“Eskmo has created his own sound.” – Future Sequence

“Electrifyingly enveloping…Sufficient mind-melting invention here…to render Eskmo a hotter property than that chilly moniker might immediately imply.” – BBC Music

“Telling a story…futuristic…a feel of musique concrete…It’s a unique vision and fascinating example of the intersection of organic and electronic.” Fact Mag

“Elegantly melodic, beautiful electronics and enough skewed rhythmatics to make this release a brilliant opening full-length release.” – Bleep

“Science-fiction like..spine tingling stuff” XLR8R

“Ethereal and very poetic in nature, and very representative of the whole listening experience.“ – The Line of Best Fit

“Sophisticated..without being too pretentious. In fact that’s the beauty of it… You can’t help feeling ‘Eskmo’ is a heartfelt display of emotion…Eskmo displays a courage in his song writing that shows he’s willing to try new things. Something you can’t help but respect him for.” – Contact Music

“Genre-defying…synth blaze swim in a deep electronic pool…clanking bottom end…. Eskmo feels visionary more often than not.” – Textura

“Some of the best production I’ve heard in recent times.” Amon Tobin

“Dark, moody and quite magnificent, prepare to have your ears cranked open by Eskmo’s innovative individualism.” DJ Mag

“Eskmo drops a massive bass rolling workout. Simply destroys the soundsystem.” URB

In both the US and UK, the west coast has geographically wrestled control of an ever-expanding universe billowing from the post-dubstep mushroom cloud. This side of the Atlantic, Bristol edges ascendancy. The latest to step up to the plate from an already regal line of Californian kings, meanwhile, is San Francisco-based soloist Brendan ‘Eskmo’ Angelides.
There are certain touches of déjà vu here. Large swathes of 1990s electronica shifted attention away from aiming crosshairs solely at the dancefloor with not dissimilar sonic results. Yet in blurring divides between man and machine, Angelides’s subtleties take this self-titled debut album at least partially striding into the unknown.

Read the full review on the BBC site.

Second long-playing release from Brendan Angelides who follows a couple of well-receieved single releases for Warp and Planet Mu. Elegently melodic, beautiful electronics and enough skewed rhythmatics to make this release a brilliant opening full-length release. Recommended for beat-science fans.

Check it out on Bleep.com

When primarily instrumental producers start to play with adding vocals to their productions, the effect can either be uplifting or can serve to change the music in drastic ways. There is sometimes a feeling that vocals mean accessibility or popularization, which is very dependent on the producer. For Eskmo, the elaborate vocals on his first full-length album enhance the already organic sounds of his productions. Over his 10 year history, Eskmo (Brendan Angelides) has been known for dynamic tracks with gigantic rolling beats and intricate sound design. This sound design is extremely human sounding due to his love of found sound recording and strong music background. The prevalent vocals put narration and poetry to this living, breathing, musical body of work.

Read the rest of the review over at Fact Mag.