BOOM BIP Altered Stare
Interview with Bryan Hollon
In just four years and two albums, Cincinnati-based Bryan Hollon, AKA Boom Bip, has gained considerable recognition for his work as musician and producer, and the arrival of his third album, Blue Eyed In The Red Room, confirmed the unpredictability and extraordinary talent of this young musician. Leaving behind him the hip-hop structures that had served him so well until now, he ventures into more varied territories but remains firmly in control of his art. We caught up with the man as he is getting ready to hit the road. With us, he talks of his modest beginning, his friend Doseone, recording under pressure and what the future has in store…

PREFUSE 73 Surrounded By Silence
The master of abstract hip-hop returns, and this time, he is not alone.

BOGUS BLIMP Rdtr
Haunting and dark, the music of Bogus Blimp is rooted in anything from cinematic electronica to heavy metal. This third album shows a slightly more playful and respectable face to Bogus Blimp.

MATT ELLIOTT Drinking Songs
Second album released under Matt Elliott’s own name, Drinking Songs continues where The Mess We Made left off two years ago, and proves as haunting and emotional.

LUSINE Serial Hodgepodge
Despite having released five albums in as many years, Lusine remains until now relatively unknown, but this first album for Ghostly International is set to change it all.

MAITREYA .74
With his third album as Maitreya, Simon Lomax continues to explore the most remote areas of ambient music and produces here a truly fascinating record.

BJ NILSEN Fade To White
BJ Nilsen’s third album for Touch collects material taken from three pieces recorded during different seasons, then re-arranged during the summer of 2004 into sumptuous textural ambient compositions.

OUT HUD Let Us Never Speak Of It Again
California’s Out Hud, which share members with the iconoclast !!!, combine rock, indie and dance into one hell of a fun mish-mash.

PAN/TONE Newfound Urban Calm
Canadian techno activist Sheldon Sidney LeRock finally introduces his first album as Pan/Tone and firmly establishes his ground right at the heart of the techno scene.

MAJA S. K. RATKJE & LASSE MARHAUG Music For Loving / Music For Faking
Second and third in a series of collaborations between Norwegian avant-garde composers and musicians Maja Ratkje and Lasse Marhaug, Music For Loving and Music For Faking are further playful incursions into noise and improvisation.

REIGNS We Lowered A Microphone Into The Ground
First album from brothers Tim and Roo Farthing, AKA Reigns, We Lowered A Microphone Into The Ground is a magical journey through pastoral landscapes and tells a story like no other.

ROTOR PLUS Map Key Window
Second album from New Zealand’s Rotor Plus, Map Key Window is considerably more minimal than its predecessor. Integrating piano and microbeats, glitches and field recordings, this album evolves between electronica, ambient and classical.

TARWATER The Needle Was Travelling
Seventh album from Tarwater, The Needle Was Travelling sees the band evolving between sonic landscapes, making it hard to pin down and a delight to contemplate.

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