Pontone & Simon Reynolds compiled this eclectic eelectronica mixtape for the latest Pontone podcast. Reynolds says the only thing that ties these selections together is a genre he made-up to fit the occasion – “eldritchtronic” music:

“eldritchtronic”, a non-existent genre that cuts across a bunch of zones (hauntology, the trippier end of microhouse, hypnagogic/glo-fi, the Brooklyn school of “ecstatic experimental”, etc). Mostly electronic but rarely intersecting with the dancefloor, this music merges blissy and eerie, the wired and the wyrd. And because the 2000s was when the linear temporality of music definitively dissolved, there’s leakage from the remote past, musique concrete and text-sound by artists I encountered for the first time during the Noughties.

Listen to the mix and read more @ Pontone’s Special Guest: Simon Reynolds – Eldritchtronica and Wyrd Bliss Mixtape.

Eldritchtronica and Wyrd Bliss Mixtape Playlist:

1. Black Moth Super Rainbow Rollerdisco (“Dandelion Gum” Graveface, 2007)
2. Belbury Poly The Willows (“The Willows” Ghost Box, 2005)
3. Ricardo Villalobos Fizheuer Zieheuer (“Fizheuer Zieheuer” Playhouse, 2007)
4. AFX PWSteal.Ldpinch.D (“Analord 8″ Rephlex, 2005)
5. Isolee Text (“Rest” Playhouse, 2000)
6. Mordant Music The Black Crush (“Dead Air” Mordant Music, 2006)
7. Ducktails Neptune City, NJ (“Landscapes” Olde English Spelling Bee, 2009)
8. Dolphins Into The Future B9 (“Mountain Saturnus” Dreamtime Taped Sounds, 2007)
9. Oneohtrix Point Never Physical Memories (“Rifts” No Fun, 2009)
10. High Places From Stardust To Sentience (“high Places” Thrill Jockey, 2008)
11. Henry Sauguet Aspect Sentimental (“Archives GRM” Ina-GRM, 2004)
12. Harrison Birtwistle Chronometer (“Creelsploitation 1″ Creel Pone, 2006)
13. Lily Greenham Experience (“Lingual Music” Paradigm, 2007)
14. Animal Collective Panic (“Here Comes The Indian” Paw Tracks, 2003)
15. Moon Wiring Club Roger’s Ghost (“An Audience Of Art Deco Eyes” Gecophonic, 2007)
16. The Advisory Circle Sundial (“Other Channels” Ghost Box, 2008)
17. Sean McCann Look Out (“Phylum Sigh” DNT Records, 2009)
18. The Focus Group Modern Harp (“Hey Let Loose Your Love” Ghost Box, 2005)
19. Gang Gang Dance Dust (“Saint Dymphna” Warp, 2008)
20. J Dilla Won’t Do (Instrumental) (“The Shining (Instrumentals)” BBE, 2006)
21. Blectum From Blechdom Bastard Child (“Desnaunted Haus” Tigerbeat6, 2001)
22. Ariel Pink Life In L.A. (“Worn Copy” Paw Tracks, 2005)

I found a remarkable story on the Village Voice today. Part mystery thriller, part treasure hunt, part news. It concerns the discovery of some “new” talent, a pair of electronic musicians who collectively go by the name of Tuss, but who individually call themselves Brian Tregaksin and Karen Tregaskin. Tuss released Confederation Trough in their early days, then the prestigious release that caused electronica enthusiasts to sit up and take notice – Rushup Edge on the elite UK publisher Chrysalis.

The article in the Village Voice mostly reviews this epic album, but seems stuck on the idea that the Truss is no rookie electronica act. The writer instead forwards the notion that has been circulating through lists and forums – that this is another eponymous work by the elusive Richard D James, a.k.a. Aphex Twin. ([More →])

Oh that’s it. If I don’t build, buy, or otherwise acquire a teleportation device soon I’ll go mad! It started with the Roadburn Festival, then the upcoming Dour Festival, and now this – the lineup for the All Tomorrow’s Parties curated by Portishead… ([More →])