| Saifish Pantry - Brenton | Review, tracklist, & music samples

Airom Bleicher and Lorraine Campbell a.k.a. Sailfish Pantry, have produced another fine CD of mostly very downbeat electronica in Brenton. This is excellent music from artists who deserve to be far more widely known and appreciated than they are.

| Munkie - Chemical Process | Review, tracklist, & music samples

Fans of Massive Attack and Everything But The Girl will find this CD from UK act Munkie of great appeal. In the downtempo-electro style but with a dark ambient edge, this CD has an experimental style and major studio quality about its production. Being influenced by many different genres of music has shaped a unique sound, a superb quality slice of ambient song-writing, playing and vocalising. "The second full-length album by UK dark synth lurkers Munkie brings more of their ambient style and haunted vocals together with trip-hop beats and deep, under-the-floor bass." - JH, 2005.

| Sailfish Pantry - Lorca | Review, tracklist, & music samples

Downbeat is surely an appropriate word for this excellent CD of independent Aussie electronica. If we are looking for comparisons, Lorca has an early Portishead, slightly dark feel at times, that is derived in part from the pace and in part from Lorraine Campbell's sultry vocal style. The abstract feel works exceptionally well, as does the mix of analogue and digital sounds, and the mix of styles in different tracks ensures that the album has plenty of variety. Yet the feel and musical identity is retained throughout, and Lorca is surely an album that will stand the test of time.

| broken android - newmus | Review, tracklist, & music samples

broken android is an "audio slapstick" electronica project.from Queensland, which has featured in Triple J's Noisefest in October 2003, as well as leading ABC music show Sound Quality. Airom Bleicher's work on electronic sources also draws extensively on cello samples from improvisation by Lorraine Campbell. Generally rhythm-based, broken android is a step into intriguing musical territories, mixing a range of voice and instrument samples in with programmed sequences. Excellent mix and sound recording make this CD a pleasure to hear, and the rich variety of textures and sonic qualities will fascinate the open-eared listener.