Vaellus 00E

“Does the opposite of what you'd expect, assembling tuff breaks around a clouded piano melody that's more gilded than gloomy. James' post-IDM drum programming lifts this one, augmenting Barzacchini's warehouse-ready boom with acidic trills and beat-repeat jolts.”

“Combining steppy dance music, lush detail and a diaristic tone, Jack Chrysalis’ debut dials between music that is destined to catch the ear of the club-goer and the heart of the dreamer, his signature propulsive mutations of organic techno and UK garage sounding strongly.”

“Her music constantly feels like it's in a state of elevation, and even when she experiments with fragmented sound design and abstract textures, the tracks always lock into a steady propulsion and head for a blissful state, re-creating the rush of tuning into an amazing pirate radio broadcast or finding euphoria at a generator-powered rave deep in the woods.”

“Bodhi debut on Hot Haus with a varied club pack of beats absorbing future garage, bass and deep tekkers!”

“Balancing micro and macro in specific sounds as much as moods, Batu’s finely-sculpted work calls to mind the immensity of passing time cast in cliff faces, and the intimate personal growth we experience in our own lifetimes.”

“Azu and Al’s refined, detailed approach blurs the lines between electronic sound design and earthy sonics, resulting in dynamic drum tracks loaded with weighty atmospherics and unrelenting tension”

“showcases a penchant for introspective melodies, angular percussion and reflective harmonies, which drive a range of tempos into vast acoustics, wandering through repurposed references to UK dance music.”

“no matter how far the band ventures into music’s outer realms, they always wind up back in their own unique soundworld, a place where emotive pop and fluttering electronic soundscapes walk hand in hand.”

“There’s a real sense of physicality to Boman’s sounds, which he applies in thick, gloopy brushstrokes; if you could run your fingers across his virtual canvas, you’d detect nubby congas and midrange swirls and tiny pinprick hi-hats that bristle to the touch.”

“They envisioned making music somewhere in between Throbbing Gristle and Enya, artists who have had an enduring impact on Kelly’s creative being. In doing so, they paired tough, industrial sounds with ethereal Celtic mysticism, creating music that ebbs and flows between tension and release.”

“The raw expression of Cooper’s own mental state illuminates the universal experience of being human. Unspoken Words offers common ground, a unifying space for anyone who faces internal discordance and feels the need for greater connection and greater expression.”

“an unshackled mind melt of amorphous Berlin School electronics, glistening guitar tones, snatches of disembodied voices and rumblings of percussive melody. an invitation to introspection, turning Tarotplane’s sky seeking kosmiche towards a resonant, contemplative core.”

“I love working with digital processes because you get these unexpected moments where you dial something in, that somehow takes on a tangible, organic form in the real world. Searching for these sweet spots was the motivation for the album, contrasting natural textures against synthetic elements, and finding ways to create something that feels like it exists outside of the computer.”

“feels almost like a paradox: fundamentally propulsive, yet seems to decelerate time and space, generate tensions yet offers a weirdly soothing effect, feels high-brow and implies endless intellectual stimuli yet is deeply felt and simply wants to provide simple truths about ourselves.”

“Gowdy consistently heats and heightens the presence of each component in the mix, balancing different elements in democratic compression/distortion, attaining an unornamental and earnest form of mantric-industrial majesty. ”

“its urgent FM synths and hypnotic kick-bassline interplay offer a sense of forward movement amidst all the topsy-turviness. It might be one of Dixon's best techno tracks in recent memory.”

“Fluttering harmonies multiply, falling in and out of cohesion as polyrhythms take shape. After an extended passage, the tone shifts from jubilant, and almost regal, to fascinated, bewildered, and awe-struck. King’s flourishes return as a persistently chiming electric gamelan that locks to Tignor’s violin to forge a triumphant final moment”