica buffs may be less interested than if this was a truly great record.

Keoki’s sophomore album takes the best from the early ’90s rave scene and mixes it up with modern house layers.

At the moment, it’s the most fascinating thing I’ve listened to in a long time.

Randy Rose is definitely trying for some edgy, dark sound with this record, but never really reaches it.

I’m sure you’ll find some of these songs play in your finer salons and clothing stores.

The Swells have heart, but they just don’t inject enough of it into their music.

The Missing Brazilians project apparently felt that dub could be even stranger still.

Moves from successful orchestral trip-hop to harrowing-yet-monotonous techno.

‘Post to Wire’ sounds like something you’d expect from a label like 4AD rather than what was once the home of grunge.

The Space Between Us primarily shows off Armstrong’s skill at creating some powerful and evocative string arrangements.

Tension and apprehension lie throughout this entire record, mixed with breakneck beats and rhythms. And it works beautifully.

The results are sometimes spotty, but by and large, Mus is a rich listening experience.

Before the disc is even out of the case you expect to have your speakers blown to bits under a barrage of nose-bleed techno.

A nice blend of accessibility and ambiguity reminiscent of Boards of Canada or Autechre’s less complex pieces.

It’s a riveting experience throughout and disturbs and entices in equal measure.

Simply put, this disc is all over the place, jumping from dub to hip-hop, drum n’ bass to club-friendly downbeat.

Let these two releases be a lesson to the kids; you don’t need a record deal to make records.

The time off given to these machines and beats seems to let one hear them in a new context though.

But there’s just too much going on at once in these songs, and it’s not used effectively.