Category Archives: Electronic

Mohamed Bourouissa ~ LILA

Mohamed Bourouissa has long treated sound as an integral part of his artistic practice, but LILA marks the first time it fully steps into the foreground. Conceived as a “musical object,” the album functions as an inventory of relationships: each

Mohamed Bourouissa ~ LILA

Mohamed Bourouissa has long treated sound as an integral part of his artistic practice, but LILA marks the first time it fully steps into the foreground. Conceived as a “musical object,” the album functions as an inventory of relationships: each

BOUNCYDUCK ~ It’s Either Me or My Auntie

Across a discography that ranges from politically charged works such as Palestine Is Always War and In the Life of a Palestinian Prisoner to the nostalgic reimagining of Arabic popular song found on Orientalism, Bouncyduck has consistently refused to be

BOUNCYDUCK ~ It’s Either Me or My Auntie

Across a discography that ranges from politically charged works such as Palestine Is Always War and In the Life of a Palestinian Prisoner to the nostalgic reimagining of Arabic popular song found on Orientalism, Bouncyduck has consistently refused to be

CLOUDWARMER ~ I Know the World Reasonably Well and Am Right About Everything

CLOUDWARMER is Eddie Palmer, also known as the New York half of Fields Ohio.  While he embraces classic timbres such as trip-hop and plunderphonics, his music is astonishingly contemporary, as evidenced by track titles such as “I Am Piloting An Oil

CLOUDWARMER ~ I Know the World Reasonably Well and Am Right About Everything

CLOUDWARMER is Eddie Palmer, also known as the New York half of Fields Ohio.  While he embraces classic timbres such as trip-hop and plunderphonics, his music is astonishingly contemporary, as evidenced by track titles such as “I Am Piloting An Oil

Travis or Alice ~ Travis Goes Deep

Some lives are difficult to imagine unless one has experienced something similar. Alisa Nedashkovska (Travis or Alice) wrote her debut EP during her first two years as a Ukrainian refugee in Berlin, and uses the music to bridge the gap

Travis or Alice ~ Travis Goes Deep

Some lives are difficult to imagine unless one has experienced something similar. Alisa Nedashkovska (Travis or Alice) wrote her debut EP during her first two years as a Ukrainian refugee in Berlin, and uses the music to bridge the gap

ALT ~ Nature’s Engineers

Once in a while, we realize we’ve created a closed loop.  In 2023, when ACL reviewed ALT (Abby Lee Tee)’s Disputed Territory and the single “Beavers,” we lamented that “Beavers” was not on the album.  Rising to the challenge, ALT has now

ALT ~ Nature’s Engineers

Once in a while, we realize we’ve created a closed loop.  In 2023, when ACL reviewed ALT (Abby Lee Tee)’s Disputed Territory and the single “Beavers,” we lamented that “Beavers” was not on the album.  Rising to the challenge, ALT has now

too_basicc ~ عهد الأصدقاء

too_basicc is a digital audio-visual, modular synthesis project based in Beirut, Lebanon. Over the months of march-april they released three albums in quick succession with the latest being عهد الأصدقاء [“The Covenant of Friends”] — a title that refers to

too_basicc ~ عهد الأصدقاء

too_basicc is a digital audio-visual, modular synthesis project based in Beirut, Lebanon. Over the months of march-april they released three albums in quick succession with the latest being عهد الأصدقاء [“The Covenant of Friends”] — a title that refers to

Filippo Medas ~ Emilio Lussu: Il Processo

For audiences outside Italy, Emilio Lussu remains a relatively overlooked figure compared to contemporaries such as Antonio Gramsci or Carlo Rosselli. Yet Lussu’s life encompassed many of the defining struggles of the twentieth century: a decorated soldier in the First

Filippo Medas ~ Emilio Lussu: Il Processo

For audiences outside Italy, Emilio Lussu remains a relatively overlooked figure compared to contemporaries such as Antonio Gramsci or Carlo Rosselli. Yet Lussu’s life encompassed many of the defining struggles of the twentieth century: a decorated soldier in the First

Camilla Pisani ~ Konstellationen

While the Cyclic Law imprint is known for dark ambient and drone, its Aesthetical imprint captures forays into the electronic realm.  Camila Pisani‘s Konstellationen is trancelike and textured, as twinkling as its title and cover art. With only six tracks

Camilla Pisani ~ Konstellationen

While the Cyclic Law imprint is known for dark ambient and drone, its Aesthetical imprint captures forays into the electronic realm.  Camila Pisani‘s Konstellationen is trancelike and textured, as twinkling as its title and cover art. With only six tracks