Articles
2007 Top 10s and 20s
2007 Artist Picks
Meissner Interview

Albums
7 Hertz
Aarktica
Alka
Axiotronic
Dale Berning
BJNilsen & Z'ev
John Callaghan
Cousin Lou
Dif:use
Disrupt
Domink Eulberg
Donna Regina
Eedl
Erstlaub
FF Burning & BC Motel
Fibla
Figurines
Fond Of Tigers
Freescha
Brian Grainger
Inhabitants
Klimek
Liquid Stranger
Low Res
Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia
Northern
Adam Pacione
Part Timer
Steve Peters
Phreakon
Pig & Dan
Pinch
Rechenzentrum
Sebastien Roux
Sciajno & English
The Seasons
Slow Dancing Society
Steinbrüchel
Talvekoidik
Translations
Ulver
Uusitalo
Tony Wilson 6Tet
Wilson/Lee/Bentley

Compilations/Mixes
15 Exitos Grandes
Steve Lawler
Pole
Sven Väth

3"/ 7"/ 10"/ 12"/ EPs
Ada
Alland Byallo
Formication
Tim Hecker
Hybernation
Karoshi Bros
Lilienweiss
Move D
Tor Lundvall
Shreber Harber Mole FW
Sun Electric
Amon Tobin
Gez Varley

Hybernation: Snow Cover
Rednetic

Hybernation's Snow Cover alternates between meditative episodes and beat-based constructions, with much of the EP's material originating from Stuart Bowditch's library of found sounds and mini disc recordings. It doesn't surprise, then, that the one-time death metal and punk band drummer's Hybernation tracks distinguish themselves on both compositional and rhythmic grounds. The robotic funk of “Planet Öth” contrasts markedly with the delicate “Rociruces,” where gleaming melodies criss-cross, working themselves into intricate lattices of entrancement, and “011001(December Mix),” where the cranking of an engine punctuates the streaming haze. Regardless of whether the material is up- or downtempo, what stands out most is the attention to detail. “Pm-am,” for example, streams glacial synth beams over a slow-motion pulse speckled with softly clicking pulses; but, as intricate as it is, the arrangement still leaves enough room for an exotic melodic line to pull itself through the cracks. At the risk of stating the obvious, Snow Cover is as delicate and as crystalline as a snow crystal.

January 2008