Tellus’ Shrouded in Sun EP follows on from a raft of lovely releases across Akuratyde’s Modern Conveniences label over the past few years. The label’s delicate, lush, melodic drum & bass explorations show a continued affinity with autonomic and share its interest in the more spacious, idiosyncratic, contemplative, and bittersweet possibilities of drum & bass.

REVIEW: Secuencias Temporales | Various Hearts Year Two

June was a joyful month for many reasons. For us at Delayed, there was a plethora of amazing music to match the nice change in weather.

ReleasesZach HueninkJuly 16, 2021Secuencias Temporales, ambient, deep house, downtempo, experimental, review

REVIEW: Blazej Malinowski & Claudio PRC - Future Retro [012]

In food, the art of pairing is subtle but important. Open a wrong bottle of wine with your dish and the meal is ruined: flavors either cancel each other or dominate one another or, worse, fight each other

REVIEW: Gems Under the Horizon 1 [Basic Moves]

Inspiration for music can come from a variety of places, and times. The littlest sound or setting can spark the greatest fire of musical creativity. To christen the first release of their new chill-out sub-label, Belgium-based Basic Moves looks to Sonmi451, and Dylan Thomas Hayes for a split EP, titled Gems Under the Horizon 1.

REVIEW: Conoley Ospovat - Mantras LP [Otake Records]

Mantra by definition, is a sound, word, or phrase that is repeated by someone in prayer or meditation. A sound, word, or phrase… focus on the sound portion, and it’s a short leap of the imagination to conclude that one could cut music from the same cloth.

REVIEW: Bas Dobbelaer and Vand - ZL2 [SoHaSo]

One of the most exciting collaborations on a scene, Bas Dobbelaer and Vand are back on SoHaSo with the ZL2 EP, continuing to shape the intriguingly poignant universe they created on Laren EP almost two years ago.

REVIEW: Joachim Spieth - Ousia [Affin]

In the darker regions of techno, Joachim Spieth is a familiar name with an unmistakably familiar signature sound: extra deep melancholic pads set to a relentlessly driving beat, creating a stark contrast that is "oh so Spieth". But 2020 finds maestro unplugging his drum machine and playing more with his reverberated pads.

ReleasesSlava MalkinDecember 29, 2020joachim spieth, ambient, ousia, affin, ambient techno, review

REVIEW: Vril and Rødhåd - Out Of Place Artefacts [WSNWG]

Pyrexia (lat.), noun, an abnormal elevation of body temperature. There are many things that may lead to that - from viruses to heartbreaks, and “Out Of Place Artefacts” presented by Vril and Rødhåd, is one of them.