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innerCHILD by delo.thirteen

In a happy accident, I discovered this album while searching around Bandcamp. What’s great is that it hasn’t officially been released yet, so this is all new stuff. What a breath of fresh air this is. Dedicated to the artist’s Uncle Aundrae “Stingray” Black, it has a nice gravitational pull while still remaining grounded and, dare I say, slightly whimsical? It’s got everything I want from an album right now. Will definitely have to review this one.

Devolver by Pr0xima

We’ve reviewed Pr0xima‘s 2024 album “The Ugly” so you know we like what we hear. Techno is one of those genres where, it’s like, techno. A genre so self-referential it can start to feel like an echo chamber of kicks and hi-hats. But I really like Pr0xima’s work because it’s, what’s the word I’m looking for – subdued? Grounded? Like machinery that has found its optimal rhythm. First track, Devolver, is locked the fuck in.

Key XXVII: The Forest’s Own Dream by Woodland Spells

The aesthetic, for me, is a bit on the goofy side – which I love. The music harkens back to my deep love of melancholic ambient music from the late 70s and 80s. I spent years buried in that world, digging through “underground” releases that felt like they were recorded for nobody and somehow ended up meaning everything, so it’s nice to see people picking up that ball and running with it while I’m chasing that dragon that I will no doubt never catch again. Very simple and very effectively moody. Give it a listen.

iideo.l | Makeen | Suspended by Makeen

Gotta stay on that techno train, and Makeen is a pretty solid conductor. Doom Techno should really be a genre, because this album fits that perfectly. Listened to this on repeat a couple of times and can honestly say that it’s been too long since I’ve gotten immersed back into a techno headspace. Production on this record is top notch.

Molluskan Folk Songs by Kid Camaro

There is something gloriously damaged about Molluskan Folk Songs. The year is 2006 and there’s still two years to go in the Bush presidency – I had just gotten back to North Carolina after a failed marriage and little did I know just a few short miles away, Wyatt Demille (aka Kid Camaro) was making shit like this. Even back then Wyatt was making monster weapons in the form of braindance/breakcore. What a great album and a wonderful time capsule for a time and place. Give it a listen. I will definitely have to review this.