Shawn Rudiman and Claude Young Live In Pittsburgh 9-10-11
Pittsburgh has been off the hook this year! With cats like Omar-S, Ron Trent, Beautiful Swimmers, Protect-U, Donato Dozzy and many more having already played and the largeness of VIA Festival coming...
View ArticleRecord Review: Innergaze
I thought I would try and put out a record review as there are quite a lot of new records out there getting me a bit excited at the moment. It’s a little hard to know where to start as there are so...
View ArticleOneohtrix Point Never – Replica
Last year’s Returnal album was a pretty enjoyable if far from earth shattering release from Daniel Lopatin and while it’s somewhat of a given that he’d have to pull something pretty incredible out...
View ArticleDrexciya – Journey Of The Deep Sea Dweller 1
A few months ago Clone got the worldwide electronic community foaming at the mouth with the announcement that there would be new Drexciya re-issues on the way. First off were a few 12s that Clone had...
View ArticlePipecock’s Top Tracks of 2011
Since I am feeling very agitated by damn near every year-end list I’ve seen so far (with Little White Earbuds’ top tracks of 2011 list being by far the least offensive!), and my lack of RA...
View ArticleLabel Profile: Emotional Rescue/Response
Its great to be able to give a shout out to a new South London label from some people I have a lot of respect for. A little like busses, two are coming along at the same time. Emotional Rescue and...
View ArticleRecords: Underground Resistance, GB, Versalife
Timeline – Greystone Ballroom / Mark Flash – King of Light While one can’t say that they ever really went away, there is a sense in certain quarters (those that sat up and took notice) that these...
View ArticleJuju & Jordash – live/sex
That title may sound a lil off putting but please don’t be. The Isreali duo have been doing a bunch of live shows of late taking in a few European cities and the US. I’m still to have the pleasure of...
View ArticleSome new(ish) records I should have posted about at least a month ago.
Things have been super slack around here of late and it sorta seems like an odd time for me to be doing a records post as I’ve had possibly my quietest month for record purchases in many a year, but...
View ArticleEmeralds – Just To Feel Anything
When I first saw Emeralds play live at Unsound back in 2010 my friends and I couldn’t help but notice their performance dynamics. On the right you had the stoic keyboardist, in the middle the pretty...
View ArticleNew Irish Bizness
Things are tipping over nicely for Irish related action at the moment, be it artists or labels. So here’s a quick rundown of whats a gowan. First up is a new kid on the block from Derry, The...
View ArticleBitter Sweet Blues ‘n Black Deers
Even by my standard that headline is a pretty awful attempt at rounding up a few of the releases highlghted in this post. But it’s late at night so whatever. Let’s start with the the bitter so. Mr...
View ArticleFrak – Erase
We all know by now about the (re)emergence of Sweden’s Frak in 2012, a trio of strange fish who had managed to fly under the radar of most of the world up until a string of releases last year, most...
View ArticleAnother Incomprehensive Review of 2013
Well aren’t they all? This one is no different. Here’s a slightly long, slightly scatty rundown of what went on in music for me in 2013. I’ve always enjoyed doing this and it’s probably what I’ll miss...
View Article2014 Wrap Up by Pipecock
I know, I know. ISM is supposed to be dead now. Well, I didn’t know where else would be a good place to put this, so it’s going here. Tough titty if you don’t like it. When I look at the 2014 “Best...
View ArticleGolden Donna – I Still See You
When Tom asked me awhile back if I’d be interested in writing for Infinite State Machine I immediately said yes. I have always wanted to be involved in a rebirth and ISM has been, over the years, one...
View ArticleLouie Vega 2015 Edition
Continuing on with talking about some of my favorite records of 2015 so far, Louie Vega has probably had one of his best years in a hot minute. He has dropped no fewer than three absolute anthems...
View ArticleBezier – Mina
Bezier, or as he’s known on the streets and in the sheets, Robert Yang, is responsible for some of my favorite dance music of the recent past. Using sounds and rhythmic structures that are influenced...
View Article60 Miles – 01
60 Miles is the new project from John Daly and Frawl (who is one half of the Never Learnt label and whose own debut 12″ recently dropped), the first 12″ of which is going to drop in the next couple of...
View ArticleThe Galleria
http://youtu.be/G9svpQODToM Morgan Geist’s newest project The Galleria is a throwback to an older sound. Unlike Metro Area’s boogie and Italo, or Storm Queen’s classic house, The Galleria mines the far...
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