I know nothing about UK producers Duncan Stump (Mock) and Nick Woolfson (Toof). I’ve read that “Tuning Echoes” is their debut full-length. And electronica, producer-driven music isn’t really my thing, so I’m not claiming to be an expert, but I’m pretty sure this is a good album. Yeah, it is. I know it. It’s pretty low-key and mellow, gentle and rhythmic, with shades of Junior Boys and Laurie Anderson.
For fans of: Junior Boys, Little Boots, Hot Chip, DFA, LCD Soundsystem.
Tags: Electronica
Tent is the debut album by Mobile Wash Unit. Sunny New York Electronica. I don’t have a lot to say about the record, but I did enjoy it and wanted to throw some love their way.
Tags: Electronica
Like a hyperactive Postal Service, Robert Svensson‘s “Beat (EP)” whispers a few warm up electronic clicks then kicks in with a 
rapid, nonthreatening beat, a quick electronic piano line, and fevered, gentle urging: “When the night comes to dress you in the blackest of blues, be sure to remember the sound of feet against cold ground.” The words are images–their purpose isn’t clear, they’re there for mood over meaning. Hit the chorus: “Let the wind do the crying for you, for the fever in your heart, it grows and grows.” The second track on the three-song EP has lead vocals by a female, and whoever she is, her sound is too shoegaze, too light, too breathy for Svensson’s intricate, borderline techno beats. It just doesn’t work. Fortunately, Svensson returns on the Cars-meet-Moby track “Unpredictable.” All in all, it’s a whole lot better than I expected it to be. Especially that first track.
Best of all: If you sign up for his newsletter, you can get the whole EP for free! Go here for details.
Robert Svensson is from Sweden, and already has a full album (“Young punks are on the never-never”) behind him.
Older Svensson:
Robert Svensson – 1987 (feat. Adam Olenius)
Tags: Electronica, Free Album!
Techno is not my bag: It’s busy, noisy, and usually irritating. Which may be why I really enjoyed Pantha Du Prince’s third album. His brand of electronic music is known for being minimalist and textured. This latest release, on Rough Trade records, is fascinating–subtle kettle drum percolates under thumping, but slow, bass on “The Splendour.” “Stick to my Side” has vocals and crisp chimes and beats. It’s almost folky. The album feaures songs with Noah “Panda Bear” Lennox of Animal Collective and Tyler Pope of !!! and LCD Soundsystem. Highly recommended.
Tags: Electronica
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