SELF-RELEASED, 2012 // DIGITAL Stunning piece of dark ambient paired with intense drones courtesy of Toronto-based ambient metal duo Northumbria ( @NorthumbriaDoom ). The track is available up for grabs from their Bandcamp page here . So, so good! Black Sea of Trees by Northumbria

Just a quick heads up for those in or around Los Angeles this weekend: Three of my favorite acts will be performing at Los Globos in Silverlake this coming Saturday, May 5th: Demdike Stare, Tropic of Cancer and Vatican Shadow (live debut). I saw Demdike Stare live at Unsound in New York two weeks ago and they blew my mind

HOSPITAL PRODUCTIONS, 2012 // CASSETTE / BUY: CASSETTE / DIGITAL Christian Cosmos is a collaborative effort between Dominick Fernow of Prurient/Vatican Shadow and Kris Lapke of Alberich. Enthronement By God As The First-Born Of The Dead fuses the synh-friendly sound of Fernow’s Prurient and Vatican Shadow projects with the heavier and more distorted sound of Alberich. Expect powerful electronics, celestial drones and distorted noise throughout the entire 37+ minutes

M=MINIMAL, 2011 // LP / BUY: VINYL / CD / DIGITAL Another fine LP from the ever-interesting German imprint M=Minimal has found its way into my record collection recently.

Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sebastian Oliwa has been a fan of analog synthesizers for quite a while. I stumbled upon one of his tracks while reading my daily dose of music blogs recently and kindly asked him to do a mixtape for me

IN PHAZE RECORDS, 1982 // CASSETTE What a spectacular synth track from a largely unknown British new wave band called Solid Space ! Recorded in 1982 and only released on cassette. Reissue, anyone

ANCIENT METHODS, 2012 // 12″ / BUY: VINYL The latest transmission from Berlin-based techno imprint Ancient Methods (#6) serves up three tracks of looped, no-nonsense industrial techno courtesy of Ugandan Methods – a collaboration project of Regis (Karl O’Connor, aka Ugandan Speed Trials) and Ancient Methods . Truth be told, most of the AM stuff is way too heavy for my taste but this EP pulls the right strings. Devastating, especially the A-side

Here’s a quick rundown of mixes I’ve been enjoying recently: Rrose (Sandwell District) – Electronique.it Podcast 153 The mysterious Sandwell District producer Rrose supplies a podcast for Electronique featuring tracks from Miles , Joey Beltram, Conforce, Jeff Mills, and many others. There’s also an unreleased mix of his/her own track “ Waterfall ” featured towards the end of the mix

100% SILK, 2012 // LP / BUY: VINYL / DIGITAL 936 by Peaking Lights (released on the LA-based Not Not Fun Records) has been hyped to death as one of the best albums of 2011. Honestly, I’m not sure why as I find the album to be nothing special, maybe even a bit boring.

FINDERS KEEPERS, 2011 // CD / BUY: CD / DIGITAL Taken from the compilation Make Do & Mend 02: Demdike Stare Supports Finders Keepers .