Sd Laika
THAT'S HARAKIRI
Tri Angle Records (2014)
First showing up in 2012 and making waves in the underground music scene ever since, Sd Laika makes a brand of electronic music that seems to suggest what Richard D. James (i.e. Aphex Twin) might have been making had he turned up in the 2000s and 2010s as opposed to the 1990s. Hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin which seems about as unlikely a place for this type of music to spring from as any and existing as the solo project of producer Peter Runge, Sd Laika’s sound is very abstract and generally unmelodic, more about creating a mostly ugly, dirty, and dark sort of atmosphere than developing catchy melodies or danceable beats. Though there seems to be a vague connection between Laika’s music and the world of hip hop, even as musicians such as Skrillex have incorporated those elements more and more in their music, Laika’s sound is purely instrumental, with the only vocals provided in the form of heavily-manipulated sound samples. A further exploration of material featured on the previously-released Idiot Thug mixtape, the 2014 full-length That’s Harakiri presents electronica that’s not so far removed from what Container is doing these days. Full of crackly and frequently abrasive sound elements … Read more
Steve Adamyk Band
Dial Tone
Dirtnap (2014)
This is Dirtnap Records.Not to pigeonhole anybody, but man does Steve Adamyk Band hit on that pop structure, garage chaos … Read more
Various Artists
Balsa/Sei Hexe - Split EP
String Break (2014)
Two bands hailing from the US Northwest bring a Metalcore filled split from String Break Records. Seattle's, Balsa, take control … Read more
