“Strictly Dope and RAW Rap Shit from around the World”
From the murky depths of beat culture: Machine Music, Vol. V serves an hour-long journey through Wales' longest-running electronic label's diverse 2022 finest. Acant's Quiet Residence LP paints cityscapes in headspace, blurring the line between rhythm and texture across a seemingly stagnant concrete jungle. Kuato's Disco plunges into beautifully decayed chaos — warped loops, brittle beats, and tape-rotted textures that are sinister, hypnotic, and defiantly imperfect. Lakitunes keeps it chilled with LoFi Chillhop meets NES & SNES nostalgia, while pathetique's Turbulence fights for its right to exist with soundscapes that are luscious, jarring, and downright confusing.
“Detroit beats + space as a reflection of chaos. Sister to serendipity. The doctor and associated sins, twice strobing, again (within)”
“Tater Andersson is carving out a name for himself as a rising force in Norway’s underground music scene.”
“The 4 pieces cover industrial hip hop, drum and bass, mid-tempo break science IDM, and techno.”
“A visceral collage of techno, breakcore and acid that could make even the most hardened raver feel like they're tripping on their own synapses.”
“Unique Welsh underground 'bleeps n beats' with key early influences like Aphex Twin, Leftfield, and Orbital.”
“Sänger Blondel combines various sonic mediums presenting sound collages for whole body entrainment.”
“The ant watches the butterfly from afar. Inspired by Nujabes, J Dilla & Porter Robinson”
“Rotze delivers raw electropunk mayhem – a mix of riot, social critique, and pure chaos.”
“Cardinal is a sonic journey from original to traditional, played on the 20-stringed Hindustani slide guitar and accompanied by percussion, beats and poetry.”