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Amon Tobin – Isam

24/04/2011

Recreational users beware: claustrophobic and frustrating, is the new Amon Tobin album worth the risk?...

Interview: Rob Booth from Electronic Exploration Mix Show

19/04/2011

Trebuchet’s Sofia Ilyas spoke to Rob Booth of Electronic Explorations, a Download / Podcast show for all electronic music about his method of finding good music...

Wagon Christ – Toomorrow

10/03/2011

Toomorrow is Luke Vibert’s first outing as Wagon Christ since Sorry I Make You Lush in 2004 and if you needed a masterclass in sample transmutation, this is it. From the intro onward Toomorrow...

Mono/Poly – Manifestations

18/02/2011

The slow and sexy presets of Mono/Poly 's Manifestations represent smart funk at its unique best....

Wagon Christ AKA Luke Vibert taking globally warming into account has prognosticated that this summer is going to be blistering. Releasing this fun and fair hearted dance floor filler early enough to...

Stateless – Assassinations

06/01/2011

A review of Stateless – Assassinations...

Tim Hecker – Rave Death, 1972

04/12/2010

Deeply entranced, I imagine the black and white noise which is resonating around the room as scattered photographs. These sepia toned images are of nothing and everything, of people I know and those...

Pan American – For Waiting, For Chasing

03/12/2010

Pan American is no stranger to the art of soundscapes...

Benoit Pioulard – Lasted

25/11/2010

The shimmering delight of Lasted by Seattle émigré Benoit Pioulard AKA Thomas Meluch is a massively inspired vehicle of brilliance. A gushing Trebuchet review. ...

Into the Pit – Scaledown

08/11/2010

The Orchestra Pit Company. Featuring Brainer, Hamilton Yarns and Former Utopia Kings and Queens Pub, Fitzrovia. 29th October 2010. Getting lost on your way to a gig showcase is not unheard of,...

Venetian Snares. Deep Cuts.

03/11/2010

Venetian Snares interview 2004 ...

Goldfish Coronet 29/10/10

02/11/2010

Think Goldfish, think hooks. The kinetic House sounds of South Africa’s Goldfish have started to build a solid reputation outside their homeland and for one night only played a memorable set to...

Silver Apples, Eat Lights Become Lights, Luminaire 2010

01/11/2010

Fuck it, Silver Apples are to electronic music what Thomas Edison is to Facebook....

Art Music: Remembering Mille Plateaux on the eve of its relaunch

22/10/2010

Mille Plateaux, a multifaceted icon of the dot.com musical era and now in 2010 it’s coming back. ...

Chris Clarke: Acoustic Body Music

22/10/2010

Chris Clark or simply Clark these days is a busy man, making music, incessant touring and learning new instruments. While uncomfortable with the title of Warp records’ electronic standard...

Make Better Music 7: Think it over and it will fall down.

22/10/2010

Make Better Music 7: Think it over and it will fall down. Elton John’s partner David Furnish (yeah I can’t believe I’m quoting him either) once said “Anyone with an addiction is not being...

Ghosthandfister – Ghosthandfister

18/10/2010

Ghosthandfister – Ghosthandfister ODD records 2010 What an amazing debut. Ghosthandfister is a perfectly formed record which sounds timeless by virtue of it overtly referencing categorical...

Kabutogani – BEKTOP

18/10/2010

Kabutogani – BEKTOP Mille Plateaux (2010) For a strongly glitch album, Kabutogani sounds about as fresh as it comes. On BEKTOP, flirtations with melody and discord wheel and flow about the...

Frank Tovey – Fad Gadget (2006) – Mute

18/10/2010

It’s been said that the clearest sign of genius is to be unappreciated in your own time. Eighties musical pioneer Frank Tovey (as alter ego Fad Gadget) managed the twin feat of alienating...

Roots Manuva – Alternatively Deep (2006) – Big Dada

18/10/2010

The resurgence of British hip-hop in recent years has revelled in rebelling against current trends across the Atlantic. Personal aggrandizement and brand championship has been a consistent element of...

Squarepusher – Hello Everything (2006) – Warp

18/10/2010

Ten albums in ten years: is Squarepusher the most prolific electronic artist of his generation? Maybe, but quantity does not equal quality and recent efforts have felt kinda lost in a sea of...

Animal Collective – Hollinndagain (2006) – Mutante-inc

18/10/2010

Music worth a damn? We look at the Animal Collective's Hollinndagain to get a better read on the situation. ...

AMETSUB – The Nothings of the North

18/10/2010

AMETSUB – The Nothings of the North Mille Plateaux (2010) Inspired by his trip to Iceland this is the second release for Ametsub and one of the first for the newly launched Mille Plateaux...

Anita Maj – Out of Control

18/10/2010

Heading mainly for the teen rock audience, this debut single by upcoming South London-based “feisty rock soul diva” Anita Maj combines lyrics lamenting the hot boy laden crush,...