Category Archives: Electronic
Kiasmos ~ Flown
We love surprises like this. Last week, after seven years of silence, Kiasmos (Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen) suddenly dropped a brand new EP and video. Even more than past releases, the EP inhabits the middle ground between modern composition
Kiasmos ~ Flown
We love surprises like this. Last week, after seven years of silence, Kiasmos (Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen) suddenly dropped a brand new EP and video. Even more than past releases, the EP inhabits the middle ground between modern composition
Canblaster ~ Liberosis
Regular ACL readers may experience a sense of déjà vu, as Liberosis is the second album we’ve reviewed this week ~ and the fourth this year ~ to have begun as a series of three EPs. The latest of these, Simon
Canblaster ~ Liberosis
Regular ACL readers may experience a sense of déjà vu, as Liberosis is the second album we’ve reviewed this week ~ and the fourth this year ~ to have begun as a series of three EPs. The latest of these, Simon
Catching Flies ~ Tides
Tides sounds like summer, is released in spring, and contains a song titled “Snow Day.” While this mix may seem discordant, it fits the album’s theme of ebbs and flows and the cyclical nature of life. The album has already
Catching Flies ~ Tides
Tides sounds like summer, is released in spring, and contains a song titled “Snow Day.” While this mix may seem discordant, it fits the album’s theme of ebbs and flows and the cyclical nature of life. The album has already
Garden Gate ~ Magic Lantern
Magic Lantern is a collection of miniatures ~ 25 in 33 minutes, as short as thirteen seconds, none reaching the three-minute mark. Originally composed as the score to Strange Company, an audiobook anthology offered by Audible Editions, they have now found
Garden Gate ~ Magic Lantern
Magic Lantern is a collection of miniatures ~ 25 in 33 minutes, as short as thirteen seconds, none reaching the three-minute mark. Originally composed as the score to Strange Company, an audiobook anthology offered by Audible Editions, they have now found
CLARAGUILAR ~ Figura
Witness the birth of a superstar. CLARIGUILAR is a larger-than life figure, confidently sporting capital letters (a portmanteau of Clara Aguilar) and wearing the most physics-defying dress since J.Lo’s tropical green Versace gown. Few artists ever have a stylist and
CLARAGUILAR ~ Figura
Witness the birth of a superstar. CLARIGUILAR is a larger-than life figure, confidently sporting capital letters (a portmanteau of Clara Aguilar) and wearing the most physics-defying dress since J.Lo’s tropical green Versace gown. Few artists ever have a stylist and
Ohr Hiemis ~ Opal Spine
Opal Spine connotes pain, although it is not painful to play. Partially inspired by “the composers’ mother health issues linked to the weakness of her spine,” the album also features a spine, and when looking at the cover, one can’t help but ask,
Ohr Hiemis ~ Opal Spine
Opal Spine connotes pain, although it is not painful to play. Partially inspired by “the composers’ mother health issues linked to the weakness of her spine,” the album also features a spine, and when looking at the cover, one can’t help but ask,
Jlin ~ Akoma
Akoma is a Ghanan word commonly translated as heart and connoting love, acceptance, tolerance, goodwill, understanding and a host of other positive attributes. The semantic similarity to akousma is likely unintentional, but the association is apt. Jlin‘s skyrocketing career reached a new high in
Jlin ~ Akoma
Akoma is a Ghanan word commonly translated as heart and connoting love, acceptance, tolerance, goodwill, understanding and a host of other positive attributes. The semantic similarity to akousma is likely unintentional, but the association is apt. Jlin‘s skyrocketing career reached a new high in
Four Tet ~ Three
Would it be weird to say “welcome back” to Kieren Hebden, otherwise known as Four Tet? After DJing in front of 100,000 fans at Coachella and Madison Square Garden along with Skrillex and Fred Again.., poking his head well into the
Four Tet ~ Three
Would it be weird to say “welcome back” to Kieren Hebden, otherwise known as Four Tet? After DJing in front of 100,000 fans at Coachella and Madison Square Garden along with Skrillex and Fred Again.., poking his head well into the
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