David Kolhne – Granular Canvas

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Deep and brooding, murky and submerged, ‘Granular Canvas’ reaches towards the very depths of ambient music’s foreboding underbelly. The anonymity of David Kolhne only adds to the mysterious sonic worlds crafted that exist… Continue reading

Sven Weisemann – Separate Paths EP

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I’ve been tracking Sven Weisemann’s work for many years and he’s an excellent example of someone at the top of their game, producing quality Dub Techno. The Berlin based artist’s work is typically… Continue reading

Seabuckthorn – Turns

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American label Lost Tribe Sound have consistently released high-quality material over the last few years quality output from artists such as William Ryan Fritch, Western Skies Motel and Part Timer to name but… Continue reading

Selffish – He She Them Us

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We’ve kept close tabs on the Serein label since before Irregular Crates even began, with us covering early netlabel releases on our old Audio Gourmet blog. Serein are the perfect example of a… Continue reading

Camillo – Sunday Sea

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Our relentless scour of the dishevelled downtempo world of instrumental Hip Hop brings us to the sleepy sounds of Camillo from Ulm, Germany. The artist’s debut ‘Sunday Sea‘ is a selection of tape-eroded beats,… Continue reading

William Ryan Fritch – Birkitshi – Eagle Hunters In A New World

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Lost Tribe Sound appear to have a landmark year ahead of them and we’ll be featuring this label more frequently throughout the year. Label boss Ryan Keane sent us a couple of their… Continue reading

Hugo LX – Akegata

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We discovered the work of Hugo LX last year and enjoyed both his Deep House material as well as the mini album ‘Ascent‘ which sees a more Downtempo style. On further reading and… Continue reading

Five Queries With… 002: Andrew Lang

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We recently started a post series called Five Queries With… new for 2017. It’s quite simple, we’ll catch up with an artist, label or friend on what they’ve been up to and their… Continue reading

Building Castles Out Of Matchsticks – Now Wait For Last Year

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Pulsating percussion and warped walls of sound drive the listener into a trance-like state. Pleasurable one moment, and somewhat abrasive the next; the latest offering from Ontario-based multi-instrumentalist, Anne Sulikowski (aka Building Castles… Continue reading

Grand AM – Full Force

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If you’ve been in touch with me lately, you may well be aware that since the turn of the year I’ve gone crazy for instrumental Hip Hop. I’ve discovered a treasure-trove of artists coming… Continue reading