Released through Ian Hawgood’s Nomadic Kids Republic imprint, Naoto Taguchi presents his Nostalgia as a sensible collection of works that is a well-balanced combination of electronics and field recordings. Pieces like Hue (and many other compositions on that album) always leave me thoughtful as I just have no idea whether complex results like this can … Continue reading »
Regarding the cover artwork of the self-titled Gurun Gurun album one has to expect a playful kind of music. And in fact the music refers to the photograph a lot – it is bright and sunny and of course it is very playful. This impression also must retain due to the fact that ‘Gurun’ is … Continue reading »
The third post of our Japan Special presents the ‘Kanshin’ compilation jointly curated by Fluid Audio and Hibernate Recordings. “Kanshin is a two CD compilation album that presents a collection of sound design work from some of the scene’s finest artists from across the globe. It has been put together to raise money for the … Continue reading »
Well, no ‘Palestine’ review these days seems to be published without an “obituary” for Moteer as they announed this latest Tokyo Bloodworm release to be the last ever Moteer release. I also don’t want to miss this moment to thank Moteer (and Mobeer) for all the wonderful works that have been released through these conceptual … Continue reading »
Home Normal is one of these incredibly underrated labels that seem to be stuck in a niche – but why? I don’t get it actually. The label often seems to be ignored although the Home Normal catalogue comes up with a wide range of organic electronic artists such as The Boats, Chihei Hatakeyama, Library Tapes, … Continue reading »
