Machinedrum - 3FOR82 (Vinyl + Zine)

Machinedrum - 3FOR82 (Vinyl + Zine)While he found his footing touting a strain of downtempo IDM in the early 2000s, Machinedrum has veered more accessible over the years. His new album, 3FOR82, might be his bubbliest release to date. Spanning everything from jungle to left field beatmaking, the record features vocal performances from the likes of Deem Spencer, Mick Jenkins, and Tinashe. It flips between both sides of the Machinedrum coin, as a relatively challenging artist who has

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''We might have a vocal melody that sounds like the lead steel guitar from Santo & Johnny

even amidst the functional volatility that famously motivated their course

While his solo records have ranged from starkly intimate expressions of grief to colorful

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drummer DJ Johnson—had been on tour for nearly three-and-a-half years

fluid transition

with a smattering of early singles released not long after

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the band’s elaborate sonic infrastructures carry the same sense of studied experimentation as Palm

was co-produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor and frequent tour collaborator Zac Brown with Chris also lending his mixing talents for the album

The band’s latest