Category Archives: Electronic
Tilman Robinson ~ CULTURECIDE
Tilman Robinson‘s CULTURECIDE asks all the right questions, without providing answers. The album asks why we’ve allowed so many bad things to go on for so long: colonialism, climate change, economic inequality, technological dehumanization. In a way, our species has committed culturecide. In
Tilman Robinson ~ CULTURECIDE
Tilman Robinson‘s CULTURECIDE asks all the right questions, without providing answers. The album asks why we’ve allowed so many bad things to go on for so long: colonialism, climate change, economic inequality, technological dehumanization. In a way, our species has committed culturecide. In
2020 Spring Music Preview ~ Electronic
Remember when our previews only contained 100 albums? Now we have over 100 to share in a single article, which brings our total to a record 300! The electronic section of our Spring Music Preview is the largest by far;
2020 Spring Music Preview ~ Electronic
Remember when our previews only contained 100 albums? Now we have over 100 to share in a single article, which brings our total to a record 300! The electronic section of our Spring Music Preview is the largest by far;
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
a closer listen 