From the wacky Superbutton label, comes the irreverently named PDF Format and his album “Alice Part One….”. This one has a really ‘happy’ vibe to it. Very cute, this wouldn’t sound out of place on a cartoon in any era. But its a short release, clocking in at 11 minutes (4 tracks).
“Alice Part One…” was […]

Being the uncreative type that I am, I stole the title of this review from a comment on Archive.org. However, in my opinion, this is more than just another guitar album.
Firstly, this is a truly massive album with a runtime well over 2 hours in length spread over 2 albums. There is a lot […]

The “Core” is a nice little EP of quirky, upbeat 808 patterns, and analogue blips and basses. The first three tracks, “Core”, “Runner” and “Figure” are a little on the slow side, but are sufficiently odd and experimental for the electro genre, so its worth a careful listen. I liked the playful and casual nature […]

First of all we would like to apologise for the slow updating of Gratisvibes. All 3 of us editors are university students and we are currently in the examination period of the semester. Please feel free to browse around our archive if you are new to the site while we are busy mugging away for […]

One shouldn’t judge an artist by his name, but when i saw the name “Dr. Blowfins”, I knew, as a big Drexciya fan, I had to get this and see what the link was. (For the uninitiated, Dr. Blowfin was supposedly a “character” in the Drexciya universe, and appeared in one of their track names. […]

Rock the Boulevard, Reach the Bourgeois by French Producer Computer Truck is an album crammed full of diverse musical styles.The album spans 2-step garage dance music, electro, mashups, glitch and ghetto while throwing in 8 bit instrumentation and adding a lo-fi factor to it all. The album is certainly a very interesting listen for those […]

Norwegian-based producer Impakt serves up 5 tracks of pure analogue electro goodness. If there’s one thing I can’t get enough of, its that warm fat sound. Old school drum machines and synths are the main ingredients in this EP, and its highly reminiscent of AFX’s “Analord” series, although less experimental and less of a head-f**k.
The […]

Straight out of the wok from the Quiet Lounge netlabel in China is the irrepressible Tao Spinner EP. If you want a change from geek-prescribed techno that tries too hard to be intelligent (ie: clicky Cologne nonsense from Kompakt), Red Hot Wok serve up a riotous dish of rolling basslines, lavish Chinese string stabs, and […]

This little 3 tracker first appeared earlier this year on the 3rd installment of Project168.co.uk (where the objective is to produce an EP of brand new material in just 7 days). Eyebrows were definitely raised when the rumours went around that the mysterious Last Step had crossed into the world of “free internets music” and […]