Loscil - Plume

Boomkat says:

Frequent visitors will already be aware that we like Loscil a great deal here - Scott Morgan's incredible 'First Narrows' album turned many a head (including ours) with it's carefully realised blend of dubby minimalism and gorgeous windswept instrumentation. 'Plume' is his latest emission, again for the on-form Kranky imprint, and this time he takes the ideas explored on 'First Narrows' even further into the cinematic territory and ends up with an album which is maybe closer to Cliff Martinez's seminal Solaris score than Basic Channel's dubbier work. The echoing, glitchy and soft percussion is still present as ever, but xylophone and vibraphone sounds make up the album's backbone, trapped amongst curls of static and deep, subtle synthwork. Plume' is deeper than any of Morgan's previous efforts and opens itself to you very slowly - the more time you allow it, the more enjoyment you will mine from it's rich cavernous depths. Tracks such as 'Steam' build up gradually out of very little, cyclic percussion rolling around deep underneath the dense chords and thick basslines, it's impossible not to let this music transport you into a world much sparser than our own. Look out of the window and into the sky and as you concentrate your eyes start to blur slightly - this is the world of Loscil and we like it very much indeed...

I say:

Exquisitely precise and delicate. This music reminds me of the beauty that can be found in an urban landscape if you take the time to find it... soft and course, peaceful and haunting. Highly recommended!

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Plastikman - Closer

Amazon says:
The first full-length in four years from 28-year-old post-techno electronic musician Richie Hawtin under his Plastikman alias, Consumed has more going on underneath its cool, minimal surface than first meets the ears. Contrasting pretty heavily with previous Plastikman efforts, Consumed is a slowly evolving, serious work of tranced out microgrooves with deliberately paced, almost textural changes in synth washes and percussive sounds. Neither ambient nor techno, but existing in a delicate, contemporary space between, Consumed reminds one of a less harsh-sounding Porter Ricks or a sedated Mouse on Mars with an even heavier Kraftwerk fetish. The music has a serious metronomic thing going on, but it foregoes traditional beat tyrannies and bowel-rattling buzz bass in favor of an altogether more ethereal, subsonic groove. It's delightful.

I say:
Very deep, very dark, very hypnotic, very minimal. Get the rebreather out for this one; it'll be awhile before you come back up for air...
Headphones recommended!

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Boduf Songs - Lion Devours The Sun

Here's what Brainwashed says:
Lion Devours The Sun is the first full length release from U.K. resident Mathew Sweet following his self-titled kranky debut EP released in the fall of 2005. It was recorded at home with a 4 track and a single microphone, using acoustic guitar and voice along with well placed touches of a cymbal-playing monkey, some bricks, an e-bowed autoharp, a homemade gramophone, and daggers. The title derives from alchemical imagery, the sun representing consciousness and the lion symbolizing emotion. Some of these songs contain actual invocations of demonic forces. Not really. Mathew states that "this is not folk music", and that someone told him that they think the first record "sounds humble and withdrawn and the new one sounds righteous and bitter". He agrees. The debut Boduf Songs release garnered high praise from all reviewers. He has performed limited live shows in the U.K. and Europe, and recently recorded a live session for the legendary VPRO in Amsterdam.

Here's what I say:
Eerie. Minimal. Acoustic. I think most of you will like it; it's out there, but still fairly accessible. Enjoy!

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