Category Archives: Electronic
Somni ~ Home
Somni‘s Bloom was one of our top albums of 2018, and we’re overjoyed to welcome Leo Shulman back to our ears with Home. Last time out, we bemoaned the fact that Bloom was a digital-only release, but the new set arrives on transparent aqua vinyl,
Somni ~ Home
Somni‘s Bloom was one of our top albums of 2018, and we’re overjoyed to welcome Leo Shulman back to our ears with Home. Last time out, we bemoaned the fact that Bloom was a digital-only release, but the new set arrives on transparent aqua vinyl,
Nazar ~ Guerrilla
“War is hell”, General Sherman reportedly said. Civil wars seem particularly hellish. As a country consumes itself from within, what happens to identity, to culture, and to art? Since 1945, many civil wars have been postcolonial in nature. When Angola
Nazar ~ Guerrilla
“War is hell”, General Sherman reportedly said. Civil wars seem particularly hellish. As a country consumes itself from within, what happens to identity, to culture, and to art? Since 1945, many civil wars have been postcolonial in nature. When Angola
Pantha du Prince ~ Conference of Trees
As a forester, Pantha du Prince is attuned to the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. Conference of Trees is a tribute to a seldom publicized phenomenon: the communication of our tall brethren. Their conversations may be slow, as portrayed by
Pantha du Prince ~ Conference of Trees
As a forester, Pantha du Prince is attuned to the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. Conference of Trees is a tribute to a seldom publicized phenomenon: the communication of our tall brethren. Their conversations may be slow, as portrayed by
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,
a closer listen 