If you aren’t afraid of a little experimentation in your dance music and you are willing to step out of your “industrial safety zone” then I highly suggest checking this EP out and it might just refresh your musical palette

David Schock, Grave Concerns Zine

“[Bounte] not only captures but enhances the synth infused grooves of Depeche Mode on his new EP The Desolation Test. Derivative he isn’t. If anything, Depeche should sound this invigorated in 2013.”

Richard Milne, WXRT Local Anesthetic

“The Desolation Test is not nearly as melancholy as its title would suggest, instead offering five tracks of upbeat and varied electronica that is sure to appeal to a wide range. Dunakin may not be breaking new ground with Bounte, seeming content to simply excel at his skills as a producer and a musician who can infuse a number of styles into a cohesive and ultimately pleasant whole. This is a fun and tasteful kind of music that is, quite frankly, a welcome respite from the overwrought and often humorless fare that encumbers much of what is heard today.”

Ilker Yücel, ReGen Magazine

“Fresh from the Windy City, this guy has got the skills. Texture, production, and soul. “Lead Me’ is the perfect song to chill out to. Much respect.”

David J. Gregory, ReverbNation

“such detail and soul in these tracks..got me thinking of everyone from Underworld to the FuckButtons..love the long, building elegance of “Lead Me” and that great improvisatory jam of “thingawowzer” is genius..like live jazz converted into electronica. I gotta respect skills this tight!”

MikeWhitePresents, ReverbNation

Dr. Dre Monster Beat headphones are a MUST-HAVE accessory. The ear-buds are acceptable, but the giant metal circumaural ones are preferable. As long as the cord is flame-red, you’re good to go.

The accordion is not dead. It is alive and well in the subway, on the train, at sidewalk cafes, wherever the wandering street musicians decide to go. Concertina is strictly for serenading your own friends.

While I know hiphop is popular in France, the music wafting out of stores and other places is predominantly electronic/dance. You’re more likely to overhear the Chemical Brothers than Beyonce, which is just fine with me.