Virtual Dreams II explores Japan’s distinctive ’90s ambient techno scene, a key part of early club culture and the global electronic landscape. While Virtual Dreams focused on Europe’s chill-out rooms, part […]
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Featured in Music from Memory’s AOTY contender Virtual Dreams II – Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999, Palomatic’s Trill is a timeless collection of […]
The first of a double debut drop from new Los Angeles experimental electronic imprint False Aralia, ‘Zero Key’ compiles 4 tracks from the several year solo studio practice […]
Formed as Panasonic in 1993 by Mika Vanio and Ilpo Väisänen, the Finnish experimental techno duo Pan Sonic has since its inception built spacious but minimalist beat-driven, bass-dense […]
One of Susumu Yokota’s most iconic albums, Acid Mt. Fuji is “an enchanting mix of mystical ambient acid and futurist minimal techno, taking the listeners on a psychedelic […]
One of the seminal electronic albums of the early 90’s, Kitchen by German duo Max Loderbauer (the son of a composer) and Tom Thiel (a studio engineer) is […]
The first Orb album to feature Berlin producer Thomas Fehlmann, Pomme Fritz is a bass-heavy techno dub exploration that pushed sample culture into deep new directions. Drawing from […]
Negative Fascination is the debut solo album from LA-based Sandwell District member Juan Mendez aka Silent Servant. Executive produced by Karl O’Connor aka Regis, the album is a […]
Lifestyles of the Laptop Café is the masterpiece lone album by The Other People Place, a solo project from legendary Detroit producer James Stinson, who is most known […]
Issued to celebrate a decade as a company, in 1999 Warp issued a 4 LP, 2 CD set called Warp10+3 Remixes. The approach? Invite then-current members of the […]
By 2001, Miami bass culture had reached the tail end of its pop culture moment, as acts like the L’Trimm, Quad City DJs, DJ Magic Mike and 2 […]
A singular electronic record from the turn of the century, Isolée’s debut full-length album straddles genres, mixes tempos, generates wildly infectious tones and sound waves, all the while […]
In the mid and late 1990s, the esteemed New York label Matador, which had earned acclaim for indie classics by Pavement, Liz Phair and Cat Power, commenced releasing […]
In the late 1990s and early ’00s, a bunch of electronic producers tired of the big-beat house, trance, and techno music coming out of Europe and the US […]