“Dark, sidewinding music with rough edges and analog viscera. Symbolic, metaphoric, and euphoric. Messages that speak with melodies and basslines instead of words and phrases. For me, these are the marks of true, meaningful techno.” NEST HQ Read here.
“Such futuristic, minimalist and slightly oppressive electronica. As appropriate for a club as it is a scene in a dystopian sci-fi, it’s a super fun, super dark piece of electronica.” Complex Watch here.
“Chopping rhythms at breakbeat speeds meet a flurry of bass wobbles – all catalysed by a calming blanket of synths that grows gradually and serenely. A soothing Yin to the frenetic Yang.” Boiler Room Listen here.
“In “Stars”, a cut from their upcoming Sun Machine full length, you can hear all these references coming together nicely: electro era mau5 builds, early Daft Punk filter house textures, Chembros’ dreamy and optimistic synth flourishes… they’re all neatly wrapped up in this four-and-a-half-minute euphoric disco odyssey.” Nest HQ Read/
KCRW‘s Travis Holcombe played Maiah Manser‘s new track “Second Skin (Crater Remix)” alongside The Gaslamp Killer, Jagwar Ma & MIA. Listen here.
“BARNABY CARTER’S SOUND IS A DEEP AND LUSH SHADE OF AMBIENT, BUT WITH THE CINEMATIC INFLUENCES OF ITAL TEK AND JON HOPKINS.” PopMatters Read/ listen here.
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“The Tallinn-born composer/singer fuses forward-thinking electronic elements with neo-classicism and Regilaul motifs. The new record is familiar in many ways, with nods to Björk and Fever Ray, but utterly otherworldly in others – We Are is an immersive, ambitious, devastatingly effective project full of glorious noises.” The Line of Best Fit Listen here.
“The atmosphere on this track is truly unreal. Understated drum beats gently push the listener into the depths of a warm synth sea, with glittering pads a’plenty to keep you afloat. This makes the perfect backdrop for Djoeke’s darkly heartfelt vocals, and the story told within them.” YourEdm Read/ listen
