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Lady Neptune: NOZ (digital, Night School, May 2022)

If you opened this expecting to read something pseudish about the latest electroacoustic experimental whatever, then I am afraid you are going to be disappointed. This record is gabber. It has hoovers and everything. I believe it is traditional to refer to this kind of thing as “face-melting”, and for good reason. It’s also insanely […]

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E-Saggila: Blaze (digital, Northern Electronics, June 2022)

This record, from the Iranian-born, Toronto-based producer Rita Mikhael, packs a lot of power into its 27 minutes. There are a couple of ominous, atmospheric soundscapes here; the other four tracks are primarily slabs of dark, pounding, claustrophobic techno. One track has a kinds of breaksy sci-fi d’n’b feel. Elsewhere, there’s a strong gabber feel. […]