Apr 7, 2001 Music Ghost by The Third Eye Foundation (Review) Tension and apprehension lie throughout this entire record, mixed with breakneck beats and rhythms. And it works beautifully.
Mar 24, 2001 Music Mus by Mus (Review) The results are sometimes spotty, but by and large, Mus is a rich listening experience.
Feb 17, 2001 Music Maximum Priest EP by Squarepusher (Review) 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.
Feb 3, 2001 Music Musicforafilm by Sybarite (Review) A nice blend of accessibility and ambiguity reminiscent of Boards of Canada or Autechre’s less complex pieces.
Feb 3, 2001 Music The Noise Made by People by Broadcast (Review) It’s a riveting experience throughout and disturbs and entices in equal measure.
Jan 22, 2001 Music A Watching Wilder Edit by Various Artists (Review) Simply put, this disc is all over the place, jumping from dub to hip-hop, drum n’ bass to club-friendly downbeat.
Jan 22, 2001 Music Dat Mot Revisited/Gigabyte by Dat Mot (Review) Let these two releases be a lesson to the kids; you don’t need a record deal to make records.
Jan 22, 2001 Music Inferno by Witchman, Jammin Unit (Review) The time off given to these machines and beats seems to let one hear them in a new context though.
Jan 22, 2001 Music Sound of Violence by The Third Eye Foundation (Review) But there’s just too much going on at once in these songs, and it’s not used effectively.
Dec 23, 2000 Music Owl Remix Low by Various Artists (Review) The best way to enjoy this disk is not really so much as a Low record, but as a relatively well-done compilation of electronic and ambient music.
Dec 23, 2000 Music In the Fishtank 5 by Tortoise, The Ex (Review) Sounds like a Fugazi clone with a horn player and a strange sort of intensity that got lost in the translation.
Dec 23, 2000 Music Destructor by Supremeex (Review) This album represents what Hip Hop can be when a focused artist is given the right amount of time and space.
Dec 23, 2000 Music Good Looking Blues by Laika (Review) There’s so much more substance here than anything produced by the average person alone in a basement doing electronically reconstructed jazz.
Dec 23, 2000 Music Normal Control Range (Bliss Out Vol. 16) by Technicolor (Review) While all of the songs are electronic in nature, they avoid falling into the normal trappings of your average dancehall fare.
Dec 23, 2000 Music Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp (Review) This is undoubtedly one of the best things to happen in 2000.
Dec 23, 2000 Music Genetherapy by Tleilaxu (Review) Once again, we have another release proving that not all electronic music falls into that amorphous realm called “electronica.”
Dec 23, 2000 Music Dots and Loops by Stereolab (Review) Incredibly listenable, downright catchy, and kitschy in all the right ways.