Category Archives: Electronic
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Electronic
This year’s top ten electronic albums run the gamut from quirky and fun to industrial and dark. These albums cross boundaries, incorporating drone, pop, hip-hop, and modern composition, while the themes include death and vulnerability, gender roles and climate change.
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Electronic
This year’s top ten electronic albums run the gamut from quirky and fun to industrial and dark. These albums cross boundaries, incorporating drone, pop, hip-hop, and modern composition, while the themes include death and vulnerability, gender roles and climate change.
Chrisman ~ Dozage
Congolese producer Chrisman spoils his listeners with 35 tracks and 94 minutes of music. Even the press release admits “there’s almost too much to absorb in one sitting,” but that’s okay, because the album deserves multiple plays. Amazingly, all of
Chrisman ~ Dozage
Congolese producer Chrisman spoils his listeners with 35 tracks and 94 minutes of music. Even the press release admits “there’s almost too much to absorb in one sitting,” but that’s okay, because the album deserves multiple plays. Amazingly, all of
Markus Floats ~ Fourth Album
Fans of Markus Floats‘ Third Album will receive the fourth record as an expansion of timbre and theme; newcomers may go back to seek out his Constellation debut. That percolating record was filled with layer upon MIDI layer, as effervescent as sparkling
Markus Floats ~ Fourth Album
Fans of Markus Floats‘ Third Album will receive the fourth record as an expansion of timbre and theme; newcomers may go back to seek out his Constellation debut. That percolating record was filled with layer upon MIDI layer, as effervescent as sparkling
Aho Ssan ~ Rhizomes
This is the sound of music’s future: collaborative, cross-cultural and genre-fluid. On Rhizomes, Aho Ssan (Niamké Désiré) touches upon six of our seven genre categories (leaving out only field recordings), while sounding wholly original. The set spins like a whirlwind, constantly moving
Aho Ssan ~ Rhizomes
This is the sound of music’s future: collaborative, cross-cultural and genre-fluid. On Rhizomes, Aho Ssan (Niamké Désiré) touches upon six of our seven genre categories (leaving out only field recordings), while sounding wholly original. The set spins like a whirlwind, constantly moving
Lord of the Isles & Ellen Renton ~ My Noise Is Nothing
Have you ever danced to poetry? If you went out clubbing last year and heard Lord of the Isles & Ellen Renton‘s sublime “Inheritance,” you probably have. My Noise Is Nothing is like the finest multi-media poetry reading one might ever
Lord of the Isles & Ellen Renton ~ My Noise Is Nothing
Have you ever danced to poetry? If you went out clubbing last year and heard Lord of the Isles & Ellen Renton‘s sublime “Inheritance,” you probably have. My Noise Is Nothing is like the finest multi-media poetry reading one might ever
Odalie ~ Puissante Vulnérabilité
Can vulnerability be strength? Mental health experts say so, yet warring forces stand their ground, political opponents discard compromise, and lovers refuse to apologize, as Black Lilys sings on the album’s first single, “poisoning the ground, polluting the air.” In
Odalie ~ Puissante Vulnérabilité
Can vulnerability be strength? Mental health experts say so, yet warring forces stand their ground, political opponents discard compromise, and lovers refuse to apologize, as Black Lilys sings on the album’s first single, “poisoning the ground, polluting the air.” In
Helena Hauff ~ fabric presents Helena Hauff
The once-common DJ-mixed CD has become rare in the streaming age, but some of the best series are still in action. Fabric Records has been a champion of this format for years, and shows no signs of stopping. How to
Helena Hauff ~ fabric presents Helena Hauff
The once-common DJ-mixed CD has become rare in the streaming age, but some of the best series are still in action. Fabric Records has been a champion of this format for years, and shows no signs of stopping. How to
WaqWaq Kingdom ~ Hot Pot Totto
WaqWaq Kingdom gets waquier and waquier on Hot Pot Totto. Given their propensity for wordplay, we’re confident they won’t mind the pun. This still-crazy Japanese “minyo duo” is just as bizarre as ever ~ if this were not apparent from the
WaqWaq Kingdom ~ Hot Pot Totto
WaqWaq Kingdom gets waquier and waquier on Hot Pot Totto. Given their propensity for wordplay, we’re confident they won’t mind the pun. This still-crazy Japanese “minyo duo” is just as bizarre as ever ~ if this were not apparent from the
a closer listen 