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Mississippi’s contribution to ’90s slowcore, This Living Hand played haunting, downbeat songs that evoke a 3 a.m. of the soul. Founded by childhood friends Neilson Hubbard and Clay Jones (later joined by violinist Helen Lamb), the band self-released two albums as Spoon (not the Austin band of the same name) before adopting the name This…

[This review was originally published in Badaboom Gramophone #3 and appears here by permission.] Emerging from the vibrant UK electronic scene of the early ’90s, Ultramarine has often been described as “techno-folk,” although the range of the group’s interests defies easy pigeonholing. Essex natives Paul Hammond and Ian Cooper started working together in A Primary Industry with…

[This review was originally published in Badaboom Gramaphone #3 and appears here with permission.] A home-recorded electronics project of New Yorker Lawrence Lui, Dominions occupies the distant spheres of sample concrète cut-ups and electro-pop.  The mix is an ominous foray through simple pop progressions and contrasting sound layers. On Pocket Operator, Lui manages to incorporate every perceivable…