Valravn – RE-COD3D

Valravn’s electro-folk RE-COD3D consists mostly of remixed and repurposed tracks from their most recent full length Koder På Snor. Koder, RE-COD3D. One mystery of this album is how a band like Omnia, who seem to belong at folk festivals and nowhere else, could come up with such a beautiful remix of the track Kroppar. My [...]

Nuggies – Heavy Hit

Nuggies Heavy Hit: What an awful band name. This what a band who tours with the Kotton Mouth Kings should call themselves. Instead this Vermont based group is an Avant-garde IMD band. Awesome. The only real joy to be found on this two track EP is when the band is heard laughing and giggling during [...]

Benn Jordan-Pale Blue Dot

Benn Jordan Pale Blue Dot: Dedicated to astronomer Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot is a trance inducing  album well suited to thinking about the universe, and your place in it. Significantly more ambient than most of Jordan’s output, his arrangements contain less of the hyper-edited drum parts, and flashy soloing often found in material released [...]

Lithops-Ye Viols!

Lihops Ye Viols!: An interesting variety of electronic music, ranging from minimalist influenced works, to near sound collages. Overall a decent listen, but some of the keyboard tones could complement the compositions better, if they were a little less harsh. Rating: 11/15 Bloops and Loops