ARTICLES
Ten Questions: Fat Jon
MUTEK 2006

ALBUMS
65daysofstatic
A Cloud Mireya
Ambarchi and Ng
Another Elec. Musician
Derek Bailey
Band Ane
Barzin
Black Gold 360
The Blow
Boduf Songs
Childs
Darc Mind
Dosh
Duopandamix
Fat Jon & Styrofoam
Liam Gillick
Shuta Hasunuma
Tim Hecker
Ilkae
Jack's Son
Richard Jäverling
Jazzkammer
Junior Boys
Last Days
Hanno Leichtmann
Luomo
Mandelbrot Set
Mountaineer
N.Phect & Dizplay
Part Timer
Karsten Pflum
Benoît Pioulard
Plus Device
+/- {Plus/Minus}
Relay
Saroos
Seht
Shedding
So Percussion
Sybarite
Trio Vopá
Marshall Watson
Weather Report
Donato Wharton
Christopher Willits
Xela

COMPILATIONS/MIXES
ESL Remixed
Four Tet
Garnier & Craig
Ginglik Saturdays
Michael Mayer
Henrik Schwarz

3"/7"/10"/12"/EPs
Colleen
Delano and Xpansul
Detritus
Ed Devane
Eskimo
Feathers
Goldmund
Ezekiel Honig/Graphic
Ezekiel Honig
Eliot Lipp
Robert Lippok
Alejandro Lopez
Evan Marc
Porter & Carr
Sebastian Russell
Somone Else
Spaceships & Pings
SplitEP3
Simon Whetham

Mandelbrot Set: All Our Actions Are Constantly Repeated
Highpoint Lowlife

Comprised of guitarist Keung, drummer Simon, and multi-instrumentalist Melisa, the surname-phobic Mandelbrot Set proves itself a credible companion to fellow ‘instrumental rock' outfits The Timeout Drawer, Red Sparowes, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor on its All Our Actions Are Constantly Repeated full-length. Throughout the set, the trio confidently alternates between stabbing wail (the opener “And The Rockets Red Glare / Bombs Bust In Air”) and chiming delicacy (“Those Lights Are Burning Brightly,” a textured interlude of spindly guitar picking). At 13 minutes, one expects “Constellation Of Rings” will work incrementally to an awesome crescendo but the group defies expectation by opting for a peaceful acoustic coda instead of the anticipated explosion. The loudest moments emerge elsewhere: Melisa's violin sawing blends with raw guitar shredding on the sprawling “Seismic Waves Travelling Through” while titanic riffage in “Benoit B. Mandelbrot” sounds capable of peeling your wallpaper whether you want it removed or not. Not everything's cranked up to ‘11,' however, as demonstrated by the multi-hued melodica, violin, and guitar shudders that imbue the meditative closer “His Hands Were Too Small... ” with slightly psychedelic ambiance. The group's sound may not be overly original, but there's no denying its power.

November 2006