In Between, the latest artist album from Paul van Dyk, builds on his strengths both as a DJ/mixer and a producer. The album is a continuous mix of new tracks, including collaborations with artists ranging from David Byrne of Talking Heads, to Jessica Sutta of the Pussycat Dolls to Ashley Tomberlin from Luminary. It also… Read More Paul Van Dyk – In Between
Adam Freeland turns in an progressive two-disc DJ mix set for the latest in Global Underground’s respected DJ mix series. The two discs feature a wide variety of artists: Carl Craig, DJ Mehdi, Evil 9, Gui Boratto, Andrew Weatherall & Adam Freeland himself are joined by lots of new names. The tracks tend towards synth-heavy… Read More Adam Freeland – Mexico City GU032
The Chemical Brothers are back with a new release, We Are The Night, and we’ve got it in heavy rotation. If you’re into big beats and classic analog synth grooves, The Chemical Brothers deliver with We Are The Night. It’s a quirky album that manages to be sonically experimental within a dance-friendly rhythmic framework. The… Read More The Chemical Brothers – We Are The Night
Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeam is an ambitious 2-disc set of moody downtempo tracks from Philadelphia band Nucultures. Nucultures is a project of lyricist/vocalist Ellie Perez, guitarist/producer Tim Motzer, and bassist/songwriter Barry Meehan. The tracks on this CD are a solid collection of jazz-tinged vocal numbers. The tracks are primarily acoustic, but feature frequent use of… Read More Nucultures – Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeam
Altered Realities is a new album electroacoustic guitar music by Turkish composer Erdem Helvacioglu. On the CD, Helvacioglu makes very interesting use of electronics, recording all the compositions in real time directly to tape. No overdubs or post-processing was used on the material, so the CD captures ideal live electroacoustic performances. The music is a… Read More Erdem Helvacioglu – Altered Realities
Treasure is a new collaboration between David Helpling and Jon Jenkins on the Spotted Peccary label. Spotted Peccary a progressive electronic music label that has consistently been releasing solid ambient/new age/space music projects. On Treasure, Helpling and Jenkins create music that moves gracefully between the worlds of space music and more rhythmic “chillout” style grooves.… Read More David Helpling And Jon Jenkins – Treasure
iiO has a new release out, Reconstruction Time – The Best of iiO Remixed. For fans of DJ remixes, Reconstruction Time may offer the ultimate versions of iiO’s music. The CD features the remixes of iiO’s music that helped make iiO a name in clubs around the world. You can view the video for iiO’s… Read More iiO – Reconstruction Time
Secret Voices, a project of producer Tim Motzer along with Italian electronics guru Enrico Marani, has a very eclectic and original new release, No Time For Silence. When a album is truly original, it’s often hard to fit it into a set category or niche. This is certainly the case with No Time For Silence.… Read More Secret Voices – No Time For Silence
Former Enigma co-producer Jens Gad is back with his second album under the name Achillea, Amadas Estrellas. Gad doesn’t stray too far from the style of Enigma, creating chillout world music grooves that feature a wide range of sampled sounds from around the world over programmed rhythmic backing.
Iris Nova is a great new vocal electronica release from Mudville, the duo of producer Ben Rubin and vocalist & songwriter Marilyn Carino. If there’s a bar in the next David Lynch movie, you might find Mudville in it, playing one of their off-center songs. The first thing you notice with Iris Nova is Carino’s… Read More Mudville – Iris Nova
