Category Archives: Electronic
Steve Spacek ~ Houses
Some album titles can be ambiguous or misleading, sometimes relying on an in-joke or a pun. This is not one of those occasions. There’s no sense of misdirection with the excellent Houses, as Steve Spacek draws on his love of
Steve Spacek ~ Houses
Some album titles can be ambiguous or misleading, sometimes relying on an in-joke or a pun. This is not one of those occasions. There’s no sense of misdirection with the excellent Houses, as Steve Spacek draws on his love of
Laughing Ears ~ Metamorphosis 形变
Instability, incompleteness, a certain kind of relativity. These are the sources of Laughing Ears’ Metamorphosis, which avoids totalizing effects and holistic conceptions of style in order to present listeners with an ever-shifting music that sounds like dance but is more
Laughing Ears ~ Metamorphosis 形变
Instability, incompleteness, a certain kind of relativity. These are the sources of Laughing Ears’ Metamorphosis, which avoids totalizing effects and holistic conceptions of style in order to present listeners with an ever-shifting music that sounds like dance but is more
Jeads ~ Under the Veneer
Under the Veneer is a winter album, although not the sort of winter album one expects. The set is meant to evoke feelings of home and safety: a hearth, a blanket, a shelter from the cold. The music coats the listener
Jeads ~ Under the Veneer
Under the Veneer is a winter album, although not the sort of winter album one expects. The set is meant to evoke feelings of home and safety: a hearth, a blanket, a shelter from the cold. The music coats the listener
Chapelier Fou ~ Méridiens
Is it possible that Chapelier Fou (Louis Warynski) is getting even more ebullient and clubworthy? From the sound of Méridiens, this seems to be the case. While prior albums tag-teamed on timbres, the new set stays upbeat all the way, with nary a pause
Chapelier Fou ~ Méridiens
Is it possible that Chapelier Fou (Louis Warynski) is getting even more ebullient and clubworthy? From the sound of Méridiens, this seems to be the case. While prior albums tag-teamed on timbres, the new set stays upbeat all the way, with nary a pause
Racine ~ Quelche Chose Tombe
Quelche Chose Tombe (Something Falls) is a mirror of modern anxiety, laying forth fear and anguish in equal measure. The music is suitably dark, dangling on the edge of drone yet marked by blackened electronic beats. Uncertainty is the new normal,
Racine ~ Quelche Chose Tombe
Quelche Chose Tombe (Something Falls) is a mirror of modern anxiety, laying forth fear and anguish in equal measure. The music is suitably dark, dangling on the edge of drone yet marked by blackened electronic beats. Uncertainty is the new normal,
Yppah ~ Sunset in the Deep End
Sometimes genres die too quickly, leaving their fans stranded. After a deluge of releases in a short period of time, the flow slows to a trickle. (When’s the last time you heard a great new new wave song?) Once in
Yppah ~ Sunset in the Deep End
Sometimes genres die too quickly, leaving their fans stranded. After a deluge of releases in a short period of time, the flow slows to a trickle. (When’s the last time you heard a great new new wave song?) Once in
Long Arm ~ Silent Opera
Silent Opera seems tailor-made for a dance company. Through allusion and allegory, Long Arm presents a wide-angle story whose message is revealed through a voiceover in the closing minutes: “Choose life before it’s too late.” Stating one’s concept with a speech, however short,
Long Arm ~ Silent Opera
Silent Opera seems tailor-made for a dance company. Through allusion and allegory, Long Arm presents a wide-angle story whose message is revealed through a voiceover in the closing minutes: “Choose life before it’s too late.” Stating one’s concept with a speech, however short,
Sign Libra ~ Sea to Sea
The docking point of Sea to Sea is the exuberant video for “Sea of Islands,” in which Sign Libra makes a case for being the most cheerful performer of the year. Her contagious joy lights up the room, and we wonder ~ is this
Sign Libra ~ Sea to Sea
The docking point of Sea to Sea is the exuberant video for “Sea of Islands,” in which Sign Libra makes a case for being the most cheerful performer of the year. Her contagious joy lights up the room, and we wonder ~ is this
a closer listen 