05/03/2020

Flex – Review by Igloomag

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“Carbinax is back once again, the prolific mastermind simply can’t keep still. We’re always excited to hear where he’ll take his sound next and with Flex (featuring 20 explosive tracks) we see similar IDM and experimental electronic activity. This time focused on elevated melodies and modular madness meshed with thickened […]

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25/12/2019

“Imagineer” Review by Igloomag May 2019

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“Carbinax continues in a prolific pursuit to release some of the finest electronic music over the past several years, and Imagineer is no different. 22 tracks in all, this is another behemoth collection that features a wide assortment of what the Belfast-based artist is capable of. This rugged, robust, and […]

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25/12/2019

“Upgrades” Review by Igloomag September 2018

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Igloomag Review “If you’ve not heard of Carbinax or 2ndMouse, now’s the time to tune in and get your fix—he’s amassed around 18 releases, numerous compilation appearances, and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. The 2ndMouse moniker, retired as of 2016, comes back to life in the form of […]

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25/12/2019

“All Ears” Review by Daniel Gilpin ( TWGEEMA)

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“All Ears is my current front-runner for album of this year. It was released just a couple of months ago by Chris Carbinax and is the kind of album that reminds me why I spend so much time trying to discover new music. It is explosive, spine-tingling, Cheshire Cat smile […]

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25/12/2019

“All Ears” Review by Igloomag May 2018

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Carbinax continues to do what he does best, wrapping up high-energy melodies in a swirl of emotive, maximum-impact beats, bass, and hard-punching rhythms. Take the Twilight Mix of “Last Night I Dreamt In Binary Code” as a prime example. You simply cannot get any more submersed into the artists knack for creative, […]

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25/12/2019

“Snowglobe Citizen” review by Igloomag May 2016

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Review of Snowglobe Citizen on Igloomag here What’s amazing about Snowglobe Citizen is the sheer number of ideas Chris M manages to pack into any one track. With an average running time of over five minutes, this is needed but also afforded by the source material. That focus on melody […]

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25/12/2019

“Acquiesce” review by Igloomag December 2014

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Playful, articulate electronics, melodic and nostalgic, 2ndMouse returns with Acquiesce. 18 audio snapshots shed raw energetic synthesizer acrobatics which bubble to the surface from start to end. “Chroma” and “Fissure” are prime examples of Chris M’s sweet yet tactile approach to cohesive electronic music. Sliding to and from polished mechanical […]

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24/12/2019

“Communique” review By Igloomag July 2014

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“Raw techno slabs maneuvered via analog machines, plastic rhythms, gritty melodic videogame themes and bass dribbling, 2ndMOUSE (aka Chris Steven McKeown) pulls all the left-field danceable bits into byte sized chunks on Communique. Tangible downtempo beats strewn across funky vocal snippets and experimental ragga tinkering, there’s an array of genre […]

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