For those who have never heard Whitman's music, Occlusions provides a fabulous representation of both his performance instincts and how engaging and fun his music can be.

Salton Sea is good, but ultimately doesn't leave as strong an impression as it intends.

Nearly all of the album's pieces feature a gorgeous accord of a large number of electric and acoustic guitars-call it folk maximalism, or perhaps Wall of Kieran.

Bass Clef may have created a solid album, but, in the end, this lovely exercise leaves a sense that it was all a bit too easy for him.

His evolution may not be complete, but the process hasn't prevented him from making quality tunes in the meantime.

What takes shape is a solid, unflinching artistic statement, an effort at moments challenging and bizarre, and at others dreamy and utterly inviting.

Clearly, Rathbun is a talented producer, and his debut full-length appears to imply that he's nowhere near to running out of ideas.

With this album, Slugabed firmly asserts himself as a first-rate producer, having turned in a debut LP that is short on subtleties, packed with triumphs, and hopefully telling of a career set to only continue impressing.

What they discovered lies beyond DJ mixes and radio rotations; it's their magnum opus.

Galaxy Garden is a fine effort, an album that tweaks Lone's formula just enough to pass as a step forward.

Mohn is not a cheeky effort, nor is it pop or minimal.

Light Asylum is the product of two very talented purists whose focus on a particularly stylish bygone era has actually surpassed its roots to sound unexpectedly modern.

When the strings rise into the mix as the song comes to a perfectly timed close, it's readily apparent that oOoOO's patience and time spent growing as a producer and a songwriter has paid off tremendously.

Transistor Rhythm offers the proverbial mixed bag.

For those interested in zany experimentalism, Black Dice's latest is a welcome addition to a long line of solid releases, but for those who have never been awed by this brand of cacophony, Mr. Impossible offers little besides noise.

For those on the outside of that process, fans who are frantically trying to connect the missing links of Iradelphic's lineage with its beloved forefathers, more apt descriptors might be "unexpected," "unfamiliar," and "unfulfilling."

It all makes for a well-rounded and fully formed debut album by a propitious new artist we look forward to hearing more from.

From a production standpoint, When You're Gone is a simply stunning effort, one that is continually intriguing and constantly surprising.

DVA is most successful when he edits out the excess and focuses his production on a handful of strong elements. As a producer, it's self-control, not talent, that he's lacking.

Despite what its title might imply, The Keychain Collection feels very cohesive, more like a planned progression than a mere combination of tunes.

Had he trimmed the fat a touch and maybe tacked on an extra track or two in its place, Ital's LP might have been something closer to remarkable.

Personality is less a cohesive statement than a scattered reflection of the experimental process that's come to define Scuba's output in the new decade.

It's a solid effort, and one with some ace tunes that will certainly be snapped up by intrepid DJs, but as a full-length, it might be better with a reorganized tracklist in your iTunes music folder.

There's no doubt that Visions is an excellent album.

Throughout the Kindred EP, Burial seems curious to discover the perfect balance between gritty atmospheres and dusk-lit club music.

Planet High School is obviously not perfect, nor should it be, but it is a step upwards and onwards for Mux Mool.

It's a little bit of everything, which is perhaps why ƒIN is such a rich, fulfilling listen.

The music continually jumps between dubstep, house, techno, and beyond, almost never losing its propulsive motion. That kind of flow--matched with top-shelf tunes from around the globe--helps make Pinch's installment for Fabric's ongoing series an outstanding and even-handed display of contemporary soundsystem music that won't likely grow stale any time soon.