HAPEXZM ~ HEXES

As a reader, my eye was immediately drawn to the track “Without Books.”  Fall is the reading season, and HAPEXZM‘s narrator contributes a lament over jazzy piano and languid trip-hop beats.  Five string notes enter at the very end, all too

HAPEXZM ~ HEXES

As a reader, my eye was immediately drawn to the track “Without Books.”  Fall is the reading season, and HAPEXZM‘s narrator contributes a lament over jazzy piano and languid trip-hop beats.  Five string notes enter at the very end, all too

Jaberdarwin ~ The Soft Collapse

First we have to talk about that cover, which is so striking that it steals the lead from the launch of a new supergroup.  At first, it seems that Petulia Mattioli has snapped a photo of a particularly alluring woman

Jaberdarwin ~ The Soft Collapse

First we have to talk about that cover, which is so striking that it steals the lead from the launch of a new supergroup.  At first, it seems that Petulia Mattioli has snapped a photo of a particularly alluring woman

Rizan Said ~ Ma Waraa Al-Shaabi (ما وراء الشعبي) – Beyond Shaabi

In the hands of Kurdish-Syrian “King of Keyboard” Rizan Said, the synthesiser becomes an improbable orchestra, its sounds stretched and distorted. His musical vocabulary draws on the traditions of the Jazeera region, where Kurdish, Arab, Syriac and Armenian cultures have

Rizan Said ~ Ma Waraa Al-Shaabi (ما وراء الشعبي) – Beyond Shaabi

In the hands of Kurdish-Syrian “King of Keyboard” Rizan Said, the synthesiser becomes an improbable orchestra, its sounds stretched and distorted. His musical vocabulary draws on the traditions of the Jazeera region, where Kurdish, Arab, Syriac and Armenian cultures have

Anushka Chkheidze + Robert Lippok ~ The Sky Was Out of Tune

It is always a treat when musicians take full advantage of the possibilities afforded by live performances, as Anushka Chkheidze and Robert Lippok have in The Sky Was Out of Tune. The younger Georgian electronic producer encountered the Berliner multimedia veteran during a Tiblisi workshop

Anushka Chkheidze + Robert Lippok ~ The Sky Was Out of Tune

It is always a treat when musicians take full advantage of the possibilities afforded by live performances, as Anushka Chkheidze and Robert Lippok have in The Sky Was Out of Tune. The younger Georgian electronic producer encountered the Berliner multimedia veteran during a Tiblisi workshop

Khaled Kurbeh ~ Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى)

After the beguiling, quietly mesmerising tapestry of Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh, Berlin-based Syrian musician Khaled Kurbeh turns to the piano on Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى), a collection recorded in his studio between 2021 and 2022. The two records were conceived during

Khaled Kurbeh ~ Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى)

After the beguiling, quietly mesmerising tapestry of Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh, Berlin-based Syrian musician Khaled Kurbeh turns to the piano on Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى), a collection recorded in his studio between 2021 and 2022. The two records were conceived during

Rutger Hoedemaekers ~ All the Good It Would Have Done

Behind this intricate and complex album lies an incredibly simple message: little actions can make a big difference, while the combination of little actions can make an exponentially big difference.  Rutger Hoedemaekers tested this theory by composing parts for twenty instruments playing at

Rutger Hoedemaekers ~ All the Good It Would Have Done

Behind this intricate and complex album lies an incredibly simple message: little actions can make a big difference, while the combination of little actions can make an exponentially big difference.  Rutger Hoedemaekers tested this theory by composing parts for twenty instruments playing at

Shelf Nunny X Sun Glitters ~ SN X SG – SG X SN

On SN X SG – SG X SN, Shelf Nunny disproves the old adage, “never meet your idols.”  As a longtime fan of Sun Glitters, Shelf Nunny was overjoyed at the invite to remix the latter’s Glasshouse (with Nadine Carina) and Lonely Trip

Shelf Nunny X Sun Glitters ~ SN X SG – SG X SN

On SN X SG – SG X SN, Shelf Nunny disproves the old adage, “never meet your idols.”  As a longtime fan of Sun Glitters, Shelf Nunny was overjoyed at the invite to remix the latter’s Glasshouse (with Nadine Carina) and Lonely Trip

Ziúr ~ De Brujas y Fantasmas (Original Soundtrack for Kianí del Valle Solo Dance Performance)

This year our Halloween soundtrack is De Brujas y Fantasmas (Of Witches and Ghosts), inspired by the legend of La Llorona and the Mexican poet-shaman María Sabina.  This collaboration was conceived by Ziúr and director, choreographer and dancer Kianí del Valle, and

Ziúr ~ De Brujas y Fantasmas (Original Soundtrack for Kianí del Valle Solo Dance Performance)

This year our Halloween soundtrack is De Brujas y Fantasmas (Of Witches and Ghosts), inspired by the legend of La Llorona and the Mexican poet-shaman María Sabina.  This collaboration was conceived by Ziúr and director, choreographer and dancer Kianí del Valle, and