D/B Album Review: Rapsodia by Patricia Kopatchinskaja

The album “Rapsodia” is a remarkable effort in which Patricia Kopatchinskaja evokes remembrances of her moldavian culture and family. The established classical violinist performs together with her parents – the mother being a classical musician as well, the father a traditional one. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]“One day when he was a boy [...]

D/B Album Feature: Infinite Light by Nathan Amundson, Aidan Baker and Mat Sweet

This self titled release on Denovali records is the collaborative debut from Nathan Amundson (aka Rivulets), Aidan Baker (of Nadja, Whisper Room, ARC), and Mat Sweet (aka Boduf Songs). [Audio clip: view full post to listen] With astonishing results, the trio explores the similarities and the disparities of their respective musical projects, creating music which [...]

D/B Album Feature: Forgetfulness by Natalie Beridze / TBA

One of the most exciting releases of the year so far is the fantastic new album by Natalie Beridze aka TBA on Berlin’s monika enterprise label. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]This mezmerizing and haunting album contains the finest ambient electronica production combined with a pop sensibility and the beautiful voice of TBA.

D/B Album Review: Wo ist Behle? by Fabio Orsi

The winter in Berlin is long. And white. And cold. One feel the heavy, and soft at the same time, presence of the snow as if it was a cloack of oppressive and liberating silence slowly coming down from somewhere undefined. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Wo ist Behle is the path in the [...]

D/B Album Feature: Berlin vs New York by Robot Robinson

Berlin native and Jahcoozi’s beat mastermind Robot Koch has got another trick up his sleeve: this time with MC John Robinson. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Robot’s electronic splices meet the smoky, laid-back flows of the microphone don who made a name for himself as part of hip-hop group Scienz of Life a few [...]

D/B Album feature: Mind Bokeh by Bibio @ Warp records

Bibio is to strike again in 2011 with new album, ‘Mind Bokeh’, out March 28th in the US and April 4th in Europe and the Rest of the World. The anticipated follow up to his celebrated first album for Warp in 2009, ‘Ambivalence Avenue’. ‘Mind Bokeh’ has exceeded all our high expectations with its full [...]

D/B Album Feature: SMM: Context by Ghostly International

SMM: Context is the first release in Ghostly International’s new yearly compilation series of evocative, exploratory music. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]In 2004, Ghostly International introduced SMM, an unknown acronym used to evaporate the already-unspooling musical boundaries between classical minimalism, electronic and drone composition, film soundtracks, and fragile imaginary landscapes.

D/B Album Feature: Owl Splinters by Deaf Center

In 2005 Deaf Center left an indelible impression on the cinematic / modern-classical / dark ambient scenes with the release of their first LP Pale Ravine. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]After a long wait, the duo of Erik Skodvin (aka Svarte Greiner) and Otto Totland (aka Nest) arrive at their 2nd album in [...]

D/B Album & Artist Feature: Com Truise – Cyanide Sisters EP by Ghostly

Com Truise is one of the many personas of producer and designer Seth Haley, born and raised in upstate New York and operating out of a 12’-overrun apartment in Princeton. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] An admitted synth obsessive, Com Truise is the maker of an experimental and bottom heavy style he calls [...]

D/B Album Feature: Renegades of Bump / Ritmo Kovos dalis 2 | Free Download

This is second installment of “Ritmo Kovos” from community of alternative arts “Renegades of Bump”. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]This time they compiled 19 tracks from best Lithuanian beat makers. So all the talk about small, but very heavy Lithuanian beats scene was true.

D/B Album Feature: Sun Ra – The World Is Not My Home @ Jazzman Records

Following the unparalleled success of Jazzman’s previous Sun Ra triple pack which sold out worldwide within 24 hours of release, here is the second & final installment of their foray into the intriguiing, beguiling and mythical world of the Sun Ra 45. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]The triple 45 set includes 6 sides [...]

D/B Album Feature: Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will by Mogwai / Release Date: 15.02.2011 | Free Download

“Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will” is the new full-length Album from our favourite Scottish Bands Mogwai. Release Date is February 2011. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Mogwai are a Scottish post-rock band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite (electric guitar, vocals), John Cummings (electric guitar, vocals), Barry [...]

D/B Album Feature: Ring by Reuber | Reuber’s Digest & Live in Berlin @ Berghain | 18.11.2010

With his fifth solo album „Ring“ electro-accoustic artist Reuber has narrowed down his universe to a work of sublime clarity. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Already when Reuber released his first solo album “Anna” in 2000, electro-acoustic loop music had not been experimental anymore.

D/B Album Feature: Full Circle by Shigeto | Free Download

After filling two EPs on Ghostly International, Shigeto’s lush, sumptuous take on instrumental hip-hop has fully materialized. Digital in Berlin highly Recommended! [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Full Circle , the artist’s first full-length album due on November 9th, completes the journey begun with Shigeto’s Semi-Circle EP, synthesizing the drummer/producer’s signature themes of [...]

D/B Album Feature: Squarepusher – d’Demonstrator & New Video

The new Squarepusher Album d’Demonstrator release out 18th/19th October 2010 on Warp Records. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Squarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique [...]

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