Nathan Koch of Chicago Illinois is the brainchild behind the electronica project Emulsion. Using 8-bit synthesizers and subtle sweeping melodies he’s crafted some truly wondrous ambient songs. Fans of electro and IDM will find something to like here. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just need some simple deep music to relax too. […]
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Emulsion featured in the Chicagoist - “Another Angle on Looptopia”
May 13, 2007
(excerpt from full article)
Our most personal experience was at I Am Robot and Proud, or rather DJ Emulsion, since the Robot as advertised was stuck in Canada. Don’t ask, we don’t know either. Left to our own devices as our companion took part in the chess tournament outside, we were free to enjoy the minimal, […]
Blue Sky Objective Review on mxdwn.com
January 15, 2007
May the next soft breeze you feel remind you of the crisp sexiness of a frigid night in the city. Better yet, here’s hoping your soundtrack for painting the town blue includes Emulsion’s latest release, Blue Sky Objective, a spare yet beautiful backdrop of sonic flurries to grace the icy core of hip cities from […]
Blue Sky Objective Review in Openingbands
December 1, 2006
Blue Sky Objective is the full length debut from Emulsion, which is solely compromised of Chicagoan Nathan Koch. Koch is influenced by Kraftwerk & Skinny Puppy as much as he is by the beeps and clicks that accompanied his favorite past time, video games. Growing up with a NES at his side Koch’s music reflects […]
Blue Sky Objective Review in File Under: New Music (Dutch)
October 6, 2006
Voor heel wat eigenaars van auto-subwoofers is de essentie van elektronische muziek dat de bassen lekker knallen. Maar wie breder kijkt, bijvoorbeeld op versie 2.5 van Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music, ziet dat instrumentale elektronische muziek helemaal geen beat hoeft te hebben. Op het debuut van Nathan Koch uit Chicago onder de projectnaam Emulsion hoor […]
Blue Sky Objective Review in Exclaim! Canada
September 25, 2006
A child of the ’80s video game generation, Nathan Koch, aka Emulsion, brings his
love of eight-bit sound to his debut lo-fi electro outing. Reminiscent of a glitched
out Doctor Who soundtrack set on electro-styled broken beat, Blue Sky Objective
thrives on digital artifacts and slightly skewed synth melodies. A little
experimental at times, Koch’s sound drifts loosely between […]
Blue Sky Objective Review on domaincleveland.com
August 13, 2006
If Casino Versus Japan were to carry their ambient approach and sound over to the world of video game soundtracks, the resulting beats would probably mirror pretty closely the sound of Emulsion.
While “leftrightleftright” opens the disc with a pretty standard synth sound, the listener quickly gets a taste of Emulsion’s ability to blend mood and […]
Blue Sky Objective Review in Igloo Magazine
August 3, 2006
I’m suffering from a bit of a disconnect on the first few listens to Emulsion’s new release. Nathan Koch’s project has gone from trawling dark subterranean places to being gravity-free and solar-charged. Blue Sky Objective is an 8-bit love affair with pretty, shining things. Reminiscent of Solvent’s electro-candy and jangly Game Boy melodies, Emulsion’s work […]
Blue Sky Objective Review in Illinois Entertainer
August 1, 2006
Emulsion’s Nathan Koch spent a year as a Game Boy tester, so it may come as no surprise his brand of electronica sides heavily with the 8-bit aesthetic. Although once a purveyor of darker industrial and noise music, Emulsion’s first full-length, Blue Sky Objective, is all about sunny melodies among laptop beats. It’s this aspect […]
Blue Sky Objective Review in Grave Concerns
July 31, 2006
Let your mind wander as you explore Nathan Koch’s music aka Emulsion’s and his latest release Blue Sky Objective. With dreamy and spacey melodies your mind is open to interpretation. Although this is somewhat experimental it has many electronic melodies that flow and make this whole. It you like lots of beeps mixed in […]