Review : Djrum – ‘Portrait with Firewood’ (R&S)
Sometimes when a producer steps out of their comfort zone they end up making some of their best work, or…
LPs
Review: Death Grips – Year Of The Snitch
After five studio albums your average musical outfit will naturally have settled into a groove. Any contrarian impulses to pull…
Review: Skee Mask – Compro (Ilian Tape)
Bryan Müller belongs to a rare cult of producers who were excelling before they could legally enter a nightclub. As…
Review: DJ Koze – Knock Knock (Pampa Records)
There is perhaps nothing more typecast than saying that an album “takes you on a journey”, but that’s exactly what…
Review: Rival Consoles – Persona (Erased Tapes)
The opening scene to Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 film, Persona, shows a series of unrelated and fragmented images: a running filmstrip,…
Review: Nils Frahm – ‘All Melody’
Nils Frahm’s creative output has been defined thus far by a handful of distinctive qualities: a penchant for sounds that…
Review: Mika Vainio, Ryoji Ikeda & Alva Noto – Live 2002
Collaboration is never easy, especially between established artists with their own distinctive musical personalities. The process often yields mixed results; the…
CKtrl’s spellbinding mixtape INDi reveals something new with every listen
There is a blatant maturity in the Lewisham producer’s largest body of work yet.
‘1-800 DINOSAUR Presents Trim’ is the east London MC’s most engaging work to date
Seemingly more subdued and self-analytical than his Soul Food mixtapes, this release is a commendable attempt at a grime LP.
Prins Thomas – Principe Del Norte (Smalltown Supersound)
Full Pupp boss Prins Thomas’ latest album delivers depth in many dimensions.
nonkeen – ‘the gamble’ (R&S)
“It’s the contrast between woolly improvisation and meticulous arrangement that lends this album much of its distinct character.”
Knxwledge – ‘WrapTaypes’ (All City Records)
50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and more get the Knxwledge edit treatment on his new LP for All City Records.