Various Artists – Bleeps, Breaks & Bass (Musique Pour La Danse)
There’s often a transition moment between sounds and subcultures where sometimes something remarkable happens. Between…
Author Seb Chan
Seb Chan
Seb Chan founded Cyclic Defrost Magazine in 1998 with Dale Harrison. He handed over the reins at the end of 2010 but still contributes the occasional article and review.
Pete Namlook & Dr Atmo’s ambient classic Silence re-issued on vinyl
Silent State are reissuing – on vinyl – one of the true classics of the…
Watch Hamburg trio Cloud Management perform live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R2S0sv-jK4 Cloud Management’s self titled debut has been a favourite here at Cyclic-Defrost-by-the-river. As the…
Posthuman & friends – I Love Acid/Balkan Vinyl releases (Balkan Vinyl)
Josh Doherty, half of Posthuman, has been running the Balkan Vinyl label for a decade…
Luke Vibert – Rave Hop / Modern Rave / Amen Andrews (Hypercolour)
This trilogy of albums from Luke Vibert would have usually launched into a European summer…
Night Gestalt previews a collaboration with Joseph Shabason
Swedish producer Olof Cornéer who records as Night Gestalt was a new discovery to us…
Trans-4M – Sublunar Oracles (Buzz/Safe Trip)
Originally released in tiny CD-only quantities in 1992, this Belgian album got a lot of…
Cyclic Selects: dyLAB
Melbourne has been a hotbed of 303-driven acid since the early 1990s. Back then -…
Stream the new album ‘Mirrors’ from Odd Nosdam, out 12 April on Alien Transistor
Odd Nosdam’s been making beats for well over two decades now – he was one…
F.U.S.E. – Dimension Intrusion 25th Anniversary (Vinyl Factory/Plus 8)
The other of Hawtin’s major aliases before he became a superstar DJ and the whole…
Longform Editions: an interview with Andrew Khedoori
Andrew Khedoori runs the long running Australian label Preservation, and recently launched Longform Editions. Longform…
Interview with Rowan Mason/Sanpo Disco on Midday Moon & Australian ambient music
Melbourne label Bedroom Suck recently released Midday Moon, an eclectic double disc collection of local…
Hotflush & Scuba revisit the seminal Sub:stance era 2008-2013
One of the pivotal moments in UK dubstep in the first decade of this century…
Various Artists – Kode9 & Burial: Fabriclive 100 (Fabric)
Twenty years ago, DJ mixes were often cynically marketed as a way to ‘experience the…
Hear a track from Milan’s Maenad Veyl latest EP
Milanese producer Thomas Feriero is back with another EP of industrial strength electro as Maenad…