Category Archives: Electronic

Jilk ~ Welcome Lies

In 2021, subscription services continue to grow.  Most familiar are the TV offerings: Netflix, Disney, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple+, HBO Max.  But there are also some valuable audio services.  We’ve already told you about subscription series from Lost Tribe Sound

Jilk ~ Welcome Lies

In 2021, subscription services continue to grow.  Most familiar are the TV offerings: Netflix, Disney, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple+, HBO Max.  But there are also some valuable audio services.  We’ve already told you about subscription series from Lost Tribe Sound

Errorgrid ~ Gridworks 1: Tension/Release

L.A.’s Errorgrid label has been on a tear this year, already releasing two albums, a remix EP and now a label compilation.  The instrumental side of industrial / IDM has been underserved in recent years, shoved aside by its more obvious cousin

Errorgrid ~ Gridworks 1: Tension/Release

L.A.’s Errorgrid label has been on a tear this year, already releasing two albums, a remix EP and now a label compilation.  The instrumental side of industrial / IDM has been underserved in recent years, shoved aside by its more obvious cousin

The Tin Box ~ Play

Last spring, we reviewed Places, a charming EP from Brooklyn’s The Tin Box, which was a highlight from Hibernate’s 26-release benefit for the homeless.  The artist followed this with Places II in the fall, rounding the project to album length.  This year, The Tin

The Tin Box ~ Play

Last spring, we reviewed Places, a charming EP from Brooklyn’s The Tin Box, which was a highlight from Hibernate’s 26-release benefit for the homeless.  The artist followed this with Places II in the fall, rounding the project to album length.  This year, The Tin

Badmixday ~ Goya

Progressing from the trip-hop flavors of his debut album A Quiet Mind Awaits, Istanbul’s Anıl Berk Çetin (Badmixday) plunges into different forms of music, informed by jazz and experimentalism.  Goya nudges in the direction of a signature sound, a clear sign

Badmixday ~ Goya

Progressing from the trip-hop flavors of his debut album A Quiet Mind Awaits, Istanbul’s Anıl Berk Çetin (Badmixday) plunges into different forms of music, informed by jazz and experimentalism.  Goya nudges in the direction of a signature sound, a clear sign

Illuvia ~ Iridescence of Clouds

Those who follow Los Angeles label A Strangely Isolated Place already know that every vinyl edition looks sublime; but the newest double-vinyl album from Iluvia may be their best yet.  Prince would be proud to see this pair of purple eggs.  And while the

Illuvia ~ Iridescence of Clouds

Those who follow Los Angeles label A Strangely Isolated Place already know that every vinyl edition looks sublime; but the newest double-vinyl album from Iluvia may be their best yet.  Prince would be proud to see this pair of purple eggs.  And while the

2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Electronic

Over the past year, our Electronic department has become our most active, and with good reason: we need these upbeat flavors, these reminders of body movement, these tempoed tunes to remind us that better days are on their way.  The

2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Electronic

Over the past year, our Electronic department has become our most active, and with good reason: we need these upbeat flavors, these reminders of body movement, these tempoed tunes to remind us that better days are on their way.  The

ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Electronic

One of 2020’s greatest ironies was a surge in dance music ~ while clubs were being shuttered across the globe.  The surge reflected the desire to dance, and people didn’t stop dancing, happily demonstrated by Berlin’s drive-in raves.  Others danced

ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Electronic

One of 2020’s greatest ironies was a surge in dance music ~ while clubs were being shuttered across the globe.  The surge reflected the desire to dance, and people didn’t stop dancing, happily demonstrated by Berlin’s drive-in raves.  Others danced

Xyla ~ Ways

Electronic music is cold and soulless. You’ve heard this truism from an acquaintance. They are wearing a Pink Floyd shirt. They refuse to believe that knobs and buttons have the same emotional capacities as strummed guitars. Point them to this

Xyla ~ Ways

Electronic music is cold and soulless. You’ve heard this truism from an acquaintance. They are wearing a Pink Floyd shirt. They refuse to believe that knobs and buttons have the same emotional capacities as strummed guitars. Point them to this