Category Archives: Electronic
Jilk ~ Soft in Shape and Meaning
The Jilk collective is nearly impossible to define, save for their electronic base. Their last album was lyric-centered, while their new double-album is primarily instrumental; and they shift sub-genres with aplomb, touching upon ambience, modern composition and post-rock with an experimental flair.
Jilk ~ Soft in Shape and Meaning
The Jilk collective is nearly impossible to define, save for their electronic base. Their last album was lyric-centered, while their new double-album is primarily instrumental; and they shift sub-genres with aplomb, touching upon ambience, modern composition and post-rock with an experimental flair.
V/A ~ Cybernetics, Or Ghosts?
The arrival of ChatGPT has accelerated the discussion of the relationship between art and A.I. Are the words we are reading “real,” and what does “real” mean? In time, will the average human being be able to tell the difference
V/A ~ Cybernetics, Or Ghosts?
The arrival of ChatGPT has accelerated the discussion of the relationship between art and A.I. Are the words we are reading “real,” and what does “real” mean? In time, will the average human being be able to tell the difference
Monotonne ~ Related
This spring, Yuriy Bulichev released Unrelated, which includes a gorgeous, mournful collaboration with Mavka. This fall, under the Monotonne moniker, he flips the script with Related: ten tracks featuring ten Ukrainian collaborators. Unrelated was lonely and forlorn, a reflection of the isolated feelings caused
Monotonne ~ Related
This spring, Yuriy Bulichev released Unrelated, which includes a gorgeous, mournful collaboration with Mavka. This fall, under the Monotonne moniker, he flips the script with Related: ten tracks featuring ten Ukrainian collaborators. Unrelated was lonely and forlorn, a reflection of the isolated feelings caused
Potras23 ~ PTRS
One of the most fascinating artists interviewed in Ukrainian Field Notes XXXVI is Kyrylo Potras (Potras23). Potras lost a leg in a landmine explosion, but continues to serve as a Marine in Ukraine. He’s also a devoted father and an electronic
Potras23 ~ PTRS
One of the most fascinating artists interviewed in Ukrainian Field Notes XXXVI is Kyrylo Potras (Potras23). Potras lost a leg in a landmine explosion, but continues to serve as a Marine in Ukraine. He’s also a devoted father and an electronic
Farewell Phoenix ~ The Angels In These Fields
Imagine receiving a wooden box in the mail, stamped with a branding iron, with letters stained in wine. Inside the box, a bottle and a tape, nestled in soft sponges that look like burnt orange coral. The contents build a
Farewell Phoenix ~ The Angels In These Fields
Imagine receiving a wooden box in the mail, stamped with a branding iron, with letters stained in wine. Inside the box, a bottle and a tape, nestled in soft sponges that look like burnt orange coral. The contents build a
Dame Area ~ Toda la verdad sobre Dame Area
Toda la verdad sobre Dame Area (The whole truth about Dame Area) is an atypical choice for A Closer Listen, but its power is irresistible. On their fourth album, Dame Area (the Italian-Catalan duo of Silvia Konstance and Viktor Lux Crux) has made
Dame Area ~ Toda la verdad sobre Dame Area
Toda la verdad sobre Dame Area (The whole truth about Dame Area) is an atypical choice for A Closer Listen, but its power is irresistible. On their fourth album, Dame Area (the Italian-Catalan duo of Silvia Konstance and Viktor Lux Crux) has made
Various Artists ~ Dekmantel Ten: A Decade of Dekmantel Music
Dekmantel Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with a massive box set: seven albums, each loosely representing one of the festival stages, containing 44 exclusive tracks from Dekmantel artists old and new. The genres are generous, including techno, house, breakbeat and jungle;
Various Artists ~ Dekmantel Ten: A Decade of Dekmantel Music
Dekmantel Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with a massive box set: seven albums, each loosely representing one of the festival stages, containing 44 exclusive tracks from Dekmantel artists old and new. The genres are generous, including techno, house, breakbeat and jungle;
Styrofoam ~ the lost album
One of fall’s most enjoyable electronic albums is a time traveler, beamed to us from 2000-2001. While listening, fans of a certain age are thrown back to the halcyon days at the turn of the century, before 9-11, before Brexit,
Styrofoam ~ the lost album
One of fall’s most enjoyable electronic albums is a time traveler, beamed to us from 2000-2001. While listening, fans of a certain age are thrown back to the halcyon days at the turn of the century, before 9-11, before Brexit,
a closer listen 