Enduser is a producer who has been crafting experimental Electronica for over two decades. He has released many records and collaborated with luminaries including Bill Laswell and Justin Broadrick. Unquiet (Decay Recordings) is Enduser’s first full-length album in a decade.Continue reading →
Are you feeling sexy? If the answer is no, that is about to change once you press play on Pixel Grip’sPerceptide the Death of Reality. The grooves on this album will stir your loins in a way that will have you side-eying that jar of Vaseline you’ve been too depressed to touch in weeks. There is a bit of foreplay to set the mood as it opens with an atmospheric pop song that simmers with introspection. Rita Lukea is very aware that singing is a lot like sex, as it requires putting your heavy breathing in all the right places, which she has mastered on “Bet You Do.” This gives the song a sensual slither that licks your ears and tells you to turn the lights off. Continue reading →
Youth Code reclaims its crown for being the torch carrier of the industrial revival with its new EP Yours, With Malice(Sumerian Records). The lead single “No Consequence” sets things off, with the duo sounding more refined and with a serrated edge to the vengeful hooks of Sara Taylor’s chanted declaration of “never pretending/ to be something she’s not,”. A powerful sentiment in today’s world, where artists are often as fabricated as the online personas people adopt. The challenge the band presents for themselves, by setting the bar so high from the get-go go is will they will be able to measure up? That is what the rest of the review will determine. Continue reading →
