I am always on the lookout for unexpected hybrids of music - from things like jazzy chiptunes (like YMCK, Vibrants) or hardcore dub/dancehall (like The Bug).
But this was one chimera which left me totally speechless. 60’s surf rock, lounge music, and breakcore! This EP by Retrigger is perhaps one of the most original releases […]

Although I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again that CC music never fails to surprise me with the amount of quality music that gets released. This time around, the album is Cool Aberrations from General Fuzz. Cool Aberrations is a melodically-driven album with many wonderful melodies adorning its many tracks. Each track is highly […]

It’s been a while since we reviewed any releases from the Kahvi Collective Netlabel. The last two reviews we did from kahvi were pasta-licious and deceptive, now we have a straightforward album which features a familiar blend of chillout and idm.
Kahvi’s end of November release is from Brioskj who resides in Genoa, Italy. Brioskj creates […]

More food inspired music comes your way courtesy of Seestrings. Similar in vein to the Pasta EP that I reviewed earlier, the Strawberry Jam EP can be thought of as a much more laidback version of the pasta EP in a sense. Think of it as melodic chillout IDM.
Each track of the EP is […]

Here comes the Hum Hum & Bla Bla EP from Melodium, a french artist with his own quirky style of music. His work is a lot more electroacoustic and instrumental than electronic in nature. The instrumental nature of the EP also makes it sound more human.
The EP is also slightly experimental with the use of […]

Ambient music doesn’t get more relaxing than this. The pure tone melodies that Akira Kosemura comes up with are a joy to listen to. Kosemura-san’s music also fits the Brian Eno description of ambient music being “as ignorable as it is interesting”. The simple structure of most tracks will lure you in to explore the […]

So, who is trance blackman? Well, he’s a singer-songwriter and he specializes in no particular genre of music (You would have thought he would have been a good trance producer with that kind of name ;P). Instead, Blackman himself fancies a variety of music from classical to pop to rock to dance.
Opus Instrumentalis: Vibrations […]

Once again, let’s continue the trend for the week. More chillout, more ambient stuff.
This is, once again, fresh off the oven - the latest release from the netlabel Sutemos. This is not the first time we have heard from IJO. The last time I heard from him was his The Driw Play EP, also released […]

This EP by Swedish IDM ST (Stefan Ternemar) is exceptionally melodic, peaceful and easy to listen to. The EP is not strictly IDM, but more to electronica with serious melody line and even lyrics.
This is my first time listening to ST and I am very sure I will be looking for more of ST’s […]

I imagine I would never have heard of this album if not for the way it encourages you to not only download and listen to the tracks but build your own cover and casing for it. If:Then:Goto comes with a set of instructions on how you can build the album cover so you could burn […]

Maybe what caught me by surprise is how much the album sounds good although it doesn’t have that characteristic full sound of commercial mass market music. What surprised me further is how hard a time I had trying to define the genre of this piece of work. The best I can describe him is that […]