Right, now im creeped out. Oh Astro have actually crossed the threshold from experimental to disturbing with their track ‘Lucy And The Moon’. It’s basically one vocal line that would sound very traditional, if it hadn’t been raped with ring modulators, gonkulators and other obscure music geek weaponry. ‘Lucy And The Moon’ is one part psychotic robot huddled in a corner of a padded cell, one part Limp Bizkit album intro rip-off and about thirty parts crazy. Which isn’t to say that the rest of Oh Astro’s album, ‘Champions Of Wonder’ isn’t quirky and strange, far from it. That was just really really weird alright? Continue Reading

Moshi Moshi are well known for putting out great music created by great bands. Their singles label reached trendsetter status a long time ago, and their album catalog is equally strong. This release from James Yuill, entitled ‘Turning Down Water For Air’ goes a long way to re-enforce the previous statement, itself containing 12 tracks of heartfelt electronica that is very easily accessible and produced to an incredibly high standard. Continue Reading

Outputmessage is the pseudonym of 25 year old Bernard Farley, born in Queens, New York and, via New Jersey, now living around Richmond, VA and Washington DC, he makes electronic music that draws from many different sources. His ‘06 debut Nebulae had a lot of support and positive reviews, exposure had previously been won by appearing alongside Prefuse 73 when he remixed a Dabrye track. Farley is known as a prolific artist, apparently he started 100 different tracks in the lead up to his Resurface EP, but eventually restricted and edited it all down to just six tracks. The EP is a slippery gloop of electronic sounds, stuffed full of keyboards, electronic percussion and synthesizers that recall anything from Ellen Allien to Amon Tobin to Pantha Du Prince. Continue Reading