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Several Wives ~ Göldi fell
Dreams, confessions, and references to deadly Biblical women form the ethereal imagery of Several Wives’ Göldi fell, its pensive, hypnotic drones evoking those symbolist 19th century paintings in which orientalism is a gateway to the edges of reason, to a
Several Wives ~ Göldi fell
Dreams, confessions, and references to deadly Biblical women form the ethereal imagery of Several Wives’ Göldi fell, its pensive, hypnotic drones evoking those symbolist 19th century paintings in which orientalism is a gateway to the edges of reason, to a
*Press A* ~ Far Cry: New Dawn, Can Androids Pray, Katana ZERO (Remixes)
Tyler Bates & John Swihart ~ Far Cry: New Dawn Unlike the constantly pounding and dramatic tracks of Far Cry 5, the music in New Dawn is much more atmospheric, emphasizing not the very weight of beliefs in a world’s
*Press A* ~ Far Cry: New Dawn, Can Androids Pray, Katana ZERO (Remixes)
Tyler Bates & John Swihart ~ Far Cry: New Dawn Unlike the constantly pounding and dramatic tracks of Far Cry 5, the music in New Dawn is much more atmospheric, emphasizing not the very weight of beliefs in a world’s
*Press A* ~ 2019’s Best Videogame Soundtracks So Far
Compared to how breathless we were by the end of 2018 (see our “2018 Leftovers” mini-series), the first half of 2019 has been lower-key for stand-out videogame soundtrack releases. We at *Press A* had to widen our listening to uncover
*Press A* ~ 2019’s Best Videogame Soundtracks So Far
Compared to how breathless we were by the end of 2018 (see our “2018 Leftovers” mini-series), the first half of 2019 has been lower-key for stand-out videogame soundtrack releases. We at *Press A* had to widen our listening to uncover
*Press A* ~ Voidrun, Yuppie Psycho
Pentadrangle ~ Voidrun Voidrun is, without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable chiptune surprises of the year. It does what its MIDI-inspired kind of electronic does best: mash genres up into unique, new-sounding music. It’s got an old-school metallic
*Press A* ~ Voidrun, Yuppie Psycho
Pentadrangle ~ Voidrun Voidrun is, without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable chiptune surprises of the year. It does what its MIDI-inspired kind of electronic does best: mash genres up into unique, new-sounding music. It’s got an old-school metallic
Mukqs ~ SD Biomix
When we imagine things like cyborgs and the integration of technology with biology we are usually continuing a long-running philosophical division between ‘natural’ and ‘artificial’, one we tend to exaggerate in the images of robotic arms and microchip-enhanced eyes. Arguably,
Mukqs ~ SD Biomix
When we imagine things like cyborgs and the integration of technology with biology we are usually continuing a long-running philosophical division between ‘natural’ and ‘artificial’, one we tend to exaggerate in the images of robotic arms and microchip-enhanced eyes. Arguably,
Juri Seo ~ Respiri
Interrelation is at the heart of Juri Seo’s Respiri, the connective tissue that binds all those things we think of as separate or incompatible. Classical and avant-garde, simple and complex, warm and cold, tonal and atonal – the list goes
Juri Seo ~ Respiri
Interrelation is at the heart of Juri Seo’s Respiri, the connective tissue that binds all those things we think of as separate or incompatible. Classical and avant-garde, simple and complex, warm and cold, tonal and atonal – the list goes
Sunn O))) ~ Life Metal
A good joke always reveals a particular truth about its object, whether in white or black form. The title of this album is a running joke in the band’s milieu, one that spans from simply going to exercise all the
Sunn O))) ~ Life Metal
A good joke always reveals a particular truth about its object, whether in white or black form. The title of this album is a running joke in the band’s milieu, one that spans from simply going to exercise all the
Toby Marks & Andrew Heath ~ Motion
Motion is the first album-length collaboration by sound artist Andrew Heath and multi-faceted musician Toby Marks, the result of which is a vast exploration of sounds from places and experiences in England and Wales, each representing the four cardinal points
Toby Marks & Andrew Heath ~ Motion
Motion is the first album-length collaboration by sound artist Andrew Heath and multi-faceted musician Toby Marks, the result of which is a vast exploration of sounds from places and experiences in England and Wales, each representing the four cardinal points
a closer listen 